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Shawn's forging shed
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Excellent job as usual Shawn! Now on to swords and tomahawks 
You gotta be just about ready to contact Forged In Fire.
You gotta be just about ready to contact Forged In Fire.
Been a while for any updates.
Got the kitchen knife back from the guy I just sent it too. Making a small adjustment to the handle. Going to put a custom finger groove in to fit his particular grip style and hand placement. He told me he has about 10 hours with it in his hand cutting so far. That's just the time actually cutting, not any other prep stuff.
He has definitely put this to the test for me. Onions, tomatoes, all kinds of meat, slicing, chopping.... He trimmed the fat off a steak and basically did an HHT with the fat. Sliced it clean. He also cut pineapples to test it on the thick tough skin. No issues. He filleted a fish with it, and he even trimmed the bones on some lamb chops!
I asked him how many times he has needed to steel it and he told me everything has been done on the original edge I gave it to him with. He has named it Excalibur.
Now his dad and his cooking partner both want one! So anyone wondering how this 1095 steel I'm using will hold up, there is a pretty good bit of testing for you.
I also have a cutter almost finished. Re-sprayed the handle after this photo, now just final edge and cutting the post to length. This one is made from cherry.
And NO Mike.... I'm still not going on that show!
Got the kitchen knife back from the guy I just sent it too. Making a small adjustment to the handle. Going to put a custom finger groove in to fit his particular grip style and hand placement. He told me he has about 10 hours with it in his hand cutting so far. That's just the time actually cutting, not any other prep stuff.
He has definitely put this to the test for me. Onions, tomatoes, all kinds of meat, slicing, chopping.... He trimmed the fat off a steak and basically did an HHT with the fat. Sliced it clean. He also cut pineapples to test it on the thick tough skin. No issues. He filleted a fish with it, and he even trimmed the bones on some lamb chops!
I asked him how many times he has needed to steel it and he told me everything has been done on the original edge I gave it to him with. He has named it Excalibur.
Now his dad and his cooking partner both want one! So anyone wondering how this 1095 steel I'm using will hold up, there is a pretty good bit of testing for you.
I also have a cutter almost finished. Re-sprayed the handle after this photo, now just final edge and cutting the post to length. This one is made from cherry.
And NO Mike.... I'm still not going on that show!
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Awesome as always Shawn !!
Sounds like a super high quality knife Shawn! That certainly is a test!
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
You and me both Eric, he does awesome work !!
It's not a kitchen knife, but my brother purchased a field/utility/hunting knife from Shawn. He is super happy with it and the thing is a beauty!
Thanks everyone!!!
Got the body started on a new forge. Was cleaning up some stuff at work today and was able to salvage a piece of 10 inch diameter pipe. My current forge is too short for much of what I am making now, so I'm working on increasing the size and building a new burner to properly heat it. Still have a ways to go with it, but the main shell is completed.
Got the body started on a new forge. Was cleaning up some stuff at work today and was able to salvage a piece of 10 inch diameter pipe. My current forge is too short for much of what I am making now, so I'm working on increasing the size and building a new burner to properly heat it. Still have a ways to go with it, but the main shell is completed.
That is quite a bit bigger...you should be able to do a lot!
Got the ceramic wool ordered today. 24 inch X 4 foot roll of 2 inch thick for $38. Will be here tomorrow actually on their standard shipping. Can't complain with that.
Also got my burner pretty much done other than the orifice hole. Forgot to order the #70 drill that I needed to do that. The bottom sleeve will get welded onto the forge body for adjustment and holding. Mike (the guy that designed the burner) says I won't need a flare for this style, so it is just heavy wall 3/4 inch pipe and the burner orifice is adjustable in the end of the mixing tube for tuning.
Also got my burner pretty much done other than the orifice hole. Forgot to order the #70 drill that I needed to do that. The bottom sleeve will get welded onto the forge body for adjustment and holding. Mike (the guy that designed the burner) says I won't need a flare for this style, so it is just heavy wall 3/4 inch pipe and the burner orifice is adjustable in the end of the mixing tube for tuning.