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Old 07-04-2015, 07:36 PM
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1st feather

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1st try at feather damascus without doing Ws.
9.5 inches long, 5.25 blade.
Elk Horn handle.
15n20 and 1084
What do you think?
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Old 07-04-2015, 08:18 PM
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I think it looks very good - not perfect - but very good, that's not an easy pattern. On the next one, try to get the feather's spine to go to the blade's tip by forging a curve into it rather than grinding the shape into the profile...


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Old 07-05-2015, 11:00 AM
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HI Ray
My thoughts exactly. this piece split about .5 inch past the tip otherwise that was the plan.
The hard part is forging it longer without splitting the weld lines. I'm going to mig weld them next time.
Hope to talk to you later.
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Old 07-05-2015, 12:59 PM
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TJ, forging blades like that has it's issues. Mainly that it must be forged hot or shearing happens. Turned out pretty nice though.
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Old 07-05-2015, 05:03 PM
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I'd be super stoked had that been my first feather !!!
speaking of stoked back to this dam forest fire !


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Old 07-07-2015, 12:31 PM
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Very nice.
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