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[kbaknife]

I came across this video and just really admired how this guy forged this hunting knife.
I even got a big kick out of his forging area and how things were laid out.
I do about 90% of my blade forging with my power hammer, so I really appreciated how much he used his little power hammer, which, by the way, is nothing short of very cool!! I'd love to have one like that - I've never seen one anything like it.
Anyway. thought I'd toss it up here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dGuXne80tE

[Lin Rhea]

I watched the whole thing Karl. It was great.

[Roughcountry]

Thanks Karl. I'm kind speechless after watching that.

[Lamey]

good stuff there,  going to try that choil cut today.

[kbaknife]

I agree Matt.
Oddly enough, I just started doing that on the last two knives I'm building. I sort of did it not so much to assist in shaping the choil, but I did it to determine my blade length.
I also press in my choil with my press using a notched block that is just friggin' awesome.
This little "cut" helped to make the press result nice and crisp.

I found that video just riveting.

Originally posted by Lamey:
good stuff there,  going to try that choil cut today.

[Doug Campbell]

Oh yea, that is one cool little hammer and video.

[Lamey]

ive used a "block" under the hammer to set the choil, but that's when I had a hammer with flat dies.  I have smaller drawing dies in my current hammer and tooling is difficult to use under it.  I do think the "cut" would be easily done though, even with the drawing dies in.