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RE:Hoof Knife 25 Dec 2008 14:56 #31

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RE:Hoof Knife 25 Dec 2008 15:09 #32

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BPethick wrote:

Thank you, that is a real compliment!

I started making knives using 1095 and wasn't happy with the results.
I use A2 because heat treating is simple and it holds a good edge.

My good friend Shayne Carter told me about A2. It is the steel of choice for his knives as well.

Bob,

Are you able to normalize or aneal the A2 to get it soft for file/grinding?

I only used A2 once and, in small sections, it seemed get hard just cooling in still air.

With the 1095 I've done some playing around with tempering times and temps to get the final hardness I want.

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RE:Hoof Knife 25 Dec 2008 15:39 #33

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Mike Ferrara wrote:

Bob,

Are you able to normalize or aneal the A2 to get it soft for file/grinding?

I only used A2 once and, in small sections, it seemed get hard just cooling in still air.

With the 1095 I've done some playing around with tempering times and temps to get the final hardness I want.

Precision ground A2 comes in a annealed state.
A2 is a air hardening tool steel, so all grinding, drilling, etc. would have to be done before you did any forging or put it in the fire.
It could be annealed again by bringing it up to temperature and packing it in lime.

I didn't like 1095 because it was easy to loose the hardness along the edge if you overheated it when sharpening. This wasn't a problem if I was doing the sharpening... but eventually someone else would sharpen the gift you gave them.

A2 is much more forgiving with someone with a heavy hand on the buffing wheel. :cool:

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RE:Hoof Knife 25 Dec 2008 15:45 #34

J.H. shoeing OFFLINE Master Posts: 1793 Thank you received: 2 Karma: 0	BPethick wrote: I don't sell knives, just make them for fun. I make them for auctions, gifts, etc. If you come visit, you will probably leave with a knife and have a pretty good idea how to start making them. can I come visit?
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RE:Hoof Knife 25 Dec 2008 16:09 #35

BPethick OFFLINE Very Senior Member Posts: 579 Karma: 0	J.H. shoeing wrote: can I come visit? Any time!
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RE:Hoof Knife 26 Dec 2008 10:27 #36

smitty88 OFFLINE Guru Posts: 6951 Thank you received: 64 Karma: 13	BPethick wrote: Any time! Bob, you might wake up on monday morning with a que of farriers waiting outside your forge doors
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RE:Hoof Knife 26 Dec 2008 13:46 #37

BPethick OFFLINE Very Senior Member Posts: 579 Karma: 0	smitty88 wrote: Bob, you might wake up on monday morning with a que of farriers waiting outside your forge doors That would be fun! When do you arrive?
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RE:Hoof Knife 26 Dec 2008 14:22 #38

smitty88 OFFLINE Guru Posts: 6951 Thank you received: 64 Karma: 13	The Wife and i said a few years ago were will we try and visit in the next five years or so Ausse NZ Canada USA we have the first one out of the way so if we ever make the USA Bob we would love to call in and say hello
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RE:Hoof Knife 26 Dec 2008 14:26 #39

BPethick OFFLINE Very Senior Member Posts: 579 Karma: 0	smitty88 wrote: The Wife and i said a few years ago were will we try and visit in the next five years or so Ausse NZ Canada USA we have the first one out of the way so if we ever make the USA Bob we would love to call in and say hello I will look forward to the visit!
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RE:Hoof Knife 26 Dec 2008 14:47 #40

smitty88 OFFLINE Guru Posts: 6951 Thank you received: 64 Karma: 13	Jeff Crane wrote: I am on the way. I will pull and