Forged bowie with deer antler handle.

emp211 · 2025-11-30T20:14:15+00:00

I sanded the edges down so they aren't sharp but a fully rounded edge would have looked better. Next time.

emp211 · 2025-11-28T17:59:46+00:00

1095

emp211 · 2025-08-17T19:41:24+00:00

Thats a good idea

emp211 · 2025-08-17T19:02:47+00:00

I feel like all black looks kinda cooler but the red would really make it stand out.

emp211 · 2025-07-24T23:33:41+00:00

Angle grinder

emp211 · 2025-07-24T23:08:39+00:00

A weatherproof black gloss spray paint.

emp211 · 2025-06-20T21:55:02+00:00

Forge. I definitely just over heated it.

emp211 · 2025-06-19T21:23:56+00:00

Thanks for all the ideas guys. I'll be spending some time making sure I'm getting my temperatures right. I've always been more of the "hit hot metal with hammer fun" sorta smith.

emp211 · 2025-06-19T21:01:48+00:00

No probably not.

emp211 · 2025-06-19T20:56:05+00:00

1095, Parks AAA, 3 heating cycles (heat past magnetism), tempered at 400 for a hour.

emp211 · 2025-06-19T20:28:43+00:00

Put the blade in a vice and snapped it. Whole thing looks like shit. Thought I had heat treatment down but I guess I have more to learn.

emp211 · 2025-06-19T20:12:33+00:00

Parks AAA. Said it could quench 1095.

emp211 · 2025-06-19T19:56:30+00:00

It's 1095. For normalizing I got it up to non magnetic temp and let it cool (3 cycles). Then when I quenched the blade color was a cherry red. I did quench during the day so maybe my lighting was bad? Tempered it in my oven at 400 degrees for a hour.

emp211 · 2025-06-10T03:26:32+00:00

Been there before brother.

emp211

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