I carve and use a strop all the time. I use a flat piece of harwood with leather on opposite sides, one side has bare leather and the other I keep green...
I'm in the planning stages of making my first sgian dubh. Can anyone tell me the actual size the blade should be. I have checked out lots of sites,all kinds of...
a sgian dubh in is purest form was a final line of defense. It was a knife small enough to fit under the arm or in the stocking. The average blade would have...
I also strop, but stroping only realigns the edge but does not sharpen. You should sharpen before and after carving (specialy if you are carving hardwood)and ...
The blade should probably be 3-4 inches overall most likely 7 to 8 inches as it was worn in a sock. The stones seem to be traditional on the modern dress Sgin...
Thanks Mac that about says it for me as well, but just wanted a little input. I have a nice piece of damascus and some ebony. Will post when i finish the...
I am taking a welding class at night at our local Voc. Tech. We are welding,what the instructor calls "Black Steel" I have alot of it available to me.Except...
From my research, the design of the sgian dubh will depend on the time period you are trying to copy. There is the "modern" style and there is the "older"...
It's probably mild steel. It could make nice fittings, guards, pomels etc. Mac ... welding,what the instructor calls "Black Steel" I have alot of it available...
If the steel is for welding, more than likely it is "structural" steel. Basically low carbon steel. You can use it to help make damascus but that is about all...
The funny part is it is not black!?!, It'll turn brown over nite though. I'll use it to practice profiling and grinding.It is free, that makes throwing it away...
99% chance its only cheap mild iron/steel ither 1010 or 1018 ..which is ok for pattern welded steel ,but i prefere more carbon as not to get carbon migration...
... I dont know that stropping doesnt sharpen- i dont use anything but a drop of olive oil now and then on the leather (to stop it getting too dry and...
As I had this explained to me at an ABS cutting demo, when you sharpen an edge on a stone you create a wire edge and by going to finer stones you refine the...
Can you please explain what do you mean by "wire edge"? Sincerely: Robert ... From: Macabee Bladesmith To: knife_making@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday,...
You know how when you touch the edge of a blade with you finger you can feel it grab a bit that's the wire edge. When you grind your final edge you leave a bit...
... remove ... great ... a ... as ... making the kmife blunt. I read that leaving a wire edge is common mistake for beginers- its fine, but too weak. Unless...
Pretty easy if the blade geometry isn't screwed up. You just lay the razor flat so that both the spine and the edge are contacting the stone and with minimum...
... The blades were all fighters/bowies between 5-8 inches. Of course all of this was done without re-sharpening the blades. Safety was a big issue lanyards...
Hi everyone, after not beeing able to do anywork for the last 3 weeks i started work on theese, they are halfway finished. the first one is a blade made out of...
Hi everyone, after not beeing able to do anywork for the last 3 weeks i started work on theese, they are halfway finished. the first one is a blade made out of...
Nice, Really nice. The brass mosiacs really look good with that wood! Your profile design? Tom vapenteknikern <r_falth@...> wrote: Hi everyone, after...
The black knife was worn under the shirt beneath the arm pit. When a guest, the custom was to disarm yourself at the door and move your sgian dubh to your hose...
Nice work Roger. Did you make your own mosaic pins? They look really nice. Mac ... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v386/praktis/damasteelwithmasurbirch....
Hi the mosaic pinns i use were bought in usa, iŽll se if i can find the link to that guys homepage. i buy them in 12" lengths. their great to work with. ...
mosaic pins are very easy to make. Most hobby stores and diy stores carries the stuff you need to make them. ... -- Willie P. Terada Ronin Blades SoCal mosaic...
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