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Philip Montgomery




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PostPosted: Sun 03 May, 2009 4:18 pm    Post subject: Re: pictures of blank after first stock removal         Reply with quote

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.

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PostPosted: Sun 03 May, 2009 7:38 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

If you're looking for a good, inexpensive book to get started with knifemaking I would consider Tim McCreight's book "Custom Knifemaking".


http://www.myArmoury.com/books/item.php?ASIN=0811721752

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PostPosted: Sun 03 May, 2009 8:40 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

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

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Artis Aboltins




PostPosted: Mon 04 May, 2009 2:19 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

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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PostPosted: Mon 04 May, 2009 2:25 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Mon 04 May, 2009 6:13 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Thanks, Nathan. Oversight on my part. The reviews have been instrumental on my book buying decisions in many cases.
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PostPosted: Mon 04 May, 2009 7:56 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

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. Confused
Good job

Ciao
Maurizio
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