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This one started as 5/8" round W1 tool steel. It was forged to shape using a propane forge. The finish shape is then ground. The better you forge, the less you have to grind. The round stock aids in making this style blade. The ovalness makes it easy to get the bevels in the right spot. before the c...

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I have a few things ready to be someone's Christmas present. I'll add a few more pics tomorrow. They are at extreme low prices. These prices will only be in effect until next Wednesday at 10pm. Shipping is not included in the prices. http://www.100megsfree3.com/kragaxe/Stock.html Email me with quest...

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That would make a neat addition...but already out of my price range http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/frown.gif ! Xander, Eye slits, armpits, behind elbows/knees, between faulds, through thin plate...it's all fair game http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif . The rondels give a really good grip f...

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The first one was about 2"..but was too short. I now have a 4" high wall, except for directly in front and behind. It's only about an inch high there so I can get long stuff across the forge center without having to build a 5" high fire! I've been taking more pics for the additional how-to pages. I'...

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Guillaume, I used refractory cement on this one. This stuff is available from most on-line kiln supply stores, knifemaking shops and fireplace stores. This particular brand was called "Satanite" and is available at www.knifeandgun.com. I usually use a mix of dolomite clay (plain old cat litter) and ...

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Knife and Gun finishing Supplies has Satanite. www.knifeandgun.com As for soap...yes and no. Or more like yes and "I don't know". Yes, a touch of soap in water would most definitely have catastrophic results. If I mixed the soap with oil...just enough to break up the oil, then watered it to thin out...

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It's not "bent", I cut the end at 45* before welding it on. You don't have to do it, but it will increase your air flow greatly. I use a hair dryer...so I want the least amount of backpressure as possible. I'm re-doing all my pages right now. I have a lot of the links going to temp pages that don't ...

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Coal Forge:
http://www.100megsfree3.com/kragaxe/as/Forge.html

Propane Forge:
http://www.100megsfree3.com/kragaxe/as/Propaneforge.html

Mokume:
http://www.100megsfree3.com/kragaxe/as/damascus/Damascus.html

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I don't know what dixie works barrels run, but barrels seem to be at a premium price right now! I used to have a ton of BP places bookmarked with that very idea. I'm making my own due to the sizes I'm going to be making...no one stocks .75 and 1.00 cal barrels! I got the 50 cal tube in earlier this ...

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I have a couple on my site under "blades for Regia"...or something like that. You can see the hamons on them real well in addition to any weld lines and such. They all were W1, 1095, 1095-edge/1022-spine, and W1/1022. Not even a hint of warping using a 50/50 mix of penut oil and transmission fluid h...

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Much better the second time around... [img]http://home.armourarchive.org/members/krag/Jap6.jpg[/img] [img]http://home.armourarchive.org/members/krag/Jap7.jpg[/img] [IMG] I want both! http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif I used oil this time, but the hamon forms farther away and blends what sho...

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Induction furnaces and carbon steel casting!

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BudK deals in factory culls. There will be defects...cracked handle, warped blade, loose fittings, etc... If you email them and ask them if these are factory seconds, they will give you a line of BS about how they personally inspect everything, blah, blah, blah...but they avoid answering the questio...

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What's the weight on that?

Have you seen the one Ozzy(Herr Erasmus) was using on the single hander?

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I took it down to 800 grit and can't see any other fractures. I think it was just a bit too much when the clay fell off the forward section. This was quenched into 170*F water. True W1 can handle water pretty well. Unfortunately, modern W1 is now almost exactly like 1095, not the plain carbon/iron m...

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On that particular one, I used a fine paste of pottery clay as a foundation clay. On top of that, I used a mix of dolomite clay and Satanite refractory. Satanite mix makes a really nice hamon due to it's insulating properties. It's also a bitch to get off the blade and sucks as a foundation clay (ba...

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The dreaded "ting"...however faint it was, seemed to ring out like the shot heard round the world! Ahh well...used to be an 11" blade. It now will be an 8" blade. Luckily the crack is in the front 2.5" and goes up to the hamon and creeps forward. I can lop it pff, regrind a bit and re-heat treat. I ...

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Most of my in-laws live there. Some of which are in the SCA as well. Give me a holler if you get in a bind.

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http://www.willardbrothers.net/turning_squares.htm
http://www.rockler.com/ecom7/findprod.cfm?&DID=6&sku=1711

Ash wood for carving down into a handle.

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The duct tape adds such a lovely touch to it!

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The only hex stock I have is 2" across the flats...a little heavy for a pistol! I can bore out a rod to the required cal and depth and you can mill/grind the flats, though.

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Go to your local walmart or hardware store and get a small box of lime. Mix half a cup to a gallon of warm water. Soak the hide over night. the hair should scrape off the next day. If not, soak it another night. Rinse in clean water. Deflesh the hide as best you can. Cleaning the inner membrane off ...

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I'm not forging the barrels. I'm getting grade 1026 seamless DOM machinist tubing. The end will be threaded NFT, pinned and welded.The outsides will be turned a bit on a lathe to get the shape I want. I'll use some re-inforcement sleeves/bands on some versions...depending what I'm making. I have the...

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I'm finally going to have some done! I'll be proofing a .50 cal barrel over Thanksgiving weekend. Assuming all goes well, I'll be making several in cals between .50 and 1.00! The proofs will be remote fired (model rocket launcher primers), videotaped with a camcorder behind a 1/2" lexan shield and m...

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Pecan is also used in place of hickory (labeled the same, though!). The whiter wood handles are usually hickory, while the ones with a yellow tint or dark streaks are pecan. It's all hard and hell on tooling, and both are found at just about any hardware store. ------------------ Krag von Berghen Kr...

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It would come up to heat a little quicker, but would waste more heat as well...not quite as efficient in the long run. Plus, I have to use clay composite crucibles for steel so I want a little more slower temperature ramp-up. I'll probably run it as both forced air and atmospheric to see what effici...

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Nice gorget.

What's the old joke...
"No dear, your big fat ass makes you look fat."

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I got back from Gulf War and left my chest in the trailer with the lid off. Unfortunately, I forgot to close the trailer door too. We had a month of floods around here in late spring. I actually got off my lazy ass in June and was going to fight...until I found my armour! The chest was full of water...

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I use a ninja with a mean flying crane manueverto cut my steel. He tends to flip out all the time and start killing everyone, though...so I'm looking for a B3 now.

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I figured someone here would be interested http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif . Matt, Hope you got good springs and don't have to break for a moose crossing with 2000 lbs of steel in the bed! BTW... Shipping for 300 lbs was $69, 1000 lbs was $184 for Chicago to Bryan, TX (business/state addre...

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Jamie, That's a nice little forge! I plan on making a one-burner for the same reasons. The one I use now is kinda heavy to lug around. I still do it occasionally...it's just a pain! I'm working on a large crucible melting furnace right now with some monster burners. The goal is 3100*F so I can cast ...

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Ahh...I see now the "forged cold" statement, guess I missed it the first time. Basically, don't do it with blade steels. One, it's much more difficult to do, and it does fatigue/stress the metal causing fractures. Use your torch/forge and do it hot. You'll still get the sweep in the blade from the b...

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LOL! I guess I can't laugh too hard... I was drilling holes along the edge of a shield blank using an old high speed drill motor and a dull rusted 3/16" bit. It broke while I was pushing too hard and I buried the broken drill bit into my wrist. I could see white stringy stuff wound up around the bit...

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1782785470

Not a bad deal if you have a use for it.

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You have to cut and paste a "?" to the end of the url.

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Ho, Ho, Ho...Christmas sale!

tanto...almost

need 18 ga steel?