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Post by L Driggers (fallen) on Jan 9, 2016 6:35:04 GMT
Spear point no problem, T back I not sure if I could do one of those.
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Post by randomnobody on Jan 9, 2016 13:29:33 GMT
Yeah, I don't think most of you could. (I know I sure couldn't) I think Marc had been making one at some point, but it failed in quench, if memory serves.
Hard to think of any other "general functions" when we already have eating, EDC, chopper/fighter, and thruster covered...
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Post by Mikeeman on Jan 9, 2016 15:27:31 GMT
Oh, man. I never even thought about a spear. That would be awesome!
The only problem there would be the price for shipping something so long.
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Post by randomnobody on Jan 9, 2016 15:33:01 GMT
I meant spear-point knife, but an actual spear point might be interesting, too. As for shipping, I imagine forging a typical socket with roughly enough room for, say, a typical broomstick should make it so only the head needs mailed out. Whoever gets to test them can just use a decent (wooden) broomstick as the haft, perhaps with some manner of temporary (but sturdy) attachment. Maybe the sockets could have a predetermined, uniform length with holes at the same points for mounting via simple screws? May not be the best method, but at least it would be "universal" in the competition, leaving the focus on the heads themselves.
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Post by DigsFossils-n-Knives on Jan 9, 2016 15:44:03 GMT
A spear-point designed to fit a specific sized haft would be a real challenge of the blacksmith's skill. Perhaps for the elite round.
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Post by randomnobody on Jan 9, 2016 15:46:01 GMT
Perhaps.
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Post by Scott on Jan 9, 2016 22:41:58 GMT
Tactical butter knife.
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Post by L Driggers (fallen) on Jan 28, 2016 9:02:13 GMT
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Post by Mikeeman on Jan 28, 2016 16:41:16 GMT
Wow, man. That looks great.
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Post by Mikeeman on Jan 31, 2016 0:25:36 GMT
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Post by SanMarc on Feb 3, 2016 3:09:25 GMT
Thanks for that man... :D On my phone most of the time now... cant get onto photobucket... or amazon... and so forth... :(
So this was made from a type of spring steel... mercata scales.. copper rivets.... I made a sheath for whoever gets it.. that's extra to the comp.. had fun making this.. and it went well... under the six hours limit so happy with that... Looking forward to the other contestants.. and who wins the second round... :)
SanMarc.
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Post by Adrian Jordan on Feb 3, 2016 3:12:15 GMT
That's awesome. Really excited to see the next round coming along.
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Post by L Driggers (fallen) on Feb 9, 2016 4:42:08 GMT
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Post by Croccifixio on Feb 9, 2016 5:22:31 GMT
Sexy knives. I hope the videos involve some nice cooking as well!
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Post by Mikeeman on Feb 9, 2016 5:28:29 GMT
Lol. Well, I'll try.
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Post by L Driggers (fallen) on Feb 9, 2016 5:53:58 GMT
Like I said you will have to send me a few pounds of fish.
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Post by Mikeeman on Feb 9, 2016 5:57:43 GMT
Lol. Ok.
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Post by DigsFossils-n-Knives on Feb 15, 2016 19:31:07 GMT
Good thing Mikeeman is judging this round because he stated that forging was not a requirement. So with that I started with 0.07" thick 1095 bar stock. I clay the blade and HT at the forge (all pictures lost). The blade was brought to magnetic, then soaked for 5 minutes, then quenched in low viscosity ATF (about 100F). Hardness files show that the tang and spine is <40 RC and the blade edge is in the 50-55 RC. Second blade from the top.The scales used is Guycarta made by 'Guy Noble'. This color pattern is called Deadpool. 1/8" aluminum pins. The scales are epoxied on. On all knives I hollow out a little of the scales and tang so that the epoxy has somewhere to accumulate and hold. A small amount of epoxy was allowed to seep out to seal any gaps between the scales and the blade. This Guycarta is very easy to sand. I only sanded to 120 grit. Then I submerged the handle into epoxy to seal the entire handle. No one wants fish juice to penetrate into or under your scales.I love this Deadpool custom paper micarta Grooves on the scales for a pinch type grip Thumb ramp and finger choil All completed in 4 hours. .
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Post by DigsFossils-n-Knives on Feb 15, 2016 19:31:31 GMT
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Post by Mikeeman on Feb 15, 2016 23:21:43 GMT
Good thing Mikeeman is judging this round because he stated that forging was not a requirement. Forging hasn't been required for any round so far. Just encouraged, if available.
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