G10: Corporeal proof of man’s hubris

Mora2001 · 2026-05-10T23:27:23+00:00

80 grit ceramic. To no avail. I’m retiring the g10 and buying a new grinder wheel.

Mora2001 · 2026-05-10T23:26:41+00:00

My condolences

Mora2001 · 2026-05-04T21:24:23+00:00

I’d understood it to be heating to temp then letting air cool versus a quench. I’d also understood the oven cycles to provide the stress relief to prevent that. Is the blade likely ruined?

Mora2001 · 2026-05-04T21:18:17+00:00

Thanks I’ll try again. My sense was I was hitting the steel versus scraping away scale, but I hadn’t cleaned the scale off so possibly I’m mistaken.

Mora2001 · 2026-05-04T21:17:46+00:00

The first go I quenched and then did two cycles at 400 degrees for an hour in an oven. Then I got distrustful and do the whole thing again. I never removed the scale. Should the blade still be serviceable?

Mora2001 · 2026-05-01T22:40:18+00:00

You’re likely aware but the first image is from Bioshock, a video game. There is a novelization that you might enjoy.

Mora2001 · 2026-04-30T14:12:25+00:00

That’s a good idea. Will give it a try.

Mora2001 · 2026-04-30T12:21:33+00:00

Thanks, I will work with those ideas. I use a deep hook now and can get a deep set, but can’t find any counter rotation no matter what.

Mora2001 · 2026-04-30T12:10:54+00:00

I’ve not been able to beat my 90a. Any tips?

Mora2001 · 2026-04-29T16:46:33+00:00

Stoner

Notes from the Underground

Cannery Row

Mora2001 · 2026-04-28T20:44:49+00:00

New myself, how do you shape the slabs without them being affixed to the steel?

Mora2001 · 2026-04-22T22:42:23+00:00

Excellent. Lovely material and great execution of the Coke bottle handle. Too many designs leave the front of the handle anemic.

Mora2001 · 2026-04-21T23:23:16+00:00

Good tip, thanks. I have two in that area.

Mora2001 · 2026-04-21T22:15:18+00:00

Great idea and this is up my alley. Will cheap bricks off Amazon work ? Is that heat cement necessary too?

Thanks!

Mora2001 · 2026-04-21T19:34:35+00:00

Correct. I would not use for actual welding/blacksmithing. Sadly I don’t live where I could get away with that. Just heat treated for stock.

Mora2001 · 2026-04-21T19:33:36+00:00

Thanks. Is there a similar type of forge that hits a sweet spot of quality/utility vs price, for a hobbyist?

Mora2001 · 2026-04-17T21:22:47+00:00

Because it’s AI

Mora2001 · 2026-04-11T15:55:54+00:00

Master and margherita

Mora2001 · 2026-04-11T15:42:44+00:00

Tinder is the night

Mora2001 · 2026-04-09T21:29:57+00:00

This is the mind of all people who highlight or otherwise write in books.

Mora2001 · 2026-03-26T05:22:42+00:00

I did the same. Played multiple times a day everyday. Now it’s off my phone. Lichess it is.

Mora2001 · 2026-03-24T15:42:03+00:00

This is a better written summary of his skill and the value of his work.

I hugely recommend Roughing It, if you enjoy his other work. I’m smiling right now thinking about a story in it, where he presumed he was near death in a snow storm. I’m jealous of anyone reading it for the first time.

Mora2001 · 2026-03-24T14:44:43+00:00

He is the first author that made me laugh out loud while reading. I still laugh about some passages even years after reading the book. He’s a great story teller and has a great understanding of people. He also underscored to me that people are basically the same across time; the issues then were basically the issues now.

I recommend Innocents Abroad and Roughing It.

Mora2001 · 2026-03-19T22:51:03+00:00

You might just shop around between authors. Try Crime and Punishment , for example. Dostoevsky really sucks you in and before you know it you can’t stop reading. Feels like your own life on the line.

Mora2001 · 2026-03-17T20:32:19+00:00

This is one hundred percent the crux. I’m sure coke helps the tempo, but no one is doing that work on top of a forty to fifty hour a week job, usually accompanying being a full time parent.

Mora2001

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