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Title: Blacksmith Hunter
Post by: Lin Rhea on June 22, 2016, 08:03:00 AM

OK I've been making a few of these along the way and haven't posted them all but I thought I'd better post at least some. This is the same knife in all of these shots.

The blade is 4 inches and the OAL is 8-1/2 inches.

    (https://c7.staticflickr.com/8/7332/27734282462_d7906d84b1_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/JfMrVQ)
    (https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7651/27759715961_eebcd8cbb1_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Ji2Nqr)
    (https://c7.staticflickr.com/8/7479/27557584510_edb388737d_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/HZaPMq)
    (https://c7.staticflickr.com/8/7498/27557586750_bdfd2ca0fb_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/HZaQs3)

Title: Re: Blacksmith Hunter
Post by: KSCATTRAPR on June 22, 2016, 10:50:00 AM

Great as always!

Title: Re: Blacksmith Hunter
Post by: TrackerNy on June 22, 2016, 12:24:00 PM

Keep posting these Lin! Really like these blacksmith knives.

Title: Re: Blacksmith Hunter
Post by: Ray Hammond on June 23, 2016, 05:55:00 AM

I handled four of these in Atlanta at the Blade Show...they're fantastic knives...not a novelty at all.

Title: Re: Blacksmith Hunter
Post by: NittanyRider on June 23, 2016, 08:48:00 AM

Love these knives, Lin!

Quick question... do you use a press or flatter to flatten the blade and tang?

Title: Re: Blacksmith Hunter
Post by: Lin Rhea on June 23, 2016, 03:11:00 PM

Thanks guys.   :campfire:

David, I just use a hand hammer and the anvil. If I happen to be at a press whose jaws are even, I will use it to flatten the ricasso but most of the time, I'm in a rustic setting. Oh, I also use the smooth jaws of my vise to squeeze the ricasso to even things out and to define the step that you see from the handle to the ricasso. Otherwise, eyeball and hammer.

Title: Re: Blacksmith Hunter
Post by: NittanyRider on June 24, 2016, 08:40:00 AM

Good to know that I don't need another tool... just a whole lot of practice!  :D  

Thanks, Lin!

Title: Re: Blacksmith Hunter
Post by: Thadbow on June 24, 2016, 08:01:00 PM

Very nice Lin!

Title: Re: Blacksmith Hunter
Post by: tippit on June 24, 2016, 08:47:00 PM

Love it!  I think you got that knife pegged.