What did you do this week?

[Bruno]

In my basement i don't have stuff on wheels but everything is mounted to the wall. Shelves, cupboards, supports, ... so that the floor can be cleared

 

[32t]

When I worked in the hospital nothing could be set/stored on the floor. We had many bin systems and carts on wheels

 

[Bruno]

I work in a pharmaceutical plant, and the same applies. There are very few desks or tables around. They're generally only found in areas that are more or less designated control rooms. In the facilities, everything is on wheels or suspended.

 

[32t]

I wish now I had a picture. In the board room they has a big table.

I digress nw but on one side there many knots in the wood, the other side none.

I wondered how they sat and what side had but the other had not.

 

[Shawn]

Got some quenched and in the oven tempering right now. Getting some cool patterns showing just out of the oil.

 

[Shawn]

Got this one done.

 

[Bruno]

That is really cool. I've never used translucent handles like this because I never knew what to do with the tang, but this solves that problem very nicely.

 

[Bruno]

Finished this

 

[Shawn]

Got this one close to done.

 

[Bruno]

I love the pattern. How many layers is it in total?

 

[Shawn]

I love the pattern. How many layers is it in total?

21 layers. I used all combination of ladder and raindrop dies on the press when I was working it down. I knew it wouldn't be fully either partially from using both, but also because of the lower count, but I think it turned out nice and bold.

 

[Bruno]

Christmas trees for my daughter's kindergarten class.

 

[32t]

A quick little project that will have to wait until spring to see how it works. Surplus French army shaving brush on a 27 inch Id badge holder. The idea is to use it as a mushroom brush.

 

[verndahl]

A quick little project that will have to wait until spring to see how it works. Surplus French army shaving brush on a 27 inch Id badge holder. The idea is to use it as a mushroom brush.

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You shave your mushrooms?

 

[32t]

I don't like fuzzy mushrooms.

 

[Bruno]

Ready for heat treatment.

5 razors that will be available as a group buy.

A kitchen knife for a friend of my daughter

And a hunting knife made from a leftover billet from one of the texas meets. Only a handful of layers. I forged this in memory of Scott.

 

[32t]

I wish I had your ambition and ability.

 

[Bruno]

I wish I had your ambition and ability.

I do have ambition. But ability is just a matter of being too stupid to know when to quit so i keep putting 1 foot in front of the other.

 

[Bruno]

I made a sheath this week.

Some work in progress. 2 wootz hunting knives.

And a smsll japanese style kitchen knife. The handle was bought as is i didn't make that.

 

[Shawn]

I'm having the worst struggle with etches lately. I got 2 blades that showed up awesome, 3 blades that only show some lines but otherwise they are all silver, and this one that is spotty in the black area...
Not sure what i am doing wrong. They are all low layer done with a press, so minimal heating. No where near if I was cutting and stacking. Also minimal working, so I don't think it's migration from the 15n20, but I could definitely be wrong. I just don't know.
After things settle from the holidays and I get the shop in a bit more order I'm going to invite Walter Baranowski over to do some stuff with me and try and figure out what I'm doing wrong.
Here is the spotty one I just finished. Works very well, just not happy with the finish.