I really like the light with darker lines through it, its pretty distinctive. From what little I know of these things I've seen they did do either a wet rawhide wrap like you did or a series of braided weave down the end so when it dries, it shrinks and holds it all together tight. Used to use muriatic for cleaning stainless welds but for forge scale I just found the white vinegar they use for cleaning in a pretty stout 50-50 solution was a lot easier and safer to live with than the acid, safer to dispose of, cheaper and it does it about as fast. Still want to put it outside for the big jobs when its not covered because it'll rust everything!
Its an amazing weapon. One i learned of believe it or not in a scifi novel series. But they called it by a different name. And i think it was the name of a tribe and not the weapon. But that name was "assegai". Likely has no bearing at all but from a martial arts standpoint i thought it was an awesome weapon with potential out the yingyang. Slice / dice/ stabby fun. To me that looks amazing sir.
Columbus Ohio and we met Africa transplants some are nice and some worthlesd my opinion.... But one truly seems like a super person and she highly interested in my Blacksmith hobbyist said in her country it sounds like knives are often referred to as weapons and laws don't allow some are not legal .And spears are illegal but sales for a good price.Might be a black market if you're shipping out of country be careful.. So happy for you having a great work place. Hickory is a great choice of woods.
Say John I really like your work I was wondering how much you would charge to make a blade making hammer or dog face I was watching Jesse hu who is a young bladesmith and he has what looks like a 2 lb or more I think more 4 lb maybe and I really would like one like it I have never seen one before in my 65 yrs.
@HeavyForge, I have Blacksmiths in my Family going back over 2,500 years. I have done some myself. So a bit of advice, one thing that I have found that works well for cleaning metal is Coka Cola or Pepsi. And it might be cheaper than Muriatic Acid.
NICE. I really like the pattern. Just the right layer count👍👍 In general, when you buy a bone, that has both ends intact, like that ostrich femur, you should expect it to have marrow inside..... I mean, how should that have gone away?? Go draw some blood with that iklwa👍
