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Post by Catscratch on Mar 21, 2021 5:50:25 GMT -6
Sounds like you can get all the antler you could possibly want. Cool forum!
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Post by Tooln on Mar 21, 2021 6:09:01 GMT -6
Thanks everyone for the offer's. I'm not ready yet but close. I'm trying to squeeze knife making between the honey do list. So far I have one blade patterned. I need to bevel it, build a forge and modify the toaster oven I got for tempering after heat treating.
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Post by Catscratch on Mar 21, 2021 6:20:40 GMT -6
Thanks everyone for the offer's. I'm not ready yet but close. I'm trying to squeeze knife making between the honey do list. So far I have one blade patterned. I need to bevel it, build a forge and modify the toaster oven I got for tempering after heat treating. What kind of temps will you need for tempering? I used the kitchen oven when I made the springs for my .50 cal. Worked well.
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Post by Tooln on Mar 21, 2021 6:45:26 GMT -6
Thanks everyone for the offer's. I'm not ready yet but close. I'm trying to squeeze knife making between the honey do list. So far I have one blade patterned. I need to bevel it, build a forge and modify the toaster oven I got for tempering after heat treating. What kind of temps will you need for tempering? I used the kitchen oven when I made the springs for my .50 cal. Worked well. Looking to maintain 450 for 2 one hour cycles. If looks could kill I wouldn't be here now when I mentioned this to the wife. The toaster oven isn't very accurate, so I'm putting together a PID temperature controller for it to maintain the temp I need. Good thing she doesn't know the temp the forge is going to run. She already thinks I'm going to burn the place down.
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Post by Catscratch on Mar 21, 2021 6:58:52 GMT -6
1st and second ones of the day. Matched set.
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Post by Catscratch on Mar 21, 2021 7:03:45 GMT -6
3rd...
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Post by Catscratch on Mar 21, 2021 7:22:50 GMT -6
Just found 2 more. Amazing mornimg!
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Post by sd51555 on Mar 21, 2021 7:46:11 GMT -6
Just found 2 more. Amazing mornimg! Another hour and you’ll have chandelier!
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Post by Catscratch on Mar 21, 2021 8:55:47 GMT -6
Finished the hunt with a couple mile run and a lap around a bean field. Found 2 more.
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Post by Catscratch on Mar 21, 2021 8:56:54 GMT -6
What kind of temps will you need for tempering? I used the kitchen oven when I made the springs for my .50 cal. Worked well. Looking to maintain 450 for 2 one hour cycles. If looks could kill I wouldn't be here now when I mentioned this to the wife. The toaster oven isn't very accurate, so I'm putting together a PID temperature controller for it to maintain the temp I need. Good thing she doesn't know the temp the forge is going to run. She already thinks I'm going to burn the place down. You told BEFORE doing it?
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Post by Tooln on Mar 21, 2021 12:46:17 GMT -6
Looking to maintain 450 for 2 one hour cycles. If looks could kill I wouldn't be here now when I mentioned this to the wife. The toaster oven isn't very accurate, so I'm putting together a PID temperature controller for it to maintain the temp I need. Good thing she doesn't know the temp the forge is going to run. She already thinks I'm going to burn the place down. You told BEFORE doing it? Yep, I know I'm a dumb ass.
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Post by Catscratch on Mar 21, 2021 13:29:16 GMT -6
I thought I was done shed hunting this morning, but I went to check some fence and found a couple more. This one is a match to the one I found in the bean field earlier. Found the other side 1 mile away (as the crow flies). I thought it was dirty due to recent rain, but the dirt didn't wash off. It's match was the same way. No clue what he was rubbing on but I've never seen antlers stained like this. Weird. This morning's finds: These were mostly found in cover/low spots next to the highway, and at the base of a big bluff. They stage there before crossing the road to feed in bean fields. A huge rub I found while checking fence. Impressive to see in real life! Yesterday afternoon's finds: These were mostly found in relation to dense cedar thickets. Another dead buck. Guessing roadkill being next to the highway.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Mar 21, 2021 13:46:48 GMT -6
That’s a great haul
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Post by biglakebass on Mar 22, 2021 10:05:27 GMT -6
If you are ever in MN CS, you will have to give us a tutorial on how to find sheds.
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Post by Sandbur on Mar 22, 2021 11:15:02 GMT -6
If you are ever in MN CS, you will have to give us a tutorial on how to find sheds. Shed hunting in Minnesota means you are looking for storage space!
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