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sooner7nc
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sooner7nc
Never used meteorite iron. I want to start making Damascus steel but I'm really too lazy for something so labor intensive
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sooner7nc
Terry, Texas law for a knife blade is anything over 5.5 inches is considered an illegal knife. Funny it also mentions a category for "Bowie" knives with a specific blade length of 9 inches.
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sooner7nc
BTW these are already sold.
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sooner7nc
Thanks Ya'll. I'll pm you in the next few days EP with some contact info. You too eva luna if you see this.
G'night guys.
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sooner7nc
Thanks EP. I sell a few here and there. I use 1095 and 5160 carbon steel. They are very simple to heat treat compared to stainless and tool steels. I'll eventually get the equipment to HT stainless and tool steel but for now stick with these.
The blade with the scalloped spine and the dark wood handles and the leather thong is 5160, the rest are 1095. The 5160 is a spring steel (it's what most auto leaf springs are/were made of. It polishes out finer than the 1095 and doesn't appear to harden quite as much (lower carbon content)
I also have used old high carbon railroad spikes and worn files. The files are W-1 or -2 tool steel and is chemically similar to 1095.
I also do all the leatherwork.
This has proven to be a fun and fulfilling hobby.
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