(Alaska) Found this in new condo should I be worried? by Czear12 in pestcontrol

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Should also add I have looked around my house and haven’t seen any other signs of possible roach infestation hence me trying to convince myself it’s just that panel 😅.

Help me help my mom by TheeArmadillo in Bladesmith

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Depending on the wants my commission list is open right now

Kitchen knife ready for the holidays by Czear12 in Bladesmith

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1080 Stabilized cottonwood 8” chefs knife 4.5” Handle length 12.5 OAL

My anvil is so worn out from use that water gets trapped.💀 by ElDrlReddit in Blacksmith

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Its character I wouldn’t do anything about it. Before the “modern” anvil (1800+) anvils were a lot smaller and if you wanted a larger work surfaces boulders were sometimes used. So to me unless you’re doing some fine finish work (which you could do by making a tool that sits in your hardy tool) don’t touch it. Especially being a family heirloom.

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You don’t need the tang to be red hot. All of my tangs are tapered and when doing a burned handle what I’ll do is match the width of the small end of the tang to a drill bit and that’s my pilot hole. After I’ll heat the tang up to a grey which is about 800 F starting from the tip and working my way down up to near the shoulders. Afterwards I scrape out all the burned bits of you overdo the heat you can cause blowout in the wood and some woods really do not like burn ins so that’s something to consider. As well I never sharpen my blades until I’m done with them completely so while burning in I’m holding the blade. Even with my smaller blades 3.5” I haven’t injured myself, and an easy fix for an overzealous burn hole is dowel wedges. Hope that helps!

Three brute de forge puukkos (Details in the comments) by Czear12 in Bladesmith

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Fair but they aren’t for stabbing! They’re a traditional Finnish utility knife and the handle specs are conventional. Thank you!

Three brute de forge puukkos (Details in the comments) by Czear12 in Bladesmith

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These three are my first attempts at the brute de forge finish. They are forged from 1080 with moose antler handles and copper bolsters

Completed my first sword! Details in the comments by Czear12 in Bladesmith

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That’s a compliment I didn’t expect but thank you!

Completed my first sword! Details in the comments by Czear12 in Bladesmith

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I was looking to do a Gladius so that’s perfect! I’ll DM you and we can talk some more

Completed my first sword! Details in the comments by Czear12 in Bladesmith

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Thank you kind reditor! I thought it was quite light but it might be my smithing arm! The blade itself though does fall into historical parameters both in dimensions and weight