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Title: 1095, mild steel and spalted elm
Post by: beaver#1 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.
(http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu103/beaverman_photos/knife3.jpg)
Title: Re: 1095, mild steel and spalted elm
Post by: KHALVERSON 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  
kevin
Title: Re: 1095, mild steel and spalted elm
Post by: Lin Rhea 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
Title: Re: 1095, mild steel and spalted elm
Post by: prarieboy on March 16, 2009, 06:45:00 PM
Nice!!
Title: Re: 1095, mild steel and spalted elm
Post by: Steve Nuckels on March 16, 2009, 08:00:00 PM
Really nice!  Gives me a goal for my first forged knife!
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IN GOD WE TRUST
Title: Re: 1095, mild steel and spalted elm
Post by: oldpaths on March 16, 2009, 09:52:00 PM
Nice,I'm a sucker for those spalted handles!
Title: Re: 1095, mild steel and spalted elm
Post by: beaver#1 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
Title: Re: 1095, mild steel and spalted elm
Post by: skullworks on March 17, 2009, 06:45:00 AM
AWESOME! Like that one a lot!
Title: Re: 1095, mild steel and spalted elm
Post by: TheBigRedArcher on June 23, 2009, 11:37:00 AM
Cool looking knife right there.
Title: Re: 1095, mild steel and spalted elm
Post by: woodsman1031 on June 23, 2009, 09:34:00 PM
Looks great!
Title: Re: 1095, mild steel and spalted elm
Post by: beaver#1 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
Title: Re: 1095, mild steel and spalted elm
Post by: BowHuntingFool 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!
Title: Re: 1095, mild steel and spalted elm
Post by: OconeeDan on July 14, 2009, 07:08:00 PM
That is real nice, make sure you keep that one!
Dan
Title: Re: 1095, mild steel and spalted elm
Post by: beaver#1 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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