Run out of files!!! so giving O1 a try,..wow!!
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hey up Stu, looks cracking mate !!
Thanks mate,....i,m runnin out of shelves!!! lol,...
hahaha,...oooooooh i,m just glad you like her mate,....
i must say she was very balanced during the short time we spent together,...hahaha the beech went darker than id have liked but it worked out ok,...
Hey,..did you notice the little worm holes in the beech????
they came out when i oiled her,....adds a bit of charecter i thought,....
where is she now???..are you touching her????
Its flat stock Im using mate, its going through okay just a bit fidley. I tihnk for the next one Ill make a proper jig like you mentioned. Will try and get back on it this week
Im at work mate otherwise i would be touching her!! ha ha
I did notice the little worm holes, i think they do add character!! I love the colour of the scales...im glad theyre are the way there are. the colour reminds me of an old bowie my old man had years ago. i tried looking for it but he cant remember where it is...
Next job (apart from finishin spoon, starting kuksa, weaving paracord and cutting out blanks) is to make a sheath...if im any good i'll make you one haha
I did notice the little worm holes, i think they do add character!! I love the colour of the scales...im glad theyre are the way there are. the colour reminds me of an old bowie my old man had years ago. i tried looking for it but he cant remember where it is...
Next job (apart from finishin spoon, starting kuksa, weaving paracord and cutting out blanks) is to make a sheath...if im any good i'll make you one haha
if im any good i'll make you one haha
i,m sure you will be mate,...and i'll hold you to it,...hahaha you said it now!!!
ha ha its cool man...one good return and all that besides, Rox (yeah thats right, we're so close I can call her that) deserves a nice sheath.
Hey PM your addy by the way!! got something being delivered soon and i wanna send something your way...
besides, Rox (yeah thats right, we're so close I can call her that) deserves a nice sheath.Hey PM your addy by the way!! got something being delivered soon and i wanna send something your way...
Looks pro m8, very impressed, you ever sell any of these make sure you get em up, i'd well go for them!
Whittler Kev
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Definitely worth the cost of buying 01 if you want a looker isn't it 
. I still use files for strikers and workhorses though
. I still use files for strikers and workhorses thoughDefinitely worth the cost of buying 01 if you want a looker isn't it
yep!
but i,m the same as you, i still cannot pass up on the files,...hahaha
having a rummage last night in the back of me tool box revealed a drawer full of old rusty ones big and small,....
so i think i,ll have a monster annealing sesh (found some circular saw blades too) and try and cool them extra slow,....
did i hear that you can bury them in soil in a box to slow the cool right down,...???
would loft insulation work too?
cheers
Stu
Whittler Kev
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Not sure about the loft insulation but heard of someone trying Rockwell can't remember if it worked). All the old blacksmiths have told me they keep the forge ashes and household ashes to bury hot metal in so it cools ultra slow and doesn't warp. If it does just reheat and hammer it straight again.
Worth remembering when dipping to quench that metal nearly always contracts more than it expands so the angle of entry (so to speak) can affect if the metal warps or not and which direction it bends
Worth remembering when dipping to quench that metal nearly always contracts more than it expands so the angle of entry (so to speak) can affect if the metal warps or not and which direction it bends
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