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• Sep 25, 2016

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Earlier this year I finally got around to building a gas forge and tinkering around with the hobby of amateur black smithing / blade smithing. Here is my first completed knife. It is 1095 steel from a sugar cane harvester chopper blade. The design is loosely based on a "Mini Bush Seax".

Here it is sitting atop a new chopper blade

Forged pretty close to shape

Getting HOT

Finished product

I have about 7 hours of labor in it and $25 of materials.



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• Sep 25, 2016

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Very nice

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• Sep 25, 2016

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Very nice job.
Looks fantastic.
Are you going to make a sheath for it?

 

• Sep 25, 2016

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You've done what I've been wanting to do. That s a very nice knife for your first attempt. I'll get there, but it may not be this year. I've got way too many irons in the fire as it is. Again, that is a job well done.

 

• Sep 25, 2016

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Not bad for your first go around. I'm sure you already know what you would do different next time. It's very easy to get excited and miss some steps when you are working on your first few.

 

• Sep 25, 2016

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Very nice. I've been watching Forged in Fire & some of the guys on there are very talented. Do you plan on selling some or is this going to be a pass time thing?
Hell I'd love to watch you work on some as they come out of the forge.

 

• Sep 25, 2016

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I really don't want to make a sheath but I guess I have to at this point, probably a simple as possible.
No plans to sell any, I enjoy doing it, but I plan to make a few to give away.


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• Sep 25, 2016

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Looks good! You should make one with BayouShooter somewhere on it for your favorite site admin :]

 

• Sep 25, 2016

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A Good Beginning!

 

• Sep 25, 2016

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Excellent for your first knife, you have hidden skills!

 

• Sep 25, 2016

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Good job. After watching the forging shows on tv, I have an interest in learning that craft one day as well.


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• Sep 26, 2016

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Very nice work looks good