Giday Wolfdog. Milky Duck mentioned there were questions for me here. Happy to chat although not doing any casting now as was mentioned I am spending almost all my time making knives now in my...
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Forum: Cast Boolits
Giday Wolfdog. Milky Duck mentioned there were questions for me here. Happy to chat although not doing any casting now as was mentioned I am spending almost all my time making knives now in my...
Forum: Military Rifles
A 1916 Erfurt SR that I built this 6.5x57 on with the spectacular stock blank gifted to me by a good friend. I did this stock as a blind mag which makes it an absolute delight to carry with the...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Do I see some ateampted enabling going on here?? [smilie=l:
I am looking for a cadet action but will take the 20 cal VarTarg barrel off my X R 100 and convert it to rimmed 20 VT and make myself...
Forum: Special Projects
It was a good day in the shed today with 13 blades having the main bevels ground in and taken to 240 grit but the grinder motor was getting warm enough and I needed a spell from leaning over it so...
Forum: Special Projects
Thanks wolfer. They did take a bit of thinking through but watching a few of the available youtube videos gives fairly good instruction so it is only a matter of turning theory into practice. I...
Forum: Special Projects
I had got a few other projects up to a stage that I could get these blades cut out of the flats stock today, so should get them all profiled tomorrow. On another forum the guys decided they should do...
Forum: Special Projects
While I have a couple of ball peen hammers and forging work can be done with them, I see thatmost of the serious "smiths" have a special hammer that is flat on one end and radiused on the other,...
Forum: Special Projects
I had sent a PM (on the Aus blade forum) to the supplier of the gas equipment for my forge asking about the setting as I didn't seem to be getting the heat at the same rate or the intensity that he...
Forum: Special Projects
These three are quite special for me for the people they remind me of.
The boner with 4 3/4 in 15N20 blade has scales from a walnut tree I felled on my late fathers yard in the early 80's. ...
Forum: Special Projects
The wax is paraffin wax. I got the tip from a professional knifemaker so havent tried bees wax. If you had plenty it might be worth a try on some scrap leather to see how it went.
Forum: Special Projects
I did a short video of the hot waxing of the sheaths this morning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2jzIUNzWV0&feature=youtu.be
Forum: Special Projects
The third hand is just a small holding jig I made in 5 minutes. I cut the housing rebate with a minimum taper so the legs have a very slight bias toward the top to be just under the width of the...
Forum: Special Projects
and a few boners
First is a special order companion knife to go with a light hunter in the same walnut and jarah shipped of a short while back...
Forum: Special Projects
So this is the knives as they stand at the moment. They still have to have the final blade finish and be sharpened.
First are some hunter skinners and this first one with cocoboloscales I was going...
Forum: Special Projects
I have these knives uo to the stage where the handles are having the finish applied so today I started on the sheaths.
I got in a new double shoulder of 3mm (1/8) cowhide so marked out the patterns...
Forum: Special Projects
Not at this stage but have heard that there is about 8 hurs of forging in a 20lb bottle. I guess I will find out in due course.
Forum: Special Projects
I had ground another two boning knifes yesterday as I had another order for one and thought to get one ahead for a stock blade that I would just have to put a handle on when needed.
I was very...
Forum: Special Projects
Things came together this morning when the regulator arrived and I could get back to the shed. It didn't take long to get things assembled and the forge fired up. I had an old pick that I will never...
Forum: Special Projects
I was talking to the supply outfit about the regulator (and to order another 8 ft of blade stock) and it should be here in the morning so the forge can get its first heat up. I had a batch of knives...
Forum: Special Projects
I had thought of doing the same thing Bob but pleased to be able to get it set up the right way. I wonder if the regular hose I had, would stand the increased pressure of the non regulated gas as...
Forum: Special Projects
I did a short video of it all sorted for now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNizltSvmQk&feature=youtu.be
Forum: Special Projects
There was progress today with the forge bench done and everything set up so as soon as the new regilator gets here it will be all go.
I took all my anvil parts down to the garrage and had it all...
Forum: Special Projects
I have had a very good email exchange with the head office in Sydney and it seems I have the wrong regulator. This was part of the email he sent to get the problem sorted
Mate you have a BBQ reg...
Forum: Special Projects
I am in email contact with David from Gameco so will see how that goes. I have sent off few pics so he may have a solution but thanks Trevor. I will get back to you if needs be.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |