Blacksmithing

My skinner.

 

Thought it was going to be a picture of your lips

 

Latest knife

 

is that mine? I'm going to cut the shit out of some people in the next few weeks

 

I am envious of your skill kmf, good work!

 

it's for sale!

 

It's not that good. Kidding kmf

 

Yup, if you do cut someone, send me pics and tell me if you liked the way it felt

 

Thank you dude. Still practicing. And a little disappointment in @NorrisAlan for starting this and not contributing

 

I haven't worked metal in some time, sad to say.

Without a good belt.grinder, my desire to make knives went down hill. Hand filing sucks nuts. And I don't have the money right now to spend on a grinder.

Your knives look great, and I like you maker's mark. A K with a little hard-on.

 

What steel do you use? 1095? O1?

 

Sweet. Good job.

 

1084, it's like 1095.

 

Yeah, I used a 1 by 42 grinder for a while, it got old fast. I got the 2 by 72 and it was night and day. I still hand sand a lot, which is a little therapeutic for me.

BTW, it's a K with a F combined

 

Yeah, 1095 is on the borderline of oil quenchable steel. Almost need water to really harden it and it is not a fun thing to do, dipping it in water.

 

You should be able to use that knife to gather coconuts!

 

I gathered as much, but hanging around Nyy makes me think of dongs.

 

I bought some Parks 50, which is very thin viscosity oil, and not cheap, and smells bad when it burns.

 

It’s a K with a hard on.

 

I like your version better than Norrisalan's "little hard on"