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Philip Montgomery
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 Posted: Sun 03 May, 2009 4:18 pm Post subject: Re: pictures of blank after first stock removal |
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| Jared Smith wrote: |
This is very thick. Look at one of your kitchen chef's knifes to get an idea of how thick a big knife for hard duty would normaly be. Depending upon your final decision on thickness, the taper for the edge is something of a science in itself. I like angles around 10 degrees as a compromise for toughness verses sharpness.
There is a fair guideline regarding thickness, angle, and relative toughness versus sharpness here. http://www.navaching.com/forge/design.html |
Thanks. I thought it might be too big. Well, this is a learning process. Progress not perfection.
Philip Montgomery
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"A broken sword blade fwipping through the air like a scythe through rye does demand attention."
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Addison C. de Lisle
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R D Moore
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And here is another book that I have found helpful. It gives you some ideas for setting up a shop using fairly common and relatively inexpensive tools.
http://www.myArmoury.com/books/item.php?ASIN=0896892956
"No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation" ...Gen. Douglas Macarthur
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Artis Aboltins
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I have found this book to be a lot of help on my first attempts at knifemaking:
http://www.myArmoury.com/books/item.php?ASIN=0873644301
as it has most of the basic info one might need - on metals, on temperatures even on making forge suited for the needs.
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Nathan Robinson
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R D Moore
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Thanks, Nathan. Oversight on my part. The reviews have been instrumental on my book buying decisions in many cases.
"No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation" ...Gen. Douglas Macarthur
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Maurizio D'Angelo
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ciao,
Knowing the steel is a good thing. Ask a lot of work and ruin everything for a hardening wrong is a serious injury. A tip, if you have to temper you, immerse in oil the knife vertically, this will avoid deformations. Making a straight knife after hardening is never a good idea. Crack. 
Good job
Ciao
Maurizio
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This is a standard topic