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    OK your off the hook. I have 3 Kelly's, (Canadian by the way) but not the black eagle one like yours. They were the racers favourite back in the day. Custom grind on it, add some weight to it and your off

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    @southernredneck tell your old man to hook you up with an old breastbench saw. Bandsaw strip steel is too nigh in nickel
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    Get a lot of knives out of a 40 incher... try and get one as old a possible as the chances are it will be Sandvik and very good quality as opposed to later suppliers

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    I'll get on to him about one


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    Anza knives are made from new files and re-tempered. I've tried them, and they are pretty ok.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybMDdLpMAvQ

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    Look up Walter Sorrels on YouTube. I've been watching all day.

    He reckons start with stock removal first then save some pennies for forging equipment. Although, I do love his coal fire with forced induction from a hair drier and steam pipe


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    Quote Originally Posted by Dougie View Post
    Started with watching a hunting knife forged from steel cable. This is awesome. I wonder how I could set something up in the garage to do the heating.

    http://youtu.be/tfMC-N8vX54


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    You might want to start with some mild steel to get the basics right, I made heaps of letter openers and other small stuff to practice.
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    Than you can move on to more some more complicated steel and have fun rather than getting frustrated because the metal dosen't want to take shape you'r way. Knife making involves little forging and a lot of bench work, most of the time no forging at all.
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    But just to muck around you don't need much, Google "ground forge", get a hunk of steel to use as anvil and protective gear.
    Hasting library got a few good books, or talk to Chris Untitled Document I have learned a lot at his training course.
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    That's it, I wanna make knives!!

    @Dougie yeah I've watched plenty of his videos there pretty good I'm making a forge out of a old gas bottle and a hair dryer I got off trademe



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    I made a ground forge years ago using field tiles and heater fan out of an old car, lit some Manuka in the pit, forge complete
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    If your still in the bay you need to look up Steve Wheeler, he very interesting fella.

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