Kevin Stinson
Kevin Stinson
Apprentice Bladesmith
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Joined: Feb 15, 2021
Last seen: May 1, 2024
Topics: 24 / Replies: 101
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RE: Karambit

I Meant no offense. and I think every bladesmith will agree you always need more clamps. however I want to say sorry I was also way overthinking it (a...

4 weeks ago
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RE: 26c3 steel question

This is 26C3. I made it as a test piece to see how I liked the steal 3 years ago. I overheated some sections, and as I let it sit in my forge instead ...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Karambit

My guess for that blemish in the wood is you are using thin pre-cut scales and are clamping it with a C clamp. like the thicker pointy thing is pointi...

4 weeks ago
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RE: a question about casting gaurds via sand casting

Thanks I will be reading that post. I will keep the measurements and lack of a ricasso in mind for the next ones. the bottom one is a bit too short a...

4 weeks ago
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RE: can you make a living one bladesmithing alone?

Kinda glad I am adding Jewelry making and only plan on this, hopefully supplementing SSI as SSD...and eventually plan to teach.

4 weeks ago
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RE: A question about sandpaper

I forgot to subscribe to this post, so subscribe.

1 month ago
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RE: Best mini-Milling Machine

Have you tried hot fitting the guard to the tang? i find the center mark it with a center punch, then heat it ups and I punch a hole (ok, I cheat and ...

1 month ago
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RE: are there any Minisota master bladesmiths not on the list?

Thank you. When is Blade Show this year? and when do the updates come out? right now, both myself and the only member of my family(my mom) I am comfor...

1 month ago
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RE: Casting Equipment on a Budget.

You're right. I likely had a hole in it. I will do that then. I did dunk it in water, so the steel, despite being mild steel, was brittle. This was ma...

1 month ago
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RE: Casting Equipment on a Budget.

Sorry, it took me 2 days to respond. It makes sense, but how did the melt coat the bottom so uniformly? As this is the underside of the dish, that's ...

1 month ago
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RE: Casting Equipment on a Budget.

1: mild steel, rightly 1/2 inch deep, 2 inches wide, and 3 inches long with a little bit of old melted copper still affixed to it welded with blue dem...

2 months ago
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RE: Casting Equipment on a Budget.

i am spyralling as i cant move on...this is something that happened to me a lot before i was stated as being disruptive in a bladesmithing facebook gr...

2 months ago
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