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Author Topic: The Official 2007 TradGang Knife Swap **Time is UP!!**  (Read 23923 times)

Offline robtattoo

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Re: The Official 2007 TradGang Knife Swap **Time is UP!!**
« Reply #60 on: March 06, 2007, 08:12:00 PM »
This is really great guys. Kudos to Jeremy for thinking it up!


I've finished another one, by the way  :D

I'm hoping to have 6 done & ready by the end of July
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Re: The Official 2007 TradGang Knife Swap **Time is UP!!**
« Reply #61 on: March 06, 2007, 09:12:00 PM »
Count me in!  I'll try to post a pic when I decide which one is coming out of the bull pen.
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Re: The Official 2007 TradGang Knife Swap **Time is UP!!**
« Reply #62 on: March 07, 2007, 07:16:00 AM »
I'm in for at least two.  It would be neat to have a place where pics of all could go. Thanks. Larry
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Re: The Official 2007 TradGang Knife Swap **Time is UP!!**
« Reply #63 on: March 07, 2007, 07:34:00 AM »
This is REALLY taking off!  As for pics, we may want to just keep posting them on this thread... no need to turn TradGang into a knife forum!    :rolleyes:  Sorry Terry!  :D
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Re: The Official 2007 TradGang Knife Swap **Time is UP!!**
« Reply #64 on: March 07, 2007, 08:48:00 AM »
I believe I'll sign up for this one!
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Re: The Official 2007 TradGang Knife Swap **Time is UP!!**
« Reply #65 on: March 08, 2007, 06:19:00 PM »
Just got my first blade of two today for this trade, thought a nice boot knife was in order for this project. Have no idea the steel, bought it off a friend and tore it down and reshaped the handle.
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Re: The Official 2007 TradGang Knife Swap **Time is UP!!**
« Reply #66 on: March 08, 2007, 06:45:00 PM »
Put my name in,thanks,Leon
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Re: The Official 2007 TradGang Knife Swap **Time is UP!!**
« Reply #67 on: March 08, 2007, 06:48:00 PM »
Is it too late for me to be in?  

If not I want in too

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Re: The Official 2007 TradGang Knife Swap **Time is UP!!**
« Reply #68 on: March 08, 2007, 07:01:00 PM »
When do we have to be signed up I wont know until closer to the deadline. Since the swap date is set for the end of july is that when the sign up is or do we need to be signed up before then?
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Re: The Official 2007 TradGang Knife Swap **Time is UP!!**
« Reply #69 on: March 08, 2007, 07:44:00 PM »
Sign me up also, I have a few I just finished to trade.
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Re: The Official 2007 TradGang Knife Swap **Time is UP!!**
« Reply #70 on: March 09, 2007, 07:31:00 AM »
There's no deadline for signing up, just for finishing the knives.  I have a list of names going and as July approaches I'll send out an email requesting your info (address and # of knives) then start drawing names and sending the info back to everyone.  

This is getting bigger than I thought it would!  Should be one heck of a batch of knives.  I kind of wish it'd be feasible for everyone send them to me first so we could get one pic with all of 'em, but that wouldn't work out too well.
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Re: The Official 2007 TradGang Knife Swap **Time is UP!!**
« Reply #71 on: March 09, 2007, 08:25:00 AM »
Count me in for a couple, here's a pic of a knife I'm finishing up for Marblesonac, He furnished the Damascus steel blade, and told me to make it look real old, just have to cut off the eye guard and seal it and it's done and off to shell for some beadwork and a sheath. I'll probably make the trade knives from file steel though as this Damascus is very, very expensive.

 
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Re: The Official 2007 TradGang Knife Swap **Time is UP!!**
« Reply #72 on: March 13, 2007, 11:08:00 AM »
I had the time & the weather cooperated on Sunday afternoon so it was a perfect time to start forging the Knife Swap blade. Here's a few pics. of the process. It's gonna be a hammer/forge finish hunter w/wrought iron fittings . . . Here's a quick forge along.
     
Bring a bar of 1084 tool steel up to forging heat
     
Start the point tapers, no clips here forge 'em!
     
Put in the counter bend.
     
Back in, get it hot! Ya can't forge cold steel!
     
Working in the edge bevels.
     
Gettin' there now, time to go to the hot cutter.
     
Roughed blade cut off the main bar. Need to draw out (stretch) the tang now.
     
Here it is after some 2 hours at the forge & 7 hours in the annealing medium (pulverized lime).
Now it's off to profiling, sanding, fitting the wrought iron guard, butt cap & handle etc. Still plenty hot! New makers remember, black iron doesn't mean it's cold!!!!!
Click on a pic to enlarge.

Guys, if this post is  too large delete it, & I'll figure out how to re post it w/ links.

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Re: The Official 2007 TradGang Knife Swap **Time is UP!!**
« Reply #73 on: March 13, 2007, 12:26:00 PM »
Excellent stuff Larry!!
I started in on a knife for this trade while the finish was drying on a few handles.  I'm taking pics along the way and will post 'em when I get farther along... AFTER I get back from Texas Sweat!   :bigsmyl:
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Re: The Official 2007 TradGang Knife Swap **Time is UP!!**
« Reply #74 on: March 13, 2007, 12:40:00 PM »
See ya in a couple a days Jeremy! Bring some goodies to ogle  :D
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Re: The Official 2007 TradGang Knife Swap **Time is UP!!**
« Reply #75 on: March 13, 2007, 01:43:00 PM »
I'll just have one with me Rob... I end up giving them away quicker than I make them.  STILL don't have one for ME!  The one I'm bringing is for Doc (tippit) though he don't know it yet!     :jumper:  

How many are you bringing?  :D
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Re: The Official 2007 TradGang Knife Swap **Time is UP!!**
« Reply #76 on: March 13, 2007, 05:47:00 PM »
Erm....5

Only 3 are my own though (one's my own, one for Curtis & one for Gary. They don't know 'bout 'em yet though  :D )
One Gerber Fatty, folding skinner as a backup & a tiny swiss army knife that I've made a neck-pouch for, for Vance as a thanks for sorting out hotels & generally being great  :D  :D
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Re: The Official 2007 TradGang Knife Swap **Time is UP!!**
« Reply #77 on: March 13, 2007, 07:49:00 PM »
Hey I'd like in on this also.Sounds like fun.Eddie
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Re: The Official 2007 TradGang Knife Swap **Time is UP!!**
« Reply #78 on: March 13, 2007, 10:49:00 PM »
Good luck out there Jeremy. Put it on 'em!!  :archer:  

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Re: The Official 2007 TradGang Knife Swap **Time is UP!!**
« Reply #79 on: March 14, 2007, 06:53:00 AM »
I`ll do a small hunter or skinner in damascus with a elk antler handle for the trade..
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