Scandinavian blade/ san mai Tutorial

[Kevin]

Trond and Otto.....thanks for replying.

If I am ever in your neck of the woods then it would be nice to visit....like wise if you are ever in my area.

Kevin

[Dave Barker]

Kevin

SWMBO hates me making knives as it is. I have to sneak around whilst she is in the bath, or out to shape and finish a shaft.. It can take ages.

If I then suddenly started making my own blades, then I could hardly do it on the quiet now could I?? Air hammers thumping, grinders grinding.... On no... I could do it, without power tools, just hammer and file!!!!

[Kevin]

Kevin

SWMBO hates me making knives as it is. I have to sneak around whilst she is in the bath, or out to shape and finish a shaft.. It can take ages.

If I then suddenly started making my own blades, then I could hardly do it on the quiet now could I?? Air hammers thumping, grinders grinding.... On no... I could do it, without power tools, just hammer and file!!!!

We will see

[Colin KC]

Hmmmmm

[Trond]

Thaks Coutel, Ditto

[Dave Barker]

Have already broached the subject and got blown out of the water. Big time :BOOM:

I teach Karate 2 nights a week, and the other evenings tend to be spend in my hole in the cellar ( after the kids are sleeping and after I have applied for permission in triplicate) What SWMBO answer was, is well not publishable, so I'll stick to trying to make a few with Trond when I get chance, and any others..... I'll buy!!

[Trond]

Her is shown the forging process, i wil hopefully come back with pictures of the rest of the process soon.
Trond

[Dave Barker]

Looking forward to the sanding, HT and sharpening bit, plus the tutorial.....

[jbaron]

Dave Could Use The One Brick Forge!!!!!!

[Dave Barker]

The what :confused: :confused: :confused:

[PS_Bond]

1 brick forge - as recommended by Wayne Goddard.

1" hole (25.4mm +/- 0.001mm) drill lengthways through a soft firebrick. 1" hole drilled laterally to intersect. Stock goes in lengthways hole, propane torch (DIY plumbing type, for example) in lateral hole. Maybe bind brick with some soft wire to prevent it falling to pieces later on in life.

[Dave Barker]

Ok Bondy...... New thread. I have no idea what you are talking obout.. Told you I woz fick.

[PS_Bond]

A case of a picture being worth a thousand words (about 660 in new money)

This one actually uses 2 bricks:
http://valkyriacut.topcities.com/pictures.html

Here's some gubbins about it:
http://pub57.ezboard.com/foutpostiit...icID=122.topic

And a nice simple piccy:
http://www.anvilfire.com/21centbs/forges/microfrg.htm

[keith_beef]

A case of a picture being worth a thousand words (about 660 in new money)

This one actually uses 2 bricks:
http://valkyriacut.topcities.com/pictures.html

Here's some gubbins about it:
http://pub57.ezboard.com/foutpostiit...icID=122.topic

And a nice simple piccy:
http://www.anvilfire.com/21centbs/forges/microfrg.htm

And mine uses 47 bricks, but then I want to build a barbecue with integrated pizza oven when I'm through with hardening.


Keith.