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Offline beaver#1

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1095, mild steel and spalted elm
« on: March 16, 2009, 03:54:00 PM »
this is actually the first blade i ever forged.  i got some 1095 bar stock and it was only 3/16 thick so it was thin to begin with.  so if i tried to get all the hammer marks out of it , it would have been too thin.  other than that its a great knife. first time dealing with 1095 and was happy with the results.  hardened up really nice. the spalted elm came from my front yard.
 
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Offline KHALVERSON

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Re: 1095, mild steel and spalted elm
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2009, 05:52:00 PM »
looks great to me
those hammer marks give it a lot of character as does the spalted elm  
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Offline Lin Rhea

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Re: 1095, mild steel and spalted elm
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2009, 06:14:00 PM »
Dustin,
         I like the shape of that knife. You should have brought it to Al's.  :)  Lin
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Re: 1095, mild steel and spalted elm
« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2009, 06:45:00 PM »
Nice!!
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Offline Steve Nuckels

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Re: 1095, mild steel and spalted elm
« Reply #4 on: March 16, 2009, 08:00:00 PM »
Really nice!  Gives me a goal for my first forged knife!
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Offline oldpaths

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Re: 1095, mild steel and spalted elm
« Reply #5 on: March 16, 2009, 09:52:00 PM »
Nice,I'm a sucker for those spalted handles!
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Offline beaver#1

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Re: 1095, mild steel and spalted elm
« Reply #6 on: March 16, 2009, 10:42:00 PM »
as the usaul these pictures are not great.   soon as i got my sheath done i took my old belt knife off and put this one on.  so far i really like to way it performs.  i just have to remember to keep it oiled.   anyone got suggestions on keeping a carbon balde from rusting other than oiling all the time.  i dont mind color change but i wont have rust on it
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Offline skullworks

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Re: 1095, mild steel and spalted elm
« Reply #7 on: March 17, 2009, 06:45:00 AM »
AWESOME! Like that one a lot!
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Offline TheBigRedArcher

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Re: 1095, mild steel and spalted elm
« Reply #8 on: June 23, 2009, 11:37:00 AM »
Cool looking knife right there.
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Offline woodsman1031

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Re: 1095, mild steel and spalted elm
« Reply #9 on: June 23, 2009, 09:34:00 PM »
Looks great!
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Offline beaver#1

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Re: 1095, mild steel and spalted elm
« Reply #10 on: July 02, 2009, 09:38:00 PM »
this knife has changed a bit sense i took this picture.  sense i carry this knife i test all my ideas on it.  this is 1095 and i could see the hammon line a bit so tried ecthing it first i tried the viniger thing with not much luck then i found some ferric cloride from radio shack and tried it again.  well it didnt make that hammon line stand out like i wanted but it did darken the blade alot.  kinda like carbon steel changes colors after years of use.  i like it .  just thought i would add som info about how this knife is being used,.  i have use it as a hacking tool many times choping different stuff with not one edge role ever.   i would like to thank all the people here that answered my questions even though i might ask them twice. thanks everyone
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Offline BowHuntingFool

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Re: 1095, mild steel and spalted elm
« Reply #11 on: July 14, 2009, 10:47:00 AM »
Thats awesome, I love the looks of the hammer marks! Oh, and you gotta love the spalted elm!
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Offline OconeeDan

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Re: 1095, mild steel and spalted elm
« Reply #12 on: July 14, 2009, 07:08:00 PM »
That is real nice, make sure you keep that one!
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Offline beaver#1

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Re: 1095, mild steel and spalted elm
« Reply #13 on: July 15, 2009, 02:19:00 PM »
yah this is the one i carry all the time.  i have even had a few people try to buy it from me, but i cant sell my first blade
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