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Re: What will you be doing with your $1400 stimulus money?

Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2021 8:23 pm
by rule34
CaptQuint wrote: Mon Mar 22, 2021 8:02 pm I'm assuming I have mine, no way to check
cheque

Re: What will you be doing with your $1400 stimulus money?

Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2021 8:33 pm
by CaptQuint
:extinguishflame:

Re: What will you be doing with your $1400 stimulus money?

Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2021 12:29 am
by Blast
DiverTexas wrote: Mon Mar 22, 2021 11:54 am
Blast wrote: Sat Mar 20, 2021 2:11 am
Animal wrote: Sat Mar 20, 2021 2:02 am
Blast wrote: Sat Mar 20, 2021 1:13 amTools.
i agree. they sound like a bunch of ungrateful fucks, right?
That too. I bought some tools. A new hammer, some tongs, a mandrel, a leather apron, coal, and 50 pounds of coke.
Also got a leaf spring pack from a 1 ton pickup. Hey DT! Wanna do a collaboration on a knife?
Sure.
I think the geographic issue might make it a pretty expensive knife.
I figure we work out a design for the whole thing, I'll forge the thing out, get it shaped and beveled.

Re: What will you be doing with your $1400 stimulus money?

Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:58 am
by DiverTexas
Blast wrote: Tue Mar 23, 2021 12:29 am
DiverTexas wrote: Mon Mar 22, 2021 11:54 am
Blast wrote: Sat Mar 20, 2021 2:11 am
Animal wrote: Sat Mar 20, 2021 2:02 am
Blast wrote: Sat Mar 20, 2021 1:13 amTools.
i agree. they sound like a bunch of ungrateful fucks, right?
That too. I bought some tools. A new hammer, some tongs, a mandrel, a leather apron, coal, and 50 pounds of coke.
Also got a leaf spring pack from a 1 ton pickup. Hey DT! Wanna do a collaboration on a knife?
Sure.
I think the geographic issue might make it a pretty expensive knife.
I figure we work out a design for the whole thing, I'll forge the thing out, get it shaped and beveled.
I'm a fan of the Nessmuk knife.
Ever forged one of those?

Re: What will you be doing with your $1400 stimulus money?

Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2021 2:01 pm
by pork
im glad i didn't invest a stimulus check into the ncaa pool

Re: What will you be doing with your $1400 stimulus money?

Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:29 am
by Blast
DiverTexas wrote: Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:58 am
Blast wrote: Tue Mar 23, 2021 12:29 am
DiverTexas wrote: Mon Mar 22, 2021 11:54 am
Blast wrote: Sat Mar 20, 2021 2:11 am
Animal wrote: Sat Mar 20, 2021 2:02 am
Blast wrote: Sat Mar 20, 2021 1:13 amTools.
i agree. they sound like a bunch of ungrateful fucks, right?
That too. I bought some tools. A new hammer, some tongs, a mandrel, a leather apron, coal, and 50 pounds of coke.
Also got a leaf spring pack from a 1 ton pickup. Hey DT! Wanna do a collaboration on a knife?
Sure.
I think the geographic issue might make it a pretty expensive knife.
I figure we work out a design for the whole thing, I'll forge the thing out, get it shaped and beveled.
I'm a fan of the Nessmuk knife.
Ever forged one of those?
Not yet, gimme a few minutes to check the design and specs. I'm still on monosteel, just got a load of 5160.


Addded; that knife is like my women, curvy. Yeah I can do that. You want to do a hidden tang or through tang?

Re: What will you be doing with your $1400 stimulus money?

Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:50 am
by Animal
Blast wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:29 am
DiverTexas wrote: Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:58 am
Blast wrote: Tue Mar 23, 2021 12:29 am
DiverTexas wrote: Mon Mar 22, 2021 11:54 am
Blast wrote: Sat Mar 20, 2021 2:11 am
Animal wrote: Sat Mar 20, 2021 2:02 am

i agree. they sound like a bunch of ungrateful fucks, right?
That too. I bought some tools. A new hammer, some tongs, a mandrel, a leather apron, coal, and 50 pounds of coke.
Also got a leaf spring pack from a 1 ton pickup. Hey DT! Wanna do a collaboration on a knife?
Sure.
I think the geographic issue might make it a pretty expensive knife.
I figure we work out a design for the whole thing, I'll forge the thing out, get it shaped and beveled.
I'm a fan of the Nessmuk knife.
Ever forged one of those?
Not yet, gimme a few minutes to check the design and specs. I'm still on monosteel, just got a load of 5160.


