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Offline Steve Nuckels

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Blacksmith/Farriers Knife
« on: June 24, 2012, 09:18:00 PM »
I forged this at the Historic W.F. Moran shop recently from an old farriers rasp.  Came out at 7 3/4" OAL 3 3/4" blade.  I had to quench it twice the first try the file bit, the second quench did the trick!  The handle is skinny, despite that it feels good in the hand!  I forged a flaired finger guard.

 

 


 

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Offline 2treks

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Re: Blacksmith/Farriers Knife
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2012, 09:20:00 PM »
Thats Cool.
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Offline 4est trekker

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Re: Blacksmith/Farriers Knife
« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2012, 09:48:00 PM »
That looks like you had a little fun!  I looks a lot like a snake skin pattern...the left side being the belly of the snake, the right side being the back of the snake.
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Offline DANA HOLMAN

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Re: Blacksmith/Farriers Knife
« Reply #3 on: June 24, 2012, 10:27:00 PM »
I like it Steve, you can call it the humpback snake knife.
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Offline Kevin Evans

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Re: Blacksmith/Farriers Knife
« Reply #4 on: June 24, 2012, 10:52:00 PM »
I think thats COOL  :thumbsup:
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Offline Bobby Urban

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Re: Blacksmith/Farriers Knife
« Reply #5 on: June 25, 2012, 07:40:00 AM »
Real nice - even a litle hamon showing up.  Did you grind off any of the file teeth before you started forging to get that polished blade to not show any sign of them?
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Offline Steve Nuckels

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Re: Blacksmith/Farriers Knife
« Reply #6 on: June 25, 2012, 08:05:00 AM »
Thank you all for the comments, Bobby I did not grind any before forging, actually I tried to keep as much of the file texture on the blade flats as possable.

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Offline Bobby Urban

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Re: Blacksmith/Farriers Knife
« Reply #7 on: June 25, 2012, 08:51:00 AM »
That turned out great - I seem to get a little more of the file teeth showing through if I don't grind first.  Looking closer you can see a double temper line hamon from you "double Dip" really cool knife.
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Offline srtben

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Re: Blacksmith/Farriers Knife
« Reply #8 on: June 25, 2012, 09:20:00 AM »
Nice work, should be a great little skinner!
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Offline L. Harris

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Re: Blacksmith/Farriers Knife
« Reply #9 on: June 25, 2012, 03:51:00 PM »
Wow! That is an awesome looking knife!
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Offline kansas stik man

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Re: Blacksmith/Farriers Knife
« Reply #10 on: June 25, 2012, 07:16:00 PM »
i really  like this one . looks like it could really do some work.  i bet the weight is up there to?
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Offline akaboomer

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Re: Blacksmith/Farriers Knife
« Reply #11 on: June 25, 2012, 07:21:00 PM »
Very nice Steve. I like it. Thanks for sharing.

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Offline Pete Crowl

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Re: Blacksmith/Farriers Knife
« Reply #12 on: June 25, 2012, 08:07:00 PM »
I like the lines.  Nice
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Offline oldpaths

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Re: Blacksmith/Farriers Knife
« Reply #13 on: June 25, 2012, 09:08:00 PM »
Danged if that did'nt turn out nice Steve!!
Great work!!!
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Offline Tom I.

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Re: Blacksmith/Farriers Knife
« Reply #14 on: June 27, 2012, 05:20:00 AM »
Steve,
Nice knife!  Is that from one one the old files I gave you?
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Offline Steve Nuckels

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Re: Blacksmith/Farriers Knife
« Reply #15 on: June 27, 2012, 08:16:00 PM »
Hello Tom!  How are you Sir? I think it may be one you gave me.  Thank you!

That's just a small piece of the file, I forged a nice Southwest Bowie using most of it!

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