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Here are a few pics of the knife forge I built last year. I loved building the forge; now I got to get around to building a proper knife belt sander so I can actually make a knife - hehe.

-=Jasen=-

Built those burners too for this project.

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Test piece in the oven. Only one burner going.

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Did not take long at all for the piece to turn cherry.

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Older pic here, but shows the refractory brick and Kaowool insulation used. The interior can be 2500 and you can still brush up against the outside without burning yourself.

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I was really thinking about getting into knife making...a little damascus steel blade with a mammoth tusk handle would be sweet. But everytime I see a really cool homemade anything I want to get into it...thus I'm not.

But it seems sweet...a friend of my brother's makes knives and made him a really cool one with a antler handle. I have to much work to do on the cabin...leave me alone with the more cool hobbies :?

Just the welding stuff alone is something I really want to be able to do.

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1 hour ago, Bruce Pearson said:

Oh boy I love knives been collecting custom made knives for years. Haven’t bought anything in a long time guess it’s because at my age I have all I need or want. 

No idea why it is, but always loved them too.  Have a decent collection myself.  Unfortunately the forge didn't get to see very much use as it wasn't long after making it that I lost the ability to do it.  But the cool part is now there are end mill capable of milling pre-hardened steel.  So this hobby might get a revisit in a few years, just minus any hand forging....LOL.

That and flashlights.  Again, no idea why, but they seem to literally go hand in hand with each other.  I'll admit it, I have a problem and have way too many knives and flashlights.  

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