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Happy Thanksgiving Everyone JP

Thanks man! take a look at the post below your comment. Lots of blade ****, Lol. JP

Okay, to end we have a little gallery of finished knives. Don't miss the previous postings from today! The Damascus Cleaver build and general update are posted above. If you want to see more finished knives take a look at www.doghouseforge.com Join the newsletter and take a look in the...

and through the magic of the "internets" we jump a head a couple days to the shaped and sanded result... Inlay was done with three parts. The aluminum liners, the copper flat bar, and the dark grey epoxy. I used the dark grey instead of the normal clear to give the separation and accentuate...

First time for everything. Who want to hand forge a Damascus Mega Cleaver? Perhaps a better question is who doesn't? :rocker: So one of my fellow farriers informed me that some of the finishing rasp were made of a different steel than the standard hoof rasp. This gave me the idea to layer 5...

The Update of Mass proportions Okay, as promised here is the Doghouse's attempt at catching up for the last month and a half. So much to show you guys...where to begin? To say there's been a lot going on would be a gross understatement. That's the problem with committing yourself to getting a...

Well, Its been a while since I have had enough time to sit down and update the Blacksmithing projects thread. Been more than a little busy trying to grow the Doghouse and get the website in full product mode. That stuff is really a lot of work! It seems Photobucket has changed some things...

Amazing work buddy. That file work on the handle is beautiful and your multi media scale work is top notch. I will say that i watched Grizzly run the entire build through his instagram feed. He cracked a few attempts in the hardening phase but didn't give up. Most guys would have said...

Don't forget the Beyond Wood Products and DogHouse Forge "September Artist of the month Give Away Contest" is in full swing. It wraps up at midnight September 30th so If you want a chance to win this set of forged kitchen knives use the link to jump over to B.W.P.'s Facebook page and enter. Its...

Thanks Gutser! The draw on the compressor isn't that great for each stroke. You would have issue when running long forging cycles. For example, if you were running out a long scroll or something. Since I'm using it mostly for rasp the length of working heat is so short with the thinner metal...

BAMMMMM!!!! This is a loud post! Why? Because Doghouse Forge just landed a 50+ Lb Air Driven, Flatland Forge Power hammer. Took today and made the journey to gather it up. Had to get a bit creative with moving it since I didn't have anyone to stabilize it in the air, but it all worked out...

Been busy around the Doghouse this past month. Lots of changes! I've officially reworked the farrier business to allow a 50/50 split between the horseshoeing and the blacksmith shop. So that's right, I'm committed now just like my good friend Brad says, "Building an Empire". Some highlights...

Finally came full circle with my Heat treat oven build. "Toms73Novass" saved my but several times during this project and I owe him a huge thank you! :thumbup: Here's the link to his Original oven build and the more recent forced air propane forge build he completed...

That sounds like a beautiful layout... My mind went down that road as well, but in order to get the length needed for the strips I would have had to buy full length boards of the other wood because i don't have anything long enough in the stack. A 72" long bloodwood board in its smallest...

oh...and Friday I went back to the shop to do the knife forging I was supposed to do Thursday... New hammer is in the mix...that's a 4lb and 2lb rounding hammer to give you some reference of its heft... 11" chef... will be the biggest custom built Chef knife so far... and it goes to the...