chuck123wapati Report post Posted December 13, 2021 Simple but effective lol, they are going with the holsters i posted the other day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PastorBob Report post Posted December 13, 2021 clean work Chuck. Looks great. Also love the bone handled tools in the photo as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuck123wapati Report post Posted December 13, 2021 1 hour ago, PastorBob said: clean work Chuck. Looks great. Also love the bone handled tools in the photo as well. Thank you Pastor. I make a lot of my own tools lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samalan Report post Posted December 13, 2021 That's nice work Chuck like Pastor Bob said nice looking tools also Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samalan Report post Posted December 13, 2021 You made those tools! nice work what steel did you use and the heat treat on them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuck123wapati Report post Posted December 13, 2021 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Samalan said: You made those tools! nice work what steel did you use and the heat treat on them. both the awl blade and knife are 1095 i buy it soft in 2 inch flats. after shaping i heat it to an orange red hot non magnetic, then oil quench. i do that twice ,I then temper it at 400 for a couple hours and let it cool slowly down. it usually comes out about 56 rockwell. The awl was quite tricky as it cools and heats really fast lol so getting it into the oil before cooling was fun. This skiving knife is chisel ground. Edited December 13, 2021 by chuck123wapati Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samalan Report post Posted December 13, 2021 Beautiful work I know about the extra small things I once tried to make a small coil spring making the coil no big deal now harden and temper that's very different LOL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JLSleather Report post Posted December 13, 2021 SWEET Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuck123wapati Report post Posted December 13, 2021 19 minutes ago, Samalan said: Beautiful work I know about the extra small things I once tried to make a small coil spring making the coil no big deal now harden and temper that's very different LOL Thanks 4 minutes ago, JLSleather said: SWEET Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bawarrior Report post Posted December 14, 2021 Nicely done my friend Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hags Report post Posted December 14, 2021 Very nice Chuck. I do like tools... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuck123wapati Report post Posted December 14, 2021 7 hours ago, Hags said: Very nice Chuck. I do like tools... thanks oh yea if ta cant buy em make em lol. 11 hours ago, Bawarrior said: Nicely done my friend thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JWheeler331 Report post Posted December 16, 2021 Well done. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuck123wapati Report post Posted December 16, 2021 9 minutes ago, JWheeler331 said: Well done. Thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lansacoder Report post Posted December 17, 2021 I like your work! Those tools are amazing! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuck123wapati Report post Posted December 17, 2021 6 hours ago, lansacoder said: I like your work! Those tools are amazing! thanks i appreciate that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
