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Well since Rit Dye calls for hot water, I'm gonna guess heating alcohol would be like...Poof!
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Hahaha lol didn't realize it called for hot water lol.
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Heat treated the blade last night. First large blade I have done that had 0 warp Will know by later today what the hamon will look like. Or if I got one at all. most exciting part of making a blade IMO. Like a magic trick if it works. lol.
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ready for etching
and here it is after acid etch. Funny how hard it is to predict where it will be. I had clay all they way to the tip, almost, but the hamon doesn't go into the tip. I will etch it more later, but it looks like It has a nice hamon anyway. |
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It's funny how hamons are so unpredictable. Looks good Ricky I can't wait to get mine rolling again
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Where is everyone else? Lets see some progress pics. This is why I hate a prolonged deadline. Everyone knows they have time to procrastinate,...till it's too late. I'll probably check in with those folks on the list that have not posted here since they said they were in just to make sure how many we still have.
Also, how does everyone feel about Ray's method of deciding who gets the knives? It can be found in the newbie section under the Sunday chat thread. He is starting a DIFFERENT KITH, but has some good ideas to make sure someone doesn't do junk work and end up with the best knife. I'm not talking junk as in new maker imperfections, but there may be someone who puts little to no effort in hoping to get something great back out. Ray's proposed rules would help with that. here they are I'll quote from his website. Quote:
Ricky Last edited by ricky_arthur; 03-04-2013 at 08:44 AM. |
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I think it's a good idea in case there are slackers just trying to get ahead. BUT it does in a way take away a tridition in a KITH. I totally understand that a new maker won't be up to par in most cases and I am ok with receiving any knife made to their best abilities BUT I would be a little ticked to get something of little to no quality because they slacked off.
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I'm still waiting on a frost/snow free day. It's been coming down in buckets and I've not been able to get out to get my forge reassembled and start the hot work on the blade. I'm likely going to do more than one (since I want one anyway), I'm thinking horn handled with mahogany and brass spacers. Might go for teak, purple heart, or walnut, but I'm not going to choose until I've got the hot work done.
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I'm waiting on some thicker steal, should arrive in a few days, progress pics after that.
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I'm still in had a retool issue that I think is going to work try my hand at some hollowgrinding on my new 36'' wheel
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Wow a 36 inch wheel? What did you do put a belt on a car tire? I'd like to see that.
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36'' diamiter but only 7'' long will try to get pictures this weekend. don't think a 3 foot wheel and a 72'' belt would work maybe 110'' belt?
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Here is my sketch. Definitely the biggest one I've attempted so far. 1095 steel 3/16 thick and blade portion 9" with Ironwood handle.
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Looks good scox, only thing I would say is one your pattern looks wider than your steel, and you may want to loose the 90 degree angel in the ricasso.
I had a serious set back last night. I have agonized over the handle to the point that I made 4 different handle variations. I finally got it all on last night. Then I found this, probably from the heat of the buffer, but possibly just revealed by the polishing. So I was up till 1 Am removing the handle which destroyed everything but the guard and 2 spacers. I needn't have worried it was gonna ever fall off. lol Back to square 1. I might lay it aside for a few days and do something else. |
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That's to bad Ricky. I'm thinking a solid block of cocobolo for my handle with a Damascus guard and pommel. I only have 1/4" thick Damascus so I think I might twist it and forge it thinner.
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