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Katanas are pretty neat, i have held few real ones made from tamahagane...

Hard to make from tamahagane, not from modern steels. Though, id take making one as a challenge. D2 steel blade with mild steel core would make pretty damn epic sword...
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Yeah i know the whole process, got few books and know a guy who has witnessed the making of one of these...
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Sometime ago you guys asked me for a forging video. Didnt make a forging video yet but... BEHOLD! I present to you, jake splitting firewood for over 2 minutes! :D :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcHsaDEu ... e=youtu.be
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Slick. That would make an AWESOME projectile...
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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hehe, buy it and shoot it :D
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When I'm no longer in Europe you can be pretty damn sure that's going to happen :D
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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You'd need indestructible knife for that. Got a feeling that this one is pretty close... :D
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jackssmirkingrevenge wrote:
Slick. That would make an AWESOME projectile...
At that rate he should use an axe...
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PVC Arsenal 17 wrote:At that rate he should use an axe...
One the build list is a Spetsnaz tribute ballistic shovel...

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jackssmirkingrevenge wrote:
PVC Arsenal 17 wrote:At that rate he should use an axe...
One the build list is a Spetsnaz tribute ballistic shovel...
That one'll cover my humor intake for the next week or so.
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I was only half joking ;)
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jake has a new project. A friction folder!

Right not the handle part is curing, tomorrow ill try to find time to shape the handle and do little more sanding to the blade.

Only had very slow (like 6 hours) epoxy, otherwise i had shaped the handle today...

Handle scales are blue/red acrylic. Stopper pin is 6mm HSS and the pivot will be 5mm HSS. Pins holding the scales together are just 2mm mild steel. Oh and the blade is 0.8% pure carbonsteel.

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Comments/interests/ideas are welcome :)
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Wow Jake, looking pretty smart! Nice to see you making something mechanical :)
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Got the handle pretty much profiled and glued some brass supports inside.

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