Category Archives: WIP

Work in progress

Current WIP

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Podforge

Spent today using the lathe to make some fittings for one of the forged knives I’m working on.  I’m getting to the point where I am happy with my ability to use the metal lathe and Milling machine.  I thought … Continue reading →

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The road to a JS stamp

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Podforge

One of the things I have dedicated time to is the process of getting my ABS Journeyman Smith rating.  Part of the process for that entails putting a forged blade through a series of performance tests in front of a … Continue reading →

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Of progress and photo “development”

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Podforge

The last 3 weeks I have been working on filling an order and finishing out a couple of kitchen knives that were started at the end of last year.  Porgress was slowed due to the snow storm but I did … Continue reading →

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New Forge Progress

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Podforge

In the last post the plan was to line the forge with 2 layers of blanket and then cast an interior liner. In order to do that I needed to make a form for the inside cavity. Once that was … Continue reading →

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A tale of two forges

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Podforge

(edit: I remembered the casting refractory wrong it is Kast-O-Lite 30) A long time ago in a galaxy far way… Nope wait not quite accurate .. Ahem.. A number of years ago at a rental not far from here, I … Continue reading →

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Full Set of Kitchen Prototypes at Last

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Podforge

You may have noticed in some of the previous photos a kitchen knife with a red handle.  This was one of a couple kitchen knives I made out of some 1/8 inch thick 154-CM.  I liked them well enough but … Continue reading →

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Never Would Have Guessed

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Podforge

If you had told me even a year ago my daughter would be the young woman she is today, I would not have believed it.   She has done remarkable things and learned much about who she is and who … Continue reading →

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And Now For Something Different

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Podforge

The latest knives for me to share are from my first attempt at using S35-VN stainless.  I had a failure of the method I was using to prevent the blades from scaling in the heat treat.  They came out looking … Continue reading →

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Can of Whoop-Etch

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Podforge

One of the things I need to work with stainless steel is a way to mark the blades, since my tang stamp is not really appropriate for stainless.   One of the standard methods of marking stainless is electro-etching.  There are … Continue reading →

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Quick update

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Podforge

I’ve been a bit busy lately working on process stuff, which is why there haven’t been any updates here the last week. There are a number of things going on that I will post about soon, including: I am collecting … Continue reading →

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