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Well this is it. For some time now the Tadgang supporters of St Judes have worked hard to generate funds to help benefit the kids. Some of us that hang out on the Hunting knives and Crafters section have decide that we would like to help out too. We would like to open this thread to introduce this project. Besides being part of TG we also are members of the American Bladesmith Society and will attemp to make a knife for the auction in 2011.
The knife blade will be forged by me, Lin Rhea MS, then passed on to Karl Andersen JS for him to heat treat the blade, build the take down feature, and fit up the major parts, then passed off to Doug Campbell JS to perform the final fitting of the parts as well as etch the pattern into the damascus blade. When finished we are hoping that it will reflect a bit of each of us. This knife will be accompanied by a hand crafted sheath by TG member Robin Severe (roughcountry). I will be posting some photos of the blade coming along.
We certainly look forward to seeing the outcome as much as any one else, so please follow along and comment as you see fit. So, let's get started.
-------------------- "We dont rent pigs." Augustus McCrae ABS Master Bladesmith TGMM Family of the Bow Dwyer Dauntless longbow 50 @ 28 Ben Pearson recurve 50 @ 28 Tall Tines Recurve 47@28 McCullough Griffin longbow 43@28 Posts: 3074 | From: Prattsville, Arkansas, USA | Registered: Nov 2007
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God bless all four of you and your talents. Knives do so well on the St. Jude auctions, and I predict this very special one is going to be a real winner - for the kids.
-------------------- Bernie: "Hunters Are People Too"
Ret'd USMC '53-'72 Disbanded Hubert Archers (Treasurer) Traditional Bow Shooters of West Virginia (Official Dinosaur Wrangler, Supporter, and Member) TGMM Family of the Bow Posts: 18839 | From: S Coastal NC | Registered: Mar 2003
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Thanks guys. We are trying to show progress photos along, although we may miss a step here and there. It's hard to take a picture of yourself sometimes with hot steel and flames calling for your attention, but we have some.
Here is my new forge fired up and heating the billet.
The billet is 25 layers of 1084 steel and 15N20 (alternating)stacked with the pipe handle on it. It has to come up to 2400 degrees or so and then I hammer it or squeeze it together to make the weld. After that I draw it out, cut, and restack it for another weld. For this particular billet, I welded the 25 layers, drew it out till the billet was about square, turned it 90 degrees and continued to draw it till it was long enough to cut up and restack. So, in effect, I turned the layers verticle in the stack. Now I restack, weld, restack again and weld till I have 15 layers. So to describe the layering, I would say it as 25 X 15 layers. Here is the first step of shaping the blade. It's real rough and thick, but will refine later. If you look close, you can see the layering on the edge and the sides of the potential blade. Let's rest for now. I have to get a couple more of this process. Lin
-------------------- "We dont rent pigs." Augustus McCrae ABS Master Bladesmith TGMM Family of the Bow Dwyer Dauntless longbow 50 @ 28 Ben Pearson recurve 50 @ 28 Tall Tines Recurve 47@28 McCullough Griffin longbow 43@28 Posts: 3074 | From: Prattsville, Arkansas, USA | Registered: Nov 2007
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Very cool guys, I love damascuus blades, but the reason for this knife is way more important than the knife itself.
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Lin - Thank you, Karl, Doug and Robin for this effort. This will be the premier item for the 2011 St. Judes Auction. There's gonna be a trip to the bank to get my credit line increased in order to bid on this one!
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This will be a Knife to be remembered. Thanks guys for your effort...Doc
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Looks great Lin! A big thanks to all of you for your contributions to this project. This will be a big winner for the kids. With all of your talents this will be one mighty fine collectors piece for the high bidder.
For all of you that don't spend any time on the knife forum here. You need to know that we are blessed to have some of the finest knife makers on earth within our Trad Gang Family. If you are ever in the market for a fine belt companion look these guys up, there is no finer a gents out there. We need to remember about our sponsors and members that donate their time and money for our St.Judes project each year - support them when you can.
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As you can see, the grooves need to be offset from the other side. Then when the blade is forge into it's final thickness, it has the intended pattern showing on the sanded and etched surface.
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