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der Standhauer; Pictorial How-To;
5/3/2012 9:33:06 AM
Heavy chisel-ground blade, differentially heat-treated, bone-breaker spine edge, local elk scale grip with filled scales, heavy leather scabbard. One of many I've made.
5/3/2012 11:37:09 AM
Nice work. That is one pretty piece you made.
5/3/2012 12:07:18 PM
Cool. You have a nice shop setup.
5/4/2012 5:29:38 AM
Why did the bar go into the forge before you cut your basic shape? Was that to temper the metal to make for easier cutting of the basic knife shape from the bar stock?
I understood everything, and see where I would have issues...it would be in the tempering. Your tempering looked really good, with a great straw drawn. Do you use a heatsink around the blade when you do this?
What do you do your quench in? Is that just old oil?
Really great work, brother!
ETA: Oh! It's in water!
I understood everything, and see where I would have issues...it would be in the tempering. Your tempering looked really good, with a great straw drawn. Do you use a heatsink around the blade when you do this?
What do you do your quench in? Is that just old oil?
Really great work, brother!
ETA: Oh! It's in water!
5/4/2012 8:32:17 AM
Originally Posted By Sixtigers:
Why did the bar go into the forge before you cut your basic shape? Was that to temper the metal to make for easier cutting of the basic knife shape from the bar stock?
I understood everything, and see where I would have issues...it would be in the tempering. Your tempering looked really good, with a great straw drawn. Do you use a heatsink around the blade when you do this?
What do you do your quench in? Is that just old oil?
Really great work, brother!
ETA: Oh! It's in water!
Why did the bar go into the forge before you cut your basic shape? Was that to temper the metal to make for easier cutting of the basic knife shape from the bar stock?
I understood everything, and see where I would have issues...it would be in the tempering. Your tempering looked really good, with a great straw drawn. Do you use a heatsink around the blade when you do this?
What do you do your quench in? Is that just old oil?
Really great work, brother!
ETA: Oh! It's in water!
Thanks.
They take a lot of time...
First time in the forge was to anneal {not temper} the steel {soften it}. Allows easier working.
My parangs and heavy blades like this Standhauer get a three-step tempering. First, right from the quench {used motor oil for sawbars} the go in the "kitchen" oven at 350*F for an hour. Then they are polished and cleaned up and have the torches applied to various points to put a spring temper to the ricasso and soft or spring to the spine and dead soft for the guard and portions of the grip. Then back in the oven at 450*F for another hour.
My knives are used hard so the tempering is done with a lot of care.
5/7/2012 6:17:45 AM
I am going to give this a shot. I just need to find a worn out bar and make myself a forge.
