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From paper to blade!

Posted in Blacksmithing, bladesmithing, brutdeforge, design, design sketch, knifemaking, metalwork, template making, templates with tags bladesmithing, custom knife, design, design sketch, Forging, knife design, knife pattern, knifemaking, make stuff with your hands, patternmaking on June 28, 2017 by Jim

Video, video, video, I made another video.

This shows how I take a rough forged blade, try several different final designs for it on paper, and transfer the best design onto the blade for accurate grinding.

It’s funny, but it took me a year to figure out this really simple way to transfer the paper pattern onto the steel easily and accurately.

Happy making,

-Jim

Forging a bottle opener from a bolt

Posted in Blacksmithing, bottle opener, EDC, Forging, Gear Making, metalwork, Tool Making with tags blacksmithing, bottle opener, edc, Forging, forging a bottle opener from a bolt, make stuff with your hands, makestuffwithyourhands, recycling on June 10, 2017 by Jim

I posted a video on YouTube showing how I forge one of my large bolt bottle openers.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jim