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Thank you! I did not win but I still count that as my best work to date

@@LiamJPenn that is a travesty. That dagger was amazing. And the amount of tong and hammer work you did, compared to some of the stock removal stuff in that challenge… I wish id seen it when voting was live.

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By keeping the tip right at the edge of the anvil I can forge all the way down to a point without striking the anvil with my hammer

@@LiamJPenn I see! So it's made thinner on the edge and side of the anvil rather than the main surface as to not mark the anvil. It looks like the odd hook sort of shape the tip takes after doing that is blended back in to the rest of the blade after. Correct me if I'm wrong! I appreciate the reply!

@@elirobertson2324 The tip gets forged so the blade curves towards the edge side, that way when the bevels are forged, and the edge material stretches, the blade curves back to straight. otherwise the blade would get banana shaped after forging bevels which is a little trickier to fix. Check out josh weston´s video "managing your mass while forging a knife" was one of the most helpful videos when I was getting into forging.

@@LiamJPenn makes total sense. I've seen a few smiths doing that and I didn't quite understand it at the time. It's getting more cemented in my brain now. Mostly seen japanese smiths use that technique...rather than breaking flow and trying to control where the whole mass of steel is going the whole time. Thanks so much for your generous time. I'll certainly watch the video too.

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These is a video on my channel already where I show how I made the forge 👍🏼

@@LiamJPenn your gas forge

@@robertcalzadillas8224 older video but here’s the link if it’ll work ruclips.net/video/GdtkO8uI8Xc/видео.htmlsi=WFm3k_qN1pSahHQN

I use very few templates, but for this sort of work it helps a lot. I just use a g10 template for blades and a thin wooden template of the handle shape. I just made it by cutting out a handle I liked then cutting a 1/4” slice off it

1075 should work! O1 might be another good choice but use what you have! Sharpening carving tools took some practice for me but once you get the hang of it, it goes well. Good luck!

Tempering. Works well for me since knives can go straight to the temper when my oven is still cooling down.

I don’t have a ton of experience with Venturi burner forges, but you will want to adjust it until you have enough heat and there is a solid amount of flame or “dragons breath” coming out the front of the forge. This is a sign that most of the oxygen is being burnt out from inside the forge, hence fuel needs to come outside the forge to burn. Having too much oxygen will scale your steel up and make forge welding much harder. Keep in mind if you turn the air down too much you will get big yellow flames, and that’s not what you want.

@@LiamJPenn thanks so much!

@@arkonwolves7192 good luck!

It was a first attempt. My design has evolved😉

Most important things are getting clean, flat surfaces, getting good even heat and soaking at temperature for a bit(soak time will depend on welding temp and material thickness mainly) as well as having the right environment in your forge. If you are using a gas forge, make sure it is adjusted so that you have a decent amount of flame coming out the front of the forge, this is an indicator that all the oxygen is being burned out inside the forge, so fuel has to come outside the forge to combust(making your steel less prone to oxidizing). Flux also helps a lot. I generally use normal borax.

Worked well! Get the leather lightly damp but not so wet that it gets the paper wet. I printed on a slightly thicker paper and that helped it hold up.

Practice and technique is part of it. Blasting death metal is the rest 😂

Thank you! Glad you learned something and enjoyed the video!

I can’t totally remember but probably 6-7oz off the top of my head. It’s fairly heavy but I think it’s about right. 4-5 would have been fine too. The pouch was thinner, not sure how thin

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Mild steel is difficult to forge weld together and is much more finicky than say quality wrought iron, which you can get much hotter without burning. You’ve got the skills to forge weld, but maybe your gas forge doesn’t get hot enough. Hard to tell from the video the temp of your work. I struggle with folded axe eye welds and I use a coke forge. Usually have to start a new piece at least once for every other axe I make. Forge welding the eye is difficult.

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Thank you Mark!

Not currently able to make more but someday I’ll make a pile more

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Also correct

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clay is a good idea since the guard doesn't need to be hard. might try that next time

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😂it’s the big one from riverside machine with long bolts. It’s rad

Not yet unfortunately, one day. For now, the best place to see my work is on Instagram @ljpenn_

That was more or less the idea! Thanks!

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Thank you! It should be a good time