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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: BOWMAN53 on February 16, 2015, 12:08:35 pm

Title: More knives
Post by: BOWMAN53 on February 16, 2015, 12:08:35 pm: A friend at work wanted a knife for her bf that is in the army and is currently deployed. This is what I made.
(http://i1378.photobucket.com/albums/ah116/jamesbowyer891/DD94D307-2BFA-488D-B78F-E645122B64FF_zpsovw813l8.jpg) (http://s1378.photobucket.com/user/jamesbowyer891/media/DD94D307-2BFA-488D-B78F-E645122B64FF_zpsovw813l8.jpg.html)

(http://i1378.photobucket.com/albums/ah116/jamesbowyer891/ED89A31A-6CA6-4F94-B31A-B72FB7B69BA2_zps3y25pdem.jpg) (http://s1378.photobucket.com/user/jamesbowyer891/media/ED89A31A-6CA6-4F94-B31A-B72FB7B69BA2_zps3y25pdem.jpg.html)

(http://i1378.photobucket.com/albums/ah116/jamesbowyer891/A2DD632A-00E2-4ADB-A1A4-F0D527165F65_zpsdzduervf.jpg) (http://s1378.photobucket.com/user/jamesbowyer891/media/A2DD632A-00E2-4ADB-A1A4-F0D527165F65_zpsdzduervf.jpg.html)

(http://i1378.photobucket.com/albums/ah116/jamesbowyer891/C37F5E70-52EC-4CCD-A6B5-60E991DAE423_zpsvreoemc4.jpg) (http://s1378.photobucket.com/user/jamesbowyer891/media/C37F5E70-52EC-4CCD-A6B5-60E991DAE423_zpsvreoemc4.jpg.html)

And this one is for another co worker

(http://i1378.photobucket.com/albums/ah116/jamesbowyer891/C15E6257-DBF5-47BA-9C51-61E8DCAA4B2B_zpsl8cimgqt.jpg) (http://s1378.photobucket.com/user/jamesbowyer891/media/C15E6257-DBF5-47BA-9C51-61E8DCAA4B2B_zpsl8cimgqt.jpg.html)
Title: Re: More knives
Post by: bubby on February 16, 2015, 12:16:55 pm: That polished up nice jordo
Title: Re: More knives
Post by: BOWMAN53 on February 16, 2015, 12:20:16 pm: Thanks I like how it turned out
Title: Re: More knives
Post by: StevenT on February 16, 2015, 02:11:26 pm: Hard to believe those were living inside a RR Spike. WOW!!!
Title: Re: More knives
Post by: madcrow on February 16, 2015, 04:31:47 pm: Very nice
Title: Re: More knives
Post by: KHalverson on February 16, 2015, 04:50:22 pm: very nice.
like I said before your a natural.
if u don't mind me asking after forging what are your heat treat procedures ?
Kevin
Title: Re: More knives
Post by: BOWMAN53 on February 16, 2015, 04:58:54 pm: Thanks guys.

I get the steel to critical temperature/non magnetic and then quench it. Then I clean it up and temper it to a dark blue
Title: Re: More knives
Post by: KHalverson on February 16, 2015, 06:00:38 pm: are you doing any grain reduction and normalization cycles?
I edge quench my spike knives and hawks in brine and then transfer to used motor oil to get that black finish and then temper to a dull straw (yellow)
again very nice work
Kevin
Title: Re: More knives
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on February 16, 2015, 06:14:26 pm: Keep that crap up Jordo and you and I will have to do some horse swappin'.
Title: Re: More knives
Post by: BOWMAN53 on February 16, 2015, 06:15:38 pm: Should I be normalizing before I heat treat?
Title: Re: More knives
Post by: BOWMAN53 on February 16, 2015, 06:18:47 pm: Quote from: PEARL DRUMS on February 16, 2015, 06:14:26 pm
Keep that crap up Jordo and you and I will have to do some horse swappin'.

Hmmmm, I'm listening
Title: Re: More knives
Post by: KHalverson on February 16, 2015, 06:26:03 pm: Quote from: BOWMAN53 on February 16, 2015, 06:15:38 pm
Should I be normalizing before I heat treat?

yes sir!
and thermal cycling to reduce grain size.
that make a much stronger and tighter grained blade.
Title: Re: More knives
Post by: BOWMAN53 on February 16, 2015, 06:36:00 pm: How do you do that?
Title: Re: More knives
Post by: JacksonCash on February 16, 2015, 06:41:31 pm: Quote from: BOWMAN53 on February 16, 2015, 06:36:00 pm
How do you do that?
+1 for the KH school of metalurgy. I love these knives and hawks. I need to set up a little forge in my back yard. I'm sure if I don't set too much on fire the wife & neighbors won't mind.
Title: Re: More knives
Post by: osage outlaw on February 16, 2015, 07:27:22 pm: Nice looking knives
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Post by: Trapper Rob on February 16, 2015, 10:12:33 pm: Nice work Jordon.
Title: Re: More knives
Post by: crooketarrow on February 17, 2015, 08:44:11 am: This seams like a goo place to post this. My youngest son BRIER and I guess he got this from. He' keeps a project going all the time so do I.

He wants a forged tomhawk I've made knives for 20 plus years but from old saw mill blades. Most are 1095 steel which is a old time good edge steel still used a lot.

I've foprged when younger growing up just never tok to it alot.

SO IF AND ONE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A DEAL I'LL GET THE METAL. It dos'nt even have to be finish(cleaned up) well let BRIER do the finle finsh.
Title: Re: More knives
Post by: BOWMAN53 on February 17, 2015, 12:20:09 pm: ive nver made a hawk before and ive been wanting to do one and forge welding sounds like an awesome challenge. let me try it and if i can do it ill let you know.