ZackJonas
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Joined: Sep 19, 2011
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Japanese Metalworking Classes

By the way, here is a link to a video of Ford that showcases many of the techniques he'll be teaching in the intro course: Part 1: Part 2:

10 years ago
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Abs On Facebook Proposal

This is a great suggestion. I agree completely. Zack

10 years ago
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Belt Grinder?

Hey Phil, I don't have an old grinder I can spare, but you're welcome to come up and use mine some. I'm probably about 45 minutes to an hour from you,...

11 years ago
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Pre-Quench Critical Soaking On Damascus

Ah, ok that sounds about right. Thanks. Yeah, I forge as evenly as possible, down to matching the number of blows per heat on each side of the b...

11 years ago
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Pre-Quench Critical Soaking On Damascus

John, Kevin. Thanks very much to both of you. My understanding is more complete. Kevin, your last post in particular confirmed a number of suspicions ...

11 years ago
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Pre-Quench Critical Soaking On Damascus

John, Thanks for the detailed response. In fact I wrote my sequence out incorrectly. I did normalize, then stress relieve, THEN anneal. ...

11 years ago
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Ht For 15N20

Thanks Brion. Yeah I've been using it for years actually. And I have certainly heat treated lots of it without any big issues. But I was sitting here ...

11 years ago
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Ms Test - Point Of Clarification

Alright gents, thanks for the input!

11 years ago
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No More Cutting Competitions

Thanks Dan. Yeah, I figured it had been carefully considered, and I certainly understand how complex contract law can get. Of course you all did...

11 years ago
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No More Cutting Competitions

Thanks for the confirmation. What a bummer! I'm sure it's been considered, but why not institute some kind of waiver policy for participants ...

11 years ago
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Decorative Filework Techniques- Topic For June 2013

This is a good topic! I have been working on improving my decorative filework lately. I have a few tips and observations that I have picked up whi...

11 years ago
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Youtube Creator Academy

Cool! I'm interested to hear about what you learn!

11 years ago
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Question About Sharpening With A Steel

I'll take a "stab" at this one. Consider a spear. Why does the spear end in a sharp point, rather than the rounded butt of a broom handle? The a...

11 years ago
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Blade Finishing - Topic For May 2013

Good question Phil. I take my blades to 120, then hit them with some 220 paper (longitudinally). I stamp my blades, and in the interest of applyi...

11 years ago
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