Addded; that knife is like my women, curvy. Yeah I can do that. You want to do a hidden tang or through tang?
i don't understand why you guys, with your skills, don't perfect the kitchen knife. like that kramer dude does. one that won't rust, stays sharp, looks nice, affordable and has the correct shape and length. the market for that seem to me to be huge.

Re: What will you be doing with your $1400 stimulus money?

Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:52 am
by CaptQuint
Flumpy makes his own perfect knives

Re: What will you be doing with your $1400 stimulus money?

Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:57 am
by Animal
CaptQuint wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:52 am Flumpy makes his own perfect knives
i wouldn't know where to begin. i would rather buy from DT.

Re: What will you be doing with your $1400 stimulus money?

Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:58 am
by CaptQuint
No need for fancy knives with shake and bake

Re: What will you be doing with your $1400 stimulus money?

Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:59 am
by Blast
Animal wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:50 am
Blast wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:29 am
DiverTexas wrote: Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:58 am
Blast wrote: Tue Mar 23, 2021 12:29 am
DiverTexas wrote: Mon Mar 22, 2021 11:54 am
Blast wrote: Sat Mar 20, 2021 2:11 am

That too. I bought some tools. A new hammer, some tongs, a mandrel, a leather apron, coal, and 50 pounds of coke.
Also got a leaf spring pack from a 1 ton pickup. Hey DT! Wanna do a collaboration on a knife?
Sure.
I think the geographic issue might make it a pretty expensive knife.
I figure we work out a design for the whole thing, I'll forge the thing out, get it shaped and beveled.
I'm a fan of the Nessmuk knife.
Ever forged one of those?
Not yet, gimme a few minutes to check the design and specs. I'm still on monosteel, just got a load of 5160.


Addded; that knife is like my women, curvy. Yeah I can do that. You want to do a hidden tang or through tang?
i don't understand why you guys, with your skills, don't perfect the kitchen knife. like that kramer dude does. one that won't rust, stays sharp, looks nice, affordable and has the correct shape and length. the market for that seem to me to be huge
There is always a trade-off. Stainless steel doesb't rust but it's a bitch to sharpen, carbon steel rusts but it holds an edge better. As for style, do you and your wife/girlfriend both have the same favorite knife?

Re: What will you be doing with your $1400 stimulus money?

Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 2:22 am
by DiverTexas
Blast wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:29 am
DiverTexas wrote: Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:58 am
Blast wrote: Tue Mar 23, 2021 12:29 am
DiverTexas wrote: Mon Mar 22, 2021 11:54 am
Blast wrote: Sat Mar 20, 2021 2:11 am
Animal wrote: Sat Mar 20, 2021 2:02 am

i agree. they sound like a bunch of ungrateful fucks, right?
That too. I bought some tools. A new hammer, some tongs, a mandrel, a leather apron, coal, and 50 pounds of coke.
Also got a leaf spring pack from a 1 ton pickup. Hey DT! Wanna do a collaboration on a knife?
Sure.
I think the geographic issue might make it a pretty expensive knife.
I figure we work out a design for the whole thing, I'll forge the thing out, get it shaped and beveled.
I'm a fan of the Nessmuk knife.
Ever forged one of those?
Not yet, gimme a few minutes to check the design and specs. I'm still on monosteel, just got a load of 5160.


Addded; that knife is like my women, curvy. Yeah I can do that. You want to do a hidden tang or through tang?
I've always done full tang design.
My primary steel has always been 01 tool steel.
Simple heat treat,, get it up to 1500 degrees until it is no longer magnetic and quench in vegetable oil.
Two rounds of tempering at 375 and you usually can bet on a Rockwell hardness of 58-60.

5160 is a hard choice to argue against.
Just like 01, you just have to make sure your customer understands that it is not stainless and will rust or patina.

Re: What will you be doing with your $1400 stimulus money?

Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 2:28 am
by DiverTexas
Animal wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:50 am

i don't understand why you guys, with your skills, don't perfect the kitchen knife. like that kramer dude does. one that won't rust, stays sharp, looks nice, affordable and has the correct shape and length. the market for that seem to me to be huge.
Kramer has a waiting list due to his processes.
He also commands thousands of dollars per knife with a several year waiting list.
I would love to own one, but can't justify the outlay.
The midsized chef's knife like I gave you, is by far my biggest seller of kitchen knives.
Also the wife and my favorite kitchen knife.

