1095, mild steel and spalted elm

beaver#1 · 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.

KHALVERSON · 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

Lin Rhea · March 16, 2009, 06:14:00 PM

Dustin,
I like the shape of that knife. You should have brought it to Al's.

Lin

prarieboy · March 16, 2009, 06:45:00 PM

Nice!!

Steve Nuckels · March 16, 2009, 08:00:00 PM

Really nice! Gives me a goal for my first forged knife!
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oldpaths · March 16, 2009, 09:52:00 PM

Nice,I'm a sucker for those spalted handles!

beaver#1 · 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

skullworks · March 17, 2009, 06:45:00 AM

AWESOME! Like that one a lot!

TheBigRedArcher · June 23, 2009, 11:37:00 AM

Cool looking knife right there.

woodsman1031 · June 23, 2009, 09:34:00 PM

Looks great!

beaver#1 · 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

BowHuntingFool · 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!

OconeeDan · July 14, 2009, 07:08:00 PM

That is real nice, make sure you keep that one!
Dan

beaver#1 · 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