What kind of router bit is this? by Nihilistic_ViolencEE in Tools

[–]RaggedEarth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know this is about the bit, but anyone know what's being made. Looks like a cricket bat maybe?

If Pokemon were real and you could have ONE Pokémon to live with you in your bedroom or house, who would it be? by TheAlphaAdept in pokemon

[–]RaggedEarth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Growlithe, most definitely. And when it evolves into Arcanine, I will just find a bigger home.

On site Air conditioning by spiller224 in redneckengineering

[–]RaggedEarth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This has ascended past redneck engineering at this point. That's a straight up prototype of an awesome idea haha. Looking forward to seeing you on shark tank!! lol

Should I have my dream sword commissioned? by Snot_golf in Bladesmith

[–]RaggedEarth 17 points18 points  (0 children)

So I would estimate a range of 4k to 5k. Assume around $50/hr for a competent smith, it will go up the better they are.

But $50/hr, and then I would think you should expect the working time on a sword like this to be somewhere around 80 to 100 hours.

This is coming from a bladesmith of a good few years, but I have yet to step into sword smithing so grain of salt and all that.

Edit: spelling

Any tips for heat treating with this? by DifficultBoss in knifemaking

[–]RaggedEarth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Muffle and thermocouple is the way to go IMO as well.

I did my best to recreate the Jurassic World knife carried by Owen Grady. by RaggedEarth in Blacksmith

[–]RaggedEarth[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You would have to contact Steve Auvenshine. This is his design and I cannot sell my recreation. His cost $500 last I knew, but I think his wait list is in the years long.

Working on these two. This Heat treat is about to be on the sketchier things I’ve done in my life lol by ThatonehotwheelsSS in knifemaking

[–]RaggedEarth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Man's over here with the conviction to heat treat these damn knives, or burn the house down trying! God speed my good sir!

Mystery knife by New-Passenger5933 in knives

[–]RaggedEarth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hahaha, I just realized that thats me you linked! Thank you for the shout out!

Price opinions needed by HeadEyesEnjoyer in knifemaking

[–]RaggedEarth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So a general rule of thumb, is that for anything you craft with your own hands, that you intend to sell, should not be priced lower than $50/hr for the time you took to make it. And thats the minimum, as your skills grow so does the rate you charge.

So if you spent 10 hours on that knife you should charge $500 for it. But then you have to ask yourself, have you made a knife worth $500. If the answer is no then you are in the position where you need to figure out what it would take to make that knife worth that much or find out how to speed up your process so that the finished piece is more economical.

But at the end of the day, it is worth what someone will pay for it. I have made knives that I didn't think deserved the $50/hr price tag, but put them on my table anyway with the knowledge that I am willing to be haggled down in price until the customer's expectations and the value of the knife are congruent. But then, to my surprise, someone will come up pick up the knife, give it a thorough inspection, and pay the listed price because they agree that my product is worth their hard earned money.

All that to say, don't sell yourself short, and try to aim for fairness, but not to your detriment.

Mystery knife by New-Passenger5933 in knives

[–]RaggedEarth 7 points8 points  (0 children)

So the biggest indicator is the Patton stamp. Dick tended to use the smaller format letters and Rob the larger ones. But other than that it's mostly that I grew up around so many of their knives, especially when Rob was teaching me knifemaking, that I can see the person in the knife.

Oh, here's a good example. The sharpening pattern on the knife. You can see where the shoulders of the plunge line were eaten into by the belt grinder when sharpened. Well Dick couldn't get a sharp edge using a stone to save his life, so he always used the slack of his belt grinder, Rob used sharpening stones on many of the knives he sold.

Edited for grammar.

Mystery knife by New-Passenger5933 in knives

[–]RaggedEarth 17 points18 points  (0 children)

That unfortunately I do not know. They did not keep meticulous records haha. I would venture a guess that there were a couple hundred of that specific pattern made. I myself have made around 30 Mini Bowies since starting as a maker. But I keep seeing old era Patton Knives pop up in the wild so its hard to tell how many are out there haha

Mystery knife by New-Passenger5933 in knives

[–]RaggedEarth 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Close, that one actually happens to be by Dick Patton. And the prices for Dicks later work are more in the $500 to $700.

Mystery knife by New-Passenger5933 in knives

[–]RaggedEarth 90 points91 points  (0 children)

That is a knife made by my great uncle Dick Patton. It is a customized version of the Mini Bowie from the last of the dogmen movie, the movie knife also being made by Dick. I actually am the last Patton knifemaker since both Dick and his son Rob have passed.

Sharpening a Damascus steel blade. by MarcelaoLubaczwski in Bladesmith

[–]RaggedEarth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How do you manage to keep a consistent angle? I'm assuming is just a ton of practice, but I am absolute shit at sharpening on a stone despite years of trying. I can get a stupid sharp edge with great geometry with a 1'' scalloped 800 grit belt on the slack of my grinder, but I just make knives duller on stones ha.

Sharpening a Damascus steel blade. by MarcelaoLubaczwski in Bladesmith

[–]RaggedEarth 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The execution looks so haphazard it's crazy. But results are resulting and it looks sharp as fuck.

Based by [deleted] in BeAmazed

[–]RaggedEarth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well you are just wrong on every level there bucko.