The cryogenically treated steel means that I only have to pass it across a good steel maybe once a year.

Re: What will you be doing with your $1400 stimulus money?

Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 2:33 am
by Blast
DiverTexas wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 2:22 am
Blast wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:29 am
DiverTexas wrote: Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:58 am
Blast wrote: Tue Mar 23, 2021 12:29 am
DiverTexas wrote: Mon Mar 22, 2021 11:54 am
Blast wrote: Sat Mar 20, 2021 2:11 am

That too. I bought some tools. A new hammer, some tongs, a mandrel, a leather apron, coal, and 50 pounds of coke.
Also got a leaf spring pack from a 1 ton pickup. Hey DT! Wanna do a collaboration on a knife?
Sure.
I think the geographic issue might make it a pretty expensive knife.
I figure we work out a design for the whole thing, I'll forge the thing out, get it shaped and beveled.
I'm a fan of the Nessmuk knife.
Ever forged one of those?
Not yet, gimme a few minutes to check the design and specs. I'm still on monosteel, just got a load of 5160.


Addded; that knife is like my women, curvy. Yeah I can do that. You want to do a hidden tang or through tang?
I've always done full tang design.
My primary steel has always been 01 tool steel.
Simple heat treat,, get it up to 1500 degrees until it is no longer magnetic and quench in vegetable oil.
Two rounds of tempering at 375 and you usually can bet on a Rockwell hardness of 58-60.

5160 is a hard choice to argue against.
Just like 01, you just have to make sure your customer understands that it is not stainless and will rust or patina.
I go pretty much the same route with the 5160, go past critical heat, quench in warm canola oil and temper twice for an hour at 400. I've beaten the hell out of my first knife I made that way and after a year it still cuts. Curved tang? A little swell in the back for a secure grip? I usually like a swell in the middle.

Re: What will you be doing with your $1400 stimulus money?

Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 2:36 am
by Animal
DiverTexas wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 2:28 am
Animal wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:50 am

i don't understand why you guys, with your skills, don't perfect the kitchen knife. like that kramer dude does. one that won't rust, stays sharp, looks nice, affordable and has the correct shape and length. the market for that seem to me to be huge.
Kramer has a waiting list due to his processes.
He also commands thousands of dollars per knife with a several year waiting list.
I would love to own one, but can't justify the outlay.
The midsized chef's knife like I gave you, is by far my biggest seller of kitchen knives.
Also the wife and my favorite kitchen knife.

The cryogenically treated steel means that I only have to pass it across a good steel maybe once a year.
well that diamond crusted steel you gave me is amazing. that may last forever. and that skinning knife was everyone's favorite when i had a bunch of guys out during white tail season. Every time i set it down someone picked it up. and we skinned a lot of deer. whatever your process is it works great.

Re: What will you be doing with your $1400 stimulus money?

Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 8:49 pm
by DiverTexas
Blast wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 2:33 am

I go pretty much the same route with the 5160, go past critical heat, quench in warm canola oil and temper twice for an hour at 400. I've beaten the hell out of my first knife I made that way and after a year it still cuts. Curved tang? A little swell in the back for a secure grip? I usually like a swell in the middle.
I prefer a slightly curved tang.
I'm also a fan of a palm swell.
Maybe add a lanyard?

Re: What will you be doing with your $1400 stimulus money?

Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 8:55 pm
by Reservoir Dog
DiverTexas wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 8:49 pm I prefer a slightly curved tang.
I'm also a fan of a palm swell.
*[insert joke here]*

Re: What will you be doing with your $1400 stimulus money?

Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 9:07 pm
by Blast
DiverTexas wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 8:49 pm
Blast wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 2:33 am

I go pretty much the same route with the 5160, go past critical heat, quench in warm canola oil and temper twice for an hour at 400. I've beaten the hell out of my first knife I made that way and after a year it still cuts. Curved tang? A little swell in the back for a secure grip? I usually like a swell in the middle.
I prefer a slightly curved tang.
I'm also a fan of a palm swell.
Maybe add a lanyard?
Sounds good to me, did you want some elk antler on the handle or a brass guard?

Re: What will you be doing with your $1400 stimulus money?

Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 11:47 pm
by DiverTexas
Blast wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 9:07 pm
DiverTexas wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 8:49 pm
Blast wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 2:33 am

I go pretty much the same route with the 5160, go past critical heat, quench in warm canola oil and temper twice for an hour at 400. I've beaten the hell out of my first knife I made that way and after a year it still cuts. Curved tang? A little swell in the back for a secure grip? I usually like a swell in the middle.
I prefer a slightly curved tang.
I'm also a fan of a palm swell.
Maybe add a lanyard?
Sounds good to me, did you want some elk antler on the handle or a brass guard?
Brother, that's up to you.
I've put my 2 cents in, I generally don't add guards to Nessmuks. Just make this your creation.

Re: What will you be doing with your $1400 stimulus money?

Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 11:52 pm
by pork
ill buy the knife...

Re: What will you be doing with your $1400 stimulus money?

Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 11:53 pm
by pork
depending on cost of course. i may have jumped the gun when i read curved tang...you know what i mean

Re: What will you be doing with your $1400 stimulus money?

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2021 5:01 am
by megman
Blast wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 9:07 pm
DiverTexas wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 8:49 pm
Blast wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 2:33 am

I go pretty much the same route with the 5160, go past critical heat, quench in warm canola oil and temper twice for an hour at 400. I've beaten the hell out of my first knife I made that way and after a year it still cuts. Curved tang? A little swell in the back for a secure grip? I usually like a swell in the middle.
I prefer a slightly curved tang.
I'm also a fan of a palm swell.
Maybe add a lanyard?
Sounds good to me, did you want some elk antler on the handle or a brass guard?
Image

Re: What will you be doing with your $1400 stimulus money?

Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2021 3:12 am
by Blast
pork wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 11:52 pm ill buy the knife...
megman wrote: Thu Mar 25, 2021 5:01 am
Blast wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 9:07 pm
DiverTexas wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 8:49 pm
Blast wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 2:33 am

I go pretty much the same route with the 5160, go past critical heat, quench in warm canola oil and temper twice for an hour at 400. I've beaten the hell out of my first knife I made that way and after a year it still cuts. Curved tang? A little swell in the back for a secure grip? I usually like a swell in the middle.
I prefer a slightly curved tang.
I'm also a fan of a palm swell.
Maybe add a lanyard?
Sounds good to me, did you want some elk antler on the handle or a brass guard?
Image
Image I made some good progress today after I switched to the coal forge, final shaping and cleanup will be tomorrow.

Re: What will you be doing with your $1400 stimulus money?

Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2021 3:23 am
by megman
Blast wrote: Sun Mar 28, 2021 3:12 am
pork wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 11:52 pm ill buy the knife...
megman wrote: Thu Mar 25, 2021 5:01 am
Blast wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 9:07 pm
DiverTexas wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 8:49 pm
Blast wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 2:33 am

I go pretty much the same route with the 5160, go past critical heat, quench in warm canola oil and temper twice for an hour at 400. I've beaten the hell out of my first knife I made that way and after a year it still cuts. Curved tang? A little swell in the back for a secure grip? I usually like a swell in the middle.
I prefer a slightly curved tang.
I'm also a fan of a palm swell.
Maybe add a lanyard?
Sounds good to me, did you want some elk antler on the handle or a brass guard?
Image
Image I made some good progress today after I switched to the coal forge, final shaping and cleanup will be tomorrow.
It might just be my monitor but that looks like a really small anvil. 8-)

Re: What will you be doing with your $1400 stimulus money?

Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2021 12:30 pm
by Blast
megman wrote: Sun Mar 28, 2021 3:23 am
Blast wrote: Sun Mar 28, 2021 3:12 am
pork wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 11:52 pm ill buy the knife...
megman wrote: Thu Mar 25, 2021 5:01 am
Blast wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 9:07 pm
DiverTexas wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 8:49 pm
Blast wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 2:33 am

I go pretty much the same route with the 5160, go past critical heat, quench in warm canola oil and temper twice for an hour at 400. I've beaten the hell out of my first knife I made that way and after a year it still cuts. Curved tang? A little swell in the back for a secure grip? I usually like a swell in the middle.
I prefer a slightly curved tang.
I'm also a fan of a palm swell.
Maybe add a lanyard?
Sounds good to me, did you want some elk antler on the handle or a brass guard?
Image
Image I made some good progress today after I switched to the coal forge, final shaping and cleanup will be tomorrow.
It might just be my monitor but that looks like a really small anvil. 8-)
It's a hundred pound or so, maybe 130 I haven't weighed it.