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[quote name='56FordGuy' timestamp='1355193796' post='858227'] What type of event do you have in mind? A class, or just general forging? One day, or multiple? [/quote] Classes and a general hammer in. Sharing techniques and a beer, not really set classes, just showing each other a few different things, and getting some new people time with a hammer in hand. I was thinking either sat. or sat. and sun. But if I did two days I'd have to save the cash up for a hotel room or find a camp site, don't wanna drive 6 hours each day lol. Also it would have to be after the holidays so I have time to get the money saved for fuel.

So, I promised everyone that came out here that I will eventually make my way out for a forging weekend out towards Nashville. BUt its gonna require everyones participation. We will need someones place to set up at, with either a gas or coal forge, or both, especially if one or two of you guys with small portables could bring them. I can bring a piece of rail, but the more anvils, the better. I can bring some hammers and tongs, but again the more, the better. So if you have any of the above available, please post here. And let me know if your interested.

So Unclejak is making me a wool capote. I can't wait to get this thing, it looks like it'll be super warm. These are the pics he has sent me so far, and I'll be posting a full review in this thread once it is in hand. I'll let him give ya some specifics on building it, I just know I'm gonna enjoy the crap out of it. Keep in mind Unclejak is about 2-3" shorter than me, and probably 60-80 lbs lighter. Rough sewn [IMG]http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee356/tnplowboy07/image-1.jpg[/IMG] Starting to really take shape. [IMG]http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee356/tnplowboy07/IMG954672-1.jpg[/IMG] Let me know what you think, and hopefully Unclejak will be along to tell us more about assembly

[quote name='TrickyNicky' timestamp='1355180838' post='858108'] I think warm weather and humidity are indicative of one another here. [/quote] You have never been to Arizona or New Mexico. I was in Yuma, AZ and it was 130 degreea with 50% humidity or something like that. Hot, but you could breath. Unlike the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Djibouti. It was 135 there and 98% humidity.....

[quote name='Broomhead' timestamp='1355170320' post='857983'] LMAO!! Glad I could inspire. [/quote] Yeah I'm definetly stealing that idea. Start hunting flea markets and pawn shops for.brick hammers to turn into breaching hawks.

[quote name='maroonandwhite' timestamp='1355161949' post='857880'] Something to make a really awesome knife with??? [/quote] [quote name='Just_Another_Walker' timestamp='1355162096' post='857883'] samurai sword? or at least the materials to make one! (since thats what you do and all) [/quote] [quote name='UncleJak' timestamp='1355162143' post='857885'] Guess #1: A donut stick Guess #2: Some sort of cool steel [/quote] [quote name='6.8 AR' timestamp='1355162289' post='857886'] I would say that cool steel, also. [/quote] [quote name='Razz' timestamp='1355162329' post='857887'] This was my first thought, too. [/quote] You guys got it. Its a 4 ft piece of 1/4" x 1.5" 1084 steel from New Jersey Steel baron. Half of it is going into a set of bowies for a member here, and the other half is going into 3-4 smaller tacticool projects with to much paracord. This is actually order number to, this project has been set back by several things, including a wrong order that ended up being 1/8th thick steel, not heavy enough for what I needed. Ah well, the build will continue on time [IMG]http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee356/tnplowboy07/2012-12-10_12-46-56_990.jpg[/IMG]

UPS just dropped a package I've been waiting on. I'll post what it is here in a bit, just wanna here some guesses first [IMG]http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee356/tnplowboy07/2012-12-10_12-40-23_114.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee356/tnplowboy07/2012-12-10_12-40-31_442.jpg[/IMG]

[quote name='Just_Another_Walker' timestamp='1355158682' post='857848'] wow a bit harsh man....is everyone on this site going to be like this?? or is it just you? like it or not, this is just me...i am always cutting jokes and making people smile. guess that doesn't translate well over the net. my bad. ill stop [/quote] Probably just me. And I wasn't really trying to be harsh, it just seems like every time ya post something it comes from a "walkers" point of view. I'm not much of a joker, so thats my bad. It just got old after a few post

[quote name='Just_Another_Walker' timestamp='1355155769' post='857816'] if i had feelings i would be very sad that so many of friends were dead.....so thanks for that. that Rick............................ [/quote] The walker thing was funny the first few post. Now and its just getting old.....

Shipped this morning. Very lil info to go off so I hope I did well

[quote name='UncleJak' timestamp='1355146802' post='857726'] Looking great! That paracord on the second one looks familiar.... [/quote] Well you did say to practice my wraps with iy. Lol

If the neighbors can't tie him up and stop the harassment, they would bury that dog. I won't take a dog terriozing my stock. The owners get one warning. They should have consderied the containment issue before getting him.

[quote name='gunwhatgun' timestamp='1355101322' post='857486'] Those look great. I really like bottom one. I like a smaller sturdy knife. [/quote] Thanks man, I'm trying to go to smaller blades instead of those big monsters.

You've heard my opinion on the sharpening through PM. As far as the oils I don't use anything special on mine, usually a very small amount of 3 in 1 oil and keep it clean

Bumpski

[quote name='Bowdenknxvll' timestamp='1355097600' post='857453'] Everyone should have a pic of a knife cut! [/quote] Its even better when its your blades ain't man? I know several of mine have tasted blood before they ever left my hands.

These are two smaller ones that I made over the weekend, and my first work with the new grinder from Broomhead Medium size tanto, razor sharp 5.5" blade, 5" paracord wrapped handle, hand sanded to 600 grit. Let me know what you think [img]http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee356/tnplowboy07/2012-12-09_22-22-20_854.jpg[/img] [img]http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee356/tnplowboy07/2012-12-09_22-23-10_756.jpg[/img] Small everyday carry knife, 3.75" blade, 3.5" handle, handle Cobra braid wrapped, full convex grind, hand sanded to 600 grit [img]http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee356/tnplowboy07/2012-12-09_22-59-10_439.jpg[/img] [img]http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee356/tnplowboy07/2012-12-09_22-59-52_909.jpg[/img]

Pics or it didn't happen. lol I'm just kidding man, I hope its not serious, and that it heals fast

And after some really hard work, lotsa time and effort, you have a good well made blade, and a lot of memories. [IMG]http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee356/tnplowboy07/2012-12-09_13-56-59_54.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee356/tnplowboy07/2012-12-09_13-57-22_62.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee356/tnplowboy07/2012-12-09_13-56-45_732.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee356/tnplowboy07/2012-12-09_13-56-39_170.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee356/tnplowboy07/2012-12-09_13-57-47_473.jpg[/IMG] Thanks for being awesome friends and students gentleman. You guys are welcome back anytime.

Sandman you were a true joy to teach. I actually had three people come up this weekend. Broomhead and his father came up for the third time on sat. We worked on several things, including a hawk from a brick hammer, a kiridashi from a file, a blank for a kukri blade, a letter opener set for Broomhead Sr's better half, , a coat hanger for his office, and a horseshoe hook for his granddaughter. We worked all day, starting at about 815, and getting done around 430. As always they were great fun to have come out, they worked hard, got a lot done, and always bring some great ideas to the table. Everything made by Broomhead and his Dad [img]http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee356/tnplowboy07/2012-12-08_14-33-52_126.jpg[/img] [img]http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee356/tnplowboy07/2012-12-08_14-34-09_595.jpg[/img] [img]http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee356/tnplowboy07/2012-12-08_14-34-12_310.jpg[/img] [img]http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee356/tnplowboy07/2012-12-08_14-34-04_758.jpg[/img] [img]http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee356/tnplowboy07/2012-12-08_14-33-59_244.jpg[/img] [img]http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee356/tnplowboy07/2012-12-08_14-34-01_978.jpg[/img] Did somebody order a hammer swinger [img]http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee356/tnplowboy07/2012-12-08_14-40-08_666-1.jpg[/img] And then on sunday, today, Sandman drove up. He got there right on time, and I woke up late lol. He already listed what all he made, so I'll just post some pictures of the work in progress and the two blades I finished up this weekend. So to make a knife you have to hammer.... [img]http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee356/tnplowboy07/2012-12-09_09-24-48_332.jpg[/img] [img]http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee356/tnplowboy07/2012-12-09_09-24-40_349.jpg[/img] and hammer..... [img]http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee356/tnplowboy07/2012-12-09_09-24-52_830.jpg[/img] [img]http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee356/tnplowboy07/2012-12-09_09-25-10_77.jpg[/img] and hammer some more!!!! [img]http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee356/tnplowboy07/2012-12-09_09-25-18_52.jpg[/img] [img]http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee356/tnplowboy07/2012-12-09_09-25-22_654.jpg[/img] Then once you get it to within about 25% of its final shape you start to grind [img]http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee356/tnplowboy07/2012-12-09_11-22-32_516.jpg[/img] and grind.... [img]http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee356/tnplowboy07/2012-12-09_12-38-19_396.jpg[/img] and grind some more.... [IMG]http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee356/tnplowboy07/2012-12-09_12-38-30_366.jpg[/IMG] See next post for finish

Very cool. As far as personal protective equipment man kind has survived without for years. I still forge without safety glasses, and I just accept the risk. Gotta get the job done somehow.

If anyone is looking for me when the world ends, I'll in the smithy, hammer in hand.

Martin may not have deserved to die, but he was not some innocent lil kid out on a stroll. He was a 6'2" football player, walking around a neighborhood he didn't live in, in a hoodie pulled up late at night. Not to mention the THC found in his system. THC results http://healthland.time.com/2012/05/18/traces-of-marijuana-found-in-trayvon-martins-body-does-it-matter-2/ So we know he was a drug user. His pictures the same year he was killed. Looks so innocent and young and helpless. [IMG]http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee356/tnplowboy07/Trayvon_Martin.jpg[/IMG] Zimmerman confronting him doesn't give him the right to to kick the #### out of him. Maybe if the 17 year old had been home where he belonged, this wouldn't have happened. [IMG]http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee356/tnplowboy07/zimmerman.jpg[/IMG]

I very, very rarely get a telemarketer calling my cell number. I had the same number for 6 years, and its been posted online, on applications, and several other places, and I only get one call about every 6 months. They seem to focus on land lines more than cells with telemarketing calls. The only calls I get on my cell are friends and family, and the occasional business I have given it to that has permission to call me.

Second vote for cell phone only. Me and my wife haven't had a house phone in years. Only time its not an option is if you live in an area like my parents place where there is almost no reception.