Cincinnati Shaper

[dallen]

picture of my brother and the Gopher Special as I've come to call it

[dallen]

got in a little practice with the flat files today

[Jammer]

The rifle looks great, and that looks like a throwing knife. Did you file it all by hand? I working on a blade a guy sent me a few years ago. It's supposed to be Wootz Steel, I need to see if I can get the pattern to show up. Another guy sent me a chunk of Wootz, I should be able to make a couple small blades from it. I'll have to start a thread for all my forge work the last few weeks.

[dallen]

The rifle looks great, and that looks like a throwing knife. Did you file it all by hand? I working on a blade a guy sent me a few years ago. It's supposed to be Wootz Steel, I need to see if I can get the pattern to show up. Another guy sent me a chunk of Wootz, I should be able to make a couple small blades from it. I'll have to start a thread for all my forge work the last few weeks.

Thanks of the Rifle, dip the blade in hot vinegar, that should pull the pattern up, or use some muriatic acid ( I would dilute it first you can always add more and use the stuff away from anything you don't want to rust, so outside of the shop).

all except where I used a cutoff wheel to cut the point and the swell for the palm. all the taper was filed in about 2 hours. just start off with the roughest file you have and work down from there.

some guys make a jig to hold the file at an angle I scribe a line down the center of what was going to be the edge and had at it. Shaper make one hell of a filing station, for some reason it doesn't wobble or rock like my bench does .

I looked at some Demaskas but at 15 to 20 bucks and inch I'm gonna have to find a sugar momma or sell the gopher special to buy the stuff.

Here's what it looks like when I stopped tonight.

[mite5255]

Rifle looks great. Knife should look great

[dallen]

Rifle looks great. Knife should look great

Thanks Mike, I'm hoping it does. That Plaque you did looked great

You know what they say practice makes well almost perfect . Wish I could say that about melting Cast Iron, with all the practice I've had I'd be the top dog to talk to about it, fact is I can barely get repeatable results.

DA

[dallen]

the blade with Mikes wood on it.

[mite5255]

the blade with Mikes wood on it.

That looks great. if you want some more of that timber its no trouble to post another piece over to you Dave

[dallen]

Mike, it makes great handle but I really can't afford the shipping.

What causes the little gold colored streaks, hardened sap??

DA

[mite5255]

Mike, it makes great handle but I really can't afford the shipping.

What causes the little gold colored streaks, hardened sap??

DA

Not sure Dave, later today I'll be visiting a mate who does a lot of woodworking, I'll ask him if I remember