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Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla!
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I call that a great first effort, stx! Congrats!
I am just starting as well and happen to have the same furnace that you have. Been making a few out of circular saw blades and a broken band saw blade from a friend's portable sawmill. I also bought that same pack of four pieces of 1095 steel but have yet to make anything from them. My first efforts have been 'user' knives with little regard to looks. It's just fun!
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It is impressive especially for a first time.
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molɔ̀ːn labé skýla
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Yep. Looks like a handy design too ! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
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Looks really good. Hopefully you get a chance to put it to work this deer season.
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Very nicely done, especially for a first try!
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I've found 5160 a lot more forgiving of home tempering than 1095 and it is amazingly good steel for any of my purposes than.
I've made bowies out of it that would chop through an arm size piece of firewood and still shave hair after. Give it a try if your 1095 tests don't perform as you would like.
A 4"-6" square bar of solid bar steel makes a lot better anvil than trying to use RR track. You mount it vertical and pound the square end. Google Japanese anvil.
You guys have a link to that forge?
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I've found 5160 a lot more forgiving of home tempering than 1095 and it is amazingly good steel for any of my purposes than.
I've made bowies out of it that would chop through an arm size piece of firewood and still shave hair after. Give it a try if your 1095 tests don't perform as you would like.
A 4"-6" square bar of solid bar steel makes a lot better anvil than trying to use RR track. You mount it vertical and pound the square end. Google Japanese anvil.
You guys have a link to that forge?
God bless Texas-----------------------
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Its not how you pick the booger..
but where you put it !!
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I've found 5160 a lot more forgiving of home tempering than 1095 and it is amazingly good steel for any of my purposes than.
I've made bowies out of it that would chop through an arm size piece of firewood and still shave hair after. Give it a try if your 1095 tests don't perform as you would like.
A 4"-6" square bar of solid bar steel makes a lot better anvil than trying to use RR track. You mount it vertical and pound the square end. Google Japanese anvil.
You guys have a link to that forge? That's cheap. How is it doing for you so far? Have you ran it very long?
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God bless Texas-----------------------
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Its not how you pick the booger..
but where you put it !!
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Looks Great Roger....
My first thought though was “like you already weren’t busy as a cat burying sheet”
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people that text all day get on my nerves
just knowing that people are out there with that ability,....just makes me wanna punch myself in the balls
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Have been, between working and moving right now, I worked on most of it early in the morning or late into the night.
God bless Texas-----------------------
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I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull
Its not how you pick the booger..
but where you put it !!
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I’m liking it. With a bit larger one, the Nilgai won’t!!
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I like that one. Wish I could do it but I’ll have to wtch your efforts.
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Looks nice and functional.
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I've found 5160 a lot more forgiving of home tempering than 1095 and it is amazingly good steel for any of my purposes than.
I've made bowies out of it that would chop through an arm size piece of firewood and still shave hair after. Give it a try if your 1095 tests don't perform as you would like.
A 4"-6" square bar of solid bar steel makes a lot better anvil than trying to use RR track. You mount it vertical and pound the square end. Google Japanese anvil.
You guys have a link to that forge? that’s pretty cool!
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Looks good, first attempt, looks great
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Looks good to me..... like everything else you put out there....
Clean, simple, well done.
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