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Offline tippit

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Finally Fired up Forge
« on: February 19, 2011, 05:02:00 PM »
Great Smokey Mountain Blade Symposium is in two weeks and finally the weather broke enough to to get the forge fired up.  It's been a tough winter in the Northeast.  Snow falls already hit record depths and been too cold to pound steel in my un-heated garage.

With the three day February thaw, I made a camp blade to try my hand in the cutting competition at the symposium.  This will be a first for me  :eek:    

The rules are:

1) Knife can't be more than 15 inches long.

2) Blade can't be more than 10 inches long.

3) Safety lanyard attached to blade & hand.

Here is my entry.  Now I need some coaching...maybe Lin or others can chime in with any tricks to the technique  :pray:  tippit

Forged from 3/8 X 1 1/2 inch 5160 bar stock, 13 1/2 inches OAL, and 8 1/2 inch blade.

 
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Offline kansas stik man

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Re: Finally Fired up Forge
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2011, 05:08:00 PM »
the knife looks great.  blade looks to really be the shape to be a good cutter.
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Offline Lin Rhea

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Re: Finally Fired up Forge
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2011, 06:27:00 PM »
Jeff, That is one good lookin cutter!

I saw Ray Kirk win at Batson's a few years back with a 8 1/2 inch blade so it can be done. I sure hope I can get there to join the fun. Not sure yet, but you better believe I'll help all I can either way. Lin
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Re: Finally Fired up Forge
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2011, 07:04:00 PM »
Great look'n knife right there!!!
Good luck at the competition too!
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Re: Finally Fired up Forge
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2011, 03:38:00 PM »
Great job Jeff, that looks like one mean slicer!!

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Re: Finally Fired up Forge
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2011, 06:06:00 PM »
Man....words escape me!
'cuz deer huntin' ain't catch & release!

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Re: Finally Fired up Forge
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2011, 09:21:00 PM »
Jeff, that is one good looking knife!  I bet you do well.  Dan

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