Spencer Haynes
Spencer Haynes
Apprentice Bladesmith
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Joined: Jun 26, 2024
Last seen: Feb 20, 2025
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RE: Glittery layers in my Damascus? Help!

That could be possible I suppose. I am pretty paranoid about not getting up to forge welding temps and not getting my welds to stick right. And I keep...

7 months ago
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RE:Glittery layers in my Damascus? Help!

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7 months ago
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RE: Surface Plates

From my understanding the biggest difference is price and that granite is harder then steel so in theory the granite will not wear down and dish out t...

10 months ago
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RE: Surface Plates

I actually got a big slab from a company I use to work for a few years ago and did just that! It was large enough I got two 14x18ish slabs out of it. ...

10 months ago
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RE: Why the "ABS" style of design

That certainly make sense since I imagine a full tang design wouldn’t have been as simple and durable with the materials way back with the materials y...

11 months ago
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RE: Why the "ABS" style of design

Would I be correct in saying that hidden tangs also conserve material while Full tangs use more material and could be why historically speaking you se...

12 months ago