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Old 02-07-2013, 10:02 AM
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Thanks Ray. Here is what daylight brings. Jdale, how do you like the oak?



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Old 02-07-2013, 11:23 AM
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I should add, it is 5/32 1084, 14 inches long with a blade just under 9 inches.


I should point out the mistake I caught too late. I had assembled the handle parts dozens of times while fitting everything, the fit from blade to guard was very good. I took it down one last time and hand sanded all the brass pieces to make finishing easier after assembling the handle. Then I taped the blade to protect it and epoxied the handle. The tape covered the small gap that my sanding had opened on transition from blade to guard. It's not much you can see it in the picfture. Had I seen it before epoxy, I probably would have remade the guard. I didn't notice it until I took the tape off.
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Old 02-07-2013, 12:43 PM
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Sometimes that last "little bit" will bite a chunk out of your shorts.
Not too bad otherwise. Agree with Ray on the hammon, how did you coat it?


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Old 02-07-2013, 02:27 PM
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Sometimes that last "little bit" will bite a chunk out of your shorts.
Not too bad otherwise. Agree with Ray on the hammon, how did you coat it?
I coated it with furnace cement. Funny thing is, I was told it was best to wait till the cement is fully dry before heat treating, But I'm impatient so all the knives I have coated before this one I simply put in the oven at 200 deg to dry the cement. Then I would heat treat and it would stay put just fine. On this one I did like usual, put it in the oven and then decided when it was done that it was too late to heat treat cause I would have to babysit the oven for temper. So I waited till morning (so the cement had a extra 8 hours to dry)and heat treated like normal, but I could see the cement popping off as it heated. I think That is why the hamon toward the front is very subtle, the cement had popped loose but was still in place.

But like I said, I don't dislike the Hamon. In fact it one of my favorite so far.
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Old 02-07-2013, 04:36 PM
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I think that letting the clay dry first is generally the best way to go but, as with most things, there's a trick to getting that to work out. After the clay is applied wrap the blade loosely with baling wire so that the clay dries around the wire. If the clay pops loose the wire should still hold it in place....


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Old 02-09-2013, 05:49 AM
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What kind of clay? I've had great success with satanite, letting it dry completely and never tried the wire thing (doesn't sound bad, just never seemed to need it). This one was done my usual method. Keep in mind skinny blades like this one have their own set of issues with a clay coat quench.


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Old 02-09-2013, 08:04 AM
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I use furnace cement, about 8$ from the hardware store.
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Old 02-10-2013, 06:06 AM
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I remember trying some of that (quart tub from Ace?). Couldn't get it to stay stuck now that I think about it. Might be the temp range for that stuff. The satanite stays all the way through to the quench for me. I just scrape it of with a stick when it's cooled enough.


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Fighting with knives is a desparate thing. I got stuck once and walked out because my barstool was bigger. It helped me get new direction in my life so I don't get into those situations anymore.
Holy Shoot Carl!! Not everyone can say that...I'm glad you're still around and happy you made a change for the better.

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Old 02-11-2013, 04:49 AM
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By the grace of God and the good woman He sent to me.....could not have done it on my own. It must be right, we'll hit the 40 yr mark this year.

Ricky, I even tried that stuff in the tub (rated at 3K deg) to seal the k-wool lining in one of my early forges. It turned to glass and slumped to the floor of the forge. I think it might be a truth in advertising thing, pretty sure the forge was not running that hot.
Interesting...may give it a second try someday. If it works for you to get hammons in a not quite dry state, I'd say use it.


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