First steps - forging knives

[glenbo]

This is going to be a fun project.

 

[General Zod]

Yep. Can't wait to get cracking on it - the Bonechopper should only take a few more weeks now that I'm out of surface grinding hell. And then I'll dive into yours.

 

[General Zod]

And the Bonechopper is done. Videos still to come.




After heat treating and tempering



Ready for the handle

Brass bolsters in place...



And DONE!!!

 

[glenbo]

Great work.

 

[jimbo]

Good job. Looks great.

 

[Axxe55]

And the Bonechopper is done. Videos still to come.


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After heat treating and tempering

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Ready for the handle

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Brass bolsters in place...

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And DONE!!!

AWESOME JOB!

 

[Eastexasrick]

Fire, steel, wood, brass, sweat.
Frigging awesome.

 

[General Zod]

Fire, steel, wood, brass, sweat.
Frigging awesome.

And this one fought me every step of the way.

 

[Army 1911]

Fantastic

 

[Axxe55]

And this one fought me every step of the way.

EVERY KNIFE I MAKE I LEARN SOMETHING NEW!

 

[General Zod]

EVERY KNIFE I MAKE I LEARN SOMETHING NEW!

There were a LOT of lessons learned on this one. Including never to use that steel vendor again...most of my difficulties came from the steel, that turns out to have been hardened and tempered before I got it. I wasn't able to heat it evenly to anneal it properly, which caused the months and months of grinding before I could get the surface even.

Another lesson was not to promise a three week turnaround on a custom knife LOL. I'm so lucky Hoji is patient and reasonable.

 

[jrbfishn]

Looks really good. Should work as planned.
Hoji is good people.

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[General Zod]

Looks really good. Should work as planned.
Hoji is good people.

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Here's hoping. It's my first time having only the cutting edge hardened and tempered - no choice with how that thing took up every bit of the width of my forge. I'm a little nervous - gonna be waiting for the reports from the field eagerly.

 

[General Zod]

The fourth Bonechopper video...is POSTED!!!

 

[popsgarland]

The fourth Bonechopper video...is POSTED!!!

I don't think very many people knows how much work and time goes into making a custom clever or even a knife. I know I didn't.

You do very good work and I'm sure @Hoji appreciates the time and effort you put into custom making his cleaver. AKA the bonechopper.

 

[General Zod]

I don't think very many people knows how much work and time goes into making a custom clever or even a knife. I know I didn't.

You do very good work and I'm sure @Hoji appreciates the time and effort you put into custom making his cleaver. AKA the bonechopper.

I appreciate it, Pops. To be honest, the Bonechopper took a LOT more work than the other blades I've made. It fought me. Hard. Even to the point of defying the laws of physics a time or two.

 

[popsgarland]

I appreciate it, Pops. To be honest, the Bonechopper took a LOT more work than the other blades I've made. It fought me. Hard. Even to the point of defying the laws of physics a time or two.

Be that as it may. You never gave up.That's the sign of a great craftsman and friend.

 

[General Zod]

Hey @glenbo - the first step toward your knife has been taken. It's still attached to the bar I'm forging it out of, and it's pretty rough at the moment, but...it has begun.

 

[Hoji]

Hey @glenbo - the first step toward your knife has been taken. It's still attached to the bar I'm forging it out of, and it's pretty rough at the moment, but...it has begun.

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Betcha glad to be posting something other than the Bonechopper, lol.

 

[General Zod]

Betcha glad to be posting something other than the Bonechopper, lol.

Man, lemme tell ya...it's weird working on a small blade now! This knife is going to be 5" overall, vs the Bonechopper at nearly a foot long.