well i finished my first all froged blade.  its ugly,and rough(kinda like its maker).  sorry about not having any pictures but one of these days i will figure it out.  its a big, heavy blade.  i didnt really know how to make a point yet so i just let the metal do what it wanted to and worked it as i learned.  im going to cal it a hacthet-knife cause it will really good for chopping and stuff like that.  its nothing pretty pr anything special to look at, but it is my first taht i did this way so im proud of it. just thought i would let yall in on my progress in this game.

That's good Dustin. I look forward to seeing your work as it progresses. Keep up the good work. Lin

good for you. Keep after it. Doing is learning..and the more you do, the quicker you will get where you want to be.

good for you man keep at it .that reminds me i must make a few for gifts for next year when i come over.

Hands on for sure is the best teacher.Anything crafted with your own hands is always special.bowdoc

well i just got back from my hunt.  didnt see anything.  but i used this knife alot. chopping, and even some splitting.  worked great. i was worried about the edge and how well it would hold.  well i surprised myself. it held an edge better than any knife i had made.....until i, by mistake,  hit the back of a machet when i was putting in a stump.        :(   yah it chipped , not a real big one but enough to where i will have to rework bevels.  other than that little mishap  i was very proud of my super ugly hachet-knife

any tips on getting chips out of a blade?

Is it too hard to file? If your file has very much trouble removing material, the blade may be too hard and will continue to chip. If the edge just rolled a little it will probably be OK. Is there a chunk missing? Lin

yah just a little chunk.  i bet i can do it with a file.  it willl take a while but i think it will be ok.  i think i might have had a small crack in it cause when i finsihed forgeing and then hardening there was a line in that same spot.  when i put the final edge on it the line went away but i think it might have been a weak spot.