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  1. midnight
    yeah owens one of the top uk smiths , a very busy man with tv work etc , he was the head engineer on scrap heap challenge for 7 years !! i thought they would be weird to use but there not at al,l more accurate than a normal hammer , them japs know what there doing i spose . dont worry about shiney there all forged to have small marks etc on them and after one good days use they will no longer be shiney my hammers look like a seagull has crapped them out ha !! 2lbs hammer is a great tool most used for finnishing and for the first course of blows that set the welds when making damascus , a
  2. midnight
    10" sold .
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    hi i have forged some weight forward hammers they are in the aprox 2lbs weight range some slightly over some just under . all have quality 12" hickory handles , one is 10" more for detail beveling . they have a deferential heat treat hard face with softer heal . the steel is s2 high impact steel . the hammers are 3cm or just over and inch wide on the face to give a high weight to surface area effect , i find them very accurate and work brilliantly for beveling . £40 recorded postage to your door . paypal is fine all the best , matt.
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    im sure it will but there is no short cut to getting it mirror you need every grade form 60. . 120. 240. 320. 400 ,600, 800, 1000, 1500, then final 2000. then buff with a cesil mop and brown compound in all directions , clean all the compound off then a stitched mop with green compund , clean again then go with an unstitched cotton mop and pink or white compound . every time you change to a new grit you need to move only in one direction ie realy straight , but you need to change direction with every paper grit . if that makes sence unles its a knife makers linisher the grits will be to hars
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    no with enough elbow grease it will go to mirror finnish . its a shame your not coming over with it i have a machine that would surface grind it flat and take it to an even 120 grit finnish , would have saved lots of work and establish a grain to the metal . the wax on the wood is to stop splitting as the wood continues to dry , the cut edge would dihidrate faster and cause warping/splitting . it justs sands away ! it does look beautiful wood !
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    im with you guys its only recently i have owned or use custom knives , i bought one years ago and was not happy with it and wondered why i bothered , its true there are lots of knives cheap that will do a grand job , same as guns cars etc . but since iv been making i do understand it alot more , and i do aspire to own other top end makers knives now , and will buy some in the near future . but i will say this you can hold an opnel in one hand and a hand forged damsacus knife in the other and i can tell you which one has the most excitment and pride in owner ship . on a big headed note i have
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    no .............................. cant get a thing not even when i offer to pay !!just got my shotgun ticket to !! i fookin hate nottinghamshire !
  8. midnight
    keep it old school thistle, nettle, moss, something like that . i like the earthy names on the running dogs !! i like nettle (silent stinger ) had a beautiful apbt bitch called that she was very very good !
  9. midnight
    thanks guys i reckon you have seen it as i have , im probably a bit protective of what we have been doing here . im really pleased you guys have taken me the right way and enjoyed what i have attempted to show you , like you say the quality of stuff from you guys is superb and not just with the knives everything on here from carving , sheath making , the stoves etc has all held my attention and inspired others to have a go . im not going anywhere just not going to push all my products up everyones nose any more , im still going to do work in progress threads as most customer ask for that and
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    good luck with it ! go steady with the grinder its easy to remove to much or just plunge in and make it uneaven . slow is smooth smooth is fast ha ha . im looking forward to seeing the finnished project . all the best , matt
  11. midnight
    thanks lads . il give you a clue who it is . he looks like peter sutcliffe in a cow boy hat in his avatar and he makes knives , but not long join the forum !! all the best , matt
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    thanks guys , its genuinly not a business thing this one , the worlds big enough for everyone to make a living and we all do things differantly dont we , its not a financial threat thing either , there is more to the pm but i dont think i should quote it .. i just dont want to see everything that this section has become ruined because of someones greed , or posing as someone their not ! i really do enjoy watching you guys make stuff and it never made any money , in all honesty it gave me time to practice and learn to , you guys have helped me massively by getting behind me and responding lik
  13. midnight
    hi lads and ladies , can i ask if me showing you or talking you through (by pm) all the eliments of knife making have been on any help to you ? would any of you say i had discurraged you in any way ? even tho if i had with held stuff i might beleive i would have sold more ? i just got a pm from a new member that openly admits to coming here to sell there products to you guys. "Thanks for the kind words mate , I've been at this knife making lark for a fair while now. I joined here with a view to selling some knives to the good folk here and to hopefully pick up some tips on the airgun
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    http://www.unclemikes.com/products/boltaction_woodscrews.html i knew i was right but dint trust myself so went and had a look !
  15. midnight
    have you have a look at uncle mikes fittings ? think there is a website , they do silent fittings for slings , they might sell you the lot , i just bought a milling machine i might be able to do damascus studs and fittings as one offs ?
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    do you want the qd studs kev ? the part the you screw into the wood or the bit that fits in the stud ? i reckon any out fitters could sort you out a few of the qd studs mate . rifle slings are a nice idea !!
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    richie get your blanker hammer going show the lads some forging they love it on here allways wanting to learn , maybe offer to share some skills with them , there are a huge number of guys willing to learn and fast they are to !! maybe repost the forging on a shoe string budget thread on here , it will go along way alot of the guys are on there way to learning about it and the ways we both started will apeal to them i think !! all the best , matt
  18. midnight
    lucky sod iv been waiting 7 months !!!!! i got the call last week to say its been signed and will be with me last tuesday !! nothing came so we called them , they found it unsigned in a corner !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the lady was nice she said she will take it personaly to the chap get him to sign and again personaly post it . i cant beleave notts ploce there shit ! and it comes second class im told ...... enjoy them both , did you get granted a larger calibre on the fac or a rimmy for 18 months first ? all the best , matt.
  19. midnight
    that one was off ebay is it not one of mine paul ? it looks just like one of the file knives i sold the other day ? it realy does look good that one , will you use it ? all the best , matt.
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    bloody hell thats a beauty !! very nice work kev , it looks great everything ballences out and compliments each other , the sheaths look great before there stitched like a sheild !!
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    nice work paul your works blossemed !!
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    alright richie , i knew i should have not told you about this place !!!!!!!!!!!!!! good luck mate , iv retired from selling here now , its all yours and alex's all the best , matt .
  23. midnight
    cilicone spray is wonderful stuff for carbon or non stainles , protects the handle material to and dont penatraight like oil , gun shops have it !! look superb , and all the credit goes to you ade !! well done with this one what next ?
  24. midnight
    its your sunday best knife !! you need to be very proud of it , it is superb !!
  25. midnight
    one day i will make one for my handforged 16th centuary copy wakisashi . i need a crusible for my furnace first some copper and some gold and cast the metal !!! i made some makumee that paulus has on a jap knife i sold last year , the carving should be doable and i can make the tools . so i have no bloody excuse realy .. great vids . you have to admire the japs they do things on another level as standard !!
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