Let's see the cool stuff you make! Official "show off thread"

[fullmetaljesus]

Got sheaths finished up for the latest two. View attachment 355644View attachment 355645View attachment 355646View attachment 355647

Hey Frosty, I have a question. It's long overdue to ask. What kind of forge are you running to make these amazing knives?

 

[Frosty]

Hey Frosty, I have a question. It's long overdue to ask. What kind of forge are you running to make these amazing knives?

I’m using the majestic 3 burner forge. Probably overkill but it works good for me.

 

[fullmetaljesus]

I’m using the majestic 3 burner forge. Probably overkill but it works good for me.

Fantastic forge!

 

[fullmetaljesus]

I’m using the majestic 3 burner forge. Probably overkill but it works good for me.

Double quote!

What's your heat treat/ temper process. Id love to hear your process, and then I'll share mine. After a bit of instruction and trial and error I've got a pretty solid process.

 

[Frosty]

Double quote!

What's your heat treat/ temper process. Id love to hear your process, and then I'll share mine. After a bit of instruction and trial and error I've got a pretty solid process.

I’m heat treating in the forge, using parks AAA quench oil, then it’s into the toaster oven. Temperature is dependent on the knife’s intended usage, but generally 375°-400° for my outdoor knives, kitchen knives will usually go in at 325-350° for a little extra hardness.

I just got a thermocouple for my muffle tube for the forge, but I’m not 100% confident in it yet. My most used steels are 1084 and 80crv2. 1084 is really easy to do, 80crv2 needs a few minutes to soak at temperature to get the most toughness out of the steel. I made my buddy a paring knife the other day and it picked up a warp because I went to thin pre-heat treatment. I snapped the tip trying to fix it and I had a little bit of enlarged grain. For the time being I will use it as a guideline but after I save up for my new grinder I’m going to save up for an oven.

 

[Frosty]

Fantastic forge!

It is a good forge. I just relined it, went with just kaowool and coated it with a flux resistant coating, plistax 900 I believe. It seems to work just as good as the formed insulation panels that are supplied from majestic.

 

[DragonGunner]

Some friends helped build my dream quad but I did all the brain work. Built from ground up on a Honda quad frame turned into a monster hybrid with a KTM dirt bike motor. Built in winter of 2006. Still have it but my racing days ended about 10 years ago. Today I turned 63, but this picture was when I was a young 53 year old still out beating most of the younger guys. If you look you may laugh if you find the INGO sticker that is still on it.

 

[fullmetaljesus]

I’m heat treating in the forge, using parks AAA quench oil, then it’s into the toaster oven. Temperature is dependent on the knife’s intended usage, but generally 375°-400° for my outdoor knives, kitchen knives will usually go in at 325-350° for a little extra hardness.

I just got a thermocouple for my muffle tube for the forge, but I’m not 100% confident in it yet. My most used steels are 1084 and 80crv2. 1084 is really easy to do, 80crv2 needs a few minutes to soak at temperature to get the most toughness out of the steel. I made my buddy a paring knife the other day and it picked up a warp because I went to thin pre-heat treatment. I snapped the tip trying to fix it and I had a little bit of enlarged grain. For the time being I will use it as a guideline but after I save up for my new grinder I’m going to save up for an oven.

For heat treat. I get the metal hot enough it's no longer magnetic. Then into oil. Then I put it between it 2x4s with a small weight to prevent warps. Then I clean it up on the grinder. Next I get a metal block super super hot in the forge. I put the hot block on a metal table then slide the spine of the knife back and forth on the hot metal and watch the colors chambe in the blade. Blue on the spine straw color on the blade edge. Then once I have the colors I want I let it rest. It's worked pretty well for me so far.

 

[Dog1]

 

[Frosty]

Got these finished up today. Two paring knives and a mini chopper that was originally a warped paring knife I snapped the tip off of trying to fix.

 

[DragonGunner]

Made this for the wife. Who knows what it is?

 

[Frosty]

Made this for the wife. Who knows what it is? View attachment 361499

I’m going with some sort of drying rack

 

[66chevelle]

I’m going with some sort of drying rack

I was thinking some sort of yarn blanket thing.

Or she has a ton of necklaces. I made this last weekend for my wife. This piece of baseboard was removed from a late 1800’s school house at least that’s what my buddies dad told me. He claims he removed it back in the late 60’s and put a few pieces in the attic of his garage and forgot about them.

 

[DragonGunner]

I’m going with some sort of drying rack

Its a peg loom. Never saw one before, she showed me a youtube video how to make one. She
going to make rugs with it. These are 3/8" dowels and I have to make another row using 3/16" dowels, she can choose depending on what type of yard she uses.

 

[Dog1]

Well not necessarily built it but I did assemble it from pieces and parts with the exception of the smoke grenades that I actually 3D printed and painted myself. But you are looking at a working Vietnam era PRC-25 tactical field radio, and a STU-138 radio harness, with an antenna bag and a attached butt pack to the harness.... I think on the 4th of July I'm going to try to call in airstrikes.

 

[Itchytriggerfinger]

I started designing and selling mag bands.

 

[Dog1]

The brass plaque for the display has finally arrived

 

[Frosty]

Pretty sure this is the ugliest knife I’ve made, but it’s only a railroad spike I forged out just for fun, it is pretty useless as an actual knife.

 

[TheGrumpyGuy]

It's the thought that counts...

 

[55fairlane]

I got volunteered to help build from scratch spotting scope stands for our JR's program.
Layout fixtures, drilling fixtures, tapping guides, locating triangle & a almost finished stand. I did the design work and 90% of the machine work