“Raindrops keep falling on my head”🎶

Note the differences.

Well didn’t go very well. I think the square stock was too thin. It was also very impure so it just flaked away. So I am going to try thicker material. This is going to be a journey. Come hell or high water I’m going to follow through until it’s done.

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Put some more time into this one. Added handle scales and did a lot…a lot of grinding to pull down some of the file texture. Happy with the results and it was fun to make.

She’s baking. Going to leave her in for about 35 to 40 minutes. Then I will start the video of the forging.

She is all welded up. Ready to try and make some 1084 powdered steel into a solid steel knife with copper highlights. This is going to be interesting. I am going to be part blacksmith part alchemist. Wish me luck!

Till this day….., mannnn.

It has begun.

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If you look at the blade you can see the 32 from the serial number stamped in the leaf spring. Leopard wood scales.

Big shoutout to Randall Blademaker, he made a knife for me YEARS ago now and that thing STILL cut through a rack of ribs tonight like nothing. I checked the edge after cutting through the bones, no damage whatsoever. Definitely a high quality blade, you should check him out!

Made a knife today from a file. The metal was so hard I couldn’t get a drill bit through it, hence the temporary leather handle. I do like it, though.

All heat treated. Now I have to forge the cross guard and pommel. The cross guard is going to be tricky because it will overlap the ricasso coming to a point in line with the fuller. The pommel will be shield shaped.

5 years ago to now. 3 months before I quit drinking. Not a good time for me.

Just finished this. Was interesting. Any fans?

I’m ready to get as sweaty tomorrow as I did making this video.

Sweatshirt: Plushible
Sword: Randall Blademaker

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This sheath was fun to make and quite different from most of the sheaths I’ve done, but how about we make this a blade appreciation post. Look at that beauty!!

Check out this custom sheath made by 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝑾𝒂𝒏𝒅 Leather Works . It can be worn on a belt horizontal or vertical. It can also be worn on a shoulder strap. Extremely versatile.

RydertheRed The universe brought us together. I mentioned to a friend I was going to start making knives. A week later he called me and said he found a anvil clearing a lot to build a house. It was buried with just the tip of the horn exposed. He dug it up and gave it to me. I cleaned it up.