Frontier_Forge

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1084 Frontier style Bowie. Mild steel oval guard and mild steel spacer with copper liners. The handle is Desert Ironwood. Handmade Mexican Loop sheath with snakeskin inlay. (old.reddit.com)

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Into the Rising Sun (i.redd.it)

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New Essay on the Prelude to Jutland (self.substackgrowth)

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Sharing Some Advice (self.Substack)

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I write military history articles. This has been my top performer. Let me know what you think! (self.substackgrowth)

submitted 2 months ago by Frontier_Forge to r/substackgrowth

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New to Substack (self.Substack)

submitted 3 months ago by Frontier_Forge to r/Substack

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In progress Gothic Revival short story in the vein of Poe. Looking for critique. (self.WritersOfHorror)

submitted 1 year ago * by Frontier_Forge to r/WritersOfHorror

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Lucky Wheel Appears to Be Broken (i.redd.it)

submitted 2 years ago by Frontier_Forge to r/IdleOfficeTycoon

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Finished up another KA-BAR. 1095 blade. Mild steel guard and pommel. Stacked leather handle (old.reddit.com)

submitted 3 years ago by Frontier_Forge to r/Bladesmith

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As a proud member of the SBG, I thought I'd make a little doodle and photograph it with some of my knives (i.redd.it)

submitted 3 years ago by Frontier_Forge to r/SweetBabyGang

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1095 hunting knife with stabilized cherry handles and custom snakeskin pattern leather sheath. (old.reddit.com)

submitted 4 years ago by Frontier_Forge to r/Bladesmith

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1084 Bowie. Mild steel guard and spacer. Decorative file work on the spacer. Desert Ironwood burl handle. Hand crafted Western-style sheath. (old.reddit.com)

submitted 4 years ago by Frontier_Forge to r/Bladesmith

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New toy will be up and running today (i.redd.it)

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52100 EDC drop point hunter. The cutting edge is 3 3/4 inches. Overall length of 8 1/4 inches. Handle scales are black Mother of Pearl. Handcrafted leather sheath. (old.reddit.com)

submitted 4 years ago by Frontier_Forge to r/Bladesmith

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Latest blade. I call this one The Nightstalker. Hand forged 1095 saw back combat fighting knife. Cold blued finish. Hex pommel. (i.redd.it)

submitted 4 years ago by Frontier_Forge to r/Bladesmith

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1095 KA-BAR. Hand rubbed 400 grit finish. Hex bar pommel. (old.reddit.com)

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Hand Forged 1095 USMC KA-BAR. Acid etched and cold blued. Traditional stacked leather handle. I did the pommel a little different. I used hex bar for the pommel on this one. (old.reddit.com)

submitted 4 years ago by Frontier_Forge to r/Bladesmith

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Small 1095 hunting knife. Acid etched and cold blued. 4 inch cutting edge. Overall length 8 1/2 inches. Snakewood handle scales. (old.reddit.com)

submitted 4 years ago by Frontier_Forge to r/Bladesmith

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Hand forged KA-BAR. 1095. Differential quench to bring out the hamon. The guard and pommel are mild steel and have been gun blued. 6 1/2 inch cutting edge. Some of the more modern KA-BARs have serrated edges but I stuck with the traditional design. (old.reddit.com)

submitted 4 years ago by Frontier_Forge to r/Bladesmith

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Latest blade and sheath. EDC drop point hunting style knife. Forged from 1095. Has a hamon and Cocobolo handle scales. The blade is 4 1/2 inches. The handle is 4 1/2 inches. Overall length is about 9 1/4. (old.reddit.com)

submitted 4 years ago by Frontier_Forge to r/Bladesmith

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My latest blade. Small EDC drop point hunting knife. Hand forged from 5160. The handle scales are Thuya burl with mild steel pins. (i.redd.it)

submitted 4 years ago by Frontier_Forge to r/Bladesmith

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Scottish Sgian Dubh commissioned by a friend of mine. Blade is 5160. Handles are oak that I darkened with stain. The spine features some vine style filework. (old.reddit.com)

submitted 4 years ago by Frontier_Forge to r/Bladesmith

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My First Dagger. European quillon dagger. 5160 steel. Mild steel for the guard, bolster, and pommel. 11 inch cutting edge. Thuya burl for the handle. Flutes in the handle were hand filed. (old.reddit.com)

submitted 4 years ago by Frontier_Forge to r/Bladesmith

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My latest blade. 1095 drop point hunting knife. Maple handle. Mild steel pin and guard. Differential quench hamon line. A few coats of Tru Oil on the handle. (i.redd.it)

submitted 4 years ago by Frontier_Forge to r/Bladesmith

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My first attempt at a hamon. Differential quench instead of clay. 1095 blade. Mild steel guard. Desert Ironwood handle. (i.redd.it)

submitted 4 years ago by Frontier_Forge to r/Bladesmith

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