Monthly Archives: April 2013

Blacksmith Caterpillar Knife – Part 4

Posted on April 19, 2013 by metal_musings

Since the last post I hardened and tempered the little knife, and spent some time getting the scale and crud from the heat treating process off of it. Now it’s time to add some gold highlights.  Above, I’ve engraved a … Continue reading →

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Blacksmith Caterpillar Knife – Part 3

Posted on April 19, 2013 by metal_musings

Now that I’ve removed the knife from it’s holding medium, I notice the caterpillar has a bad case of the “squares.”  I need to round it’s top edges over a little more. There, that’s better.  Now for the other side. … Continue reading →

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Blacksmith Caterpillar Knife – Part 2

Posted on April 13, 2013 by metal_musings

Above is the caterpillar after initial carving with small carbide burrs.   And here, I’ve used small punches to smooth over all the hills and valleys of the caterpillar’s side.  I’ve also done a preliminary darkening of the steel just … Continue reading →

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Blacksmith Caterpillar Knife

Posted on April 11, 2013 by metal_musings

Here’s another strange idea I came up with.  This little knife is based upon a class of knives called “Blacksmith Knives” or sometimes “Viking Woman’s Knives.”  These come down to us through antiquity, and were generally just simple (and inexpensive) … Continue reading →

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