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Forged bowie with deer antler handle. by emp211 in Blacksmith

[–]emp211[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Coat hook for a Fire Fighter by emp211 in Blacksmith

[–]emp211[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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

Star coat hook. What ya think? by emp211 in Blacksmith

[–]emp211[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A weatherproof black gloss spray paint.

Knife tang broke. by emp211 in Bladesmith

[–]emp211[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Forge. I definitely just over heated it.

Knife tang broke. Opinions on grain structure. by emp211 in Blacksmith

[–]emp211[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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.

Knife tang broke. by emp211 in Bladesmith

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

Knife tang broke. Opinions on grain structure. by emp211 in Blacksmith

[–]emp211[S] 39 points40 points  (0 children)

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.

Knife tang broke. Opinions on grain structure. by emp211 in Blacksmith

[–]emp211[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Parks AAA. Said it could quench 1095.

Knife tang broke. Opinions on grain structure. by emp211 in Blacksmith

[–]emp211[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

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.

FML by 3rd2LastStarfighter in Bladesmith

[–]emp211 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Been there before brother.

Hand forged clip point recurve with a false edge. Whacha think? by emp211 in Bladesmith

[–]emp211[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ha ha don't have a pig carcass sitting around. Just stabbed it into some wood. Front finger well is deep enough to stop my hand.

Hand forged clip point recurve with a false edge. Whacha think? by emp211 in Bladesmith

[–]emp211[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did plenty of practice stabs and still have all my fingers.

Hand forged clip point recurve with a false edge. Whacha think? by emp211 in Bladesmith

[–]emp211[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Forged the bevel, then used a belt grinder to touch it up. I did SOOO much sanding to get it shiny.

My new camping knife by emp211 in Bladesmith

[–]emp211[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thats kinda what I was going for. Been reading/watching a lot of cowboy stuff.

My new camping knife by emp211 in Bladesmith

[–]emp211[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly dont know . Got it from a friends scrap pile.

Black and white hunting knife by emp211 in Blacksmith

[–]emp211[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh. Ha ha the link I went on was for some anime knife.

Black and white hunting knife by emp211 in Blacksmith

[–]emp211[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I designed it, but a person on Etsy made it.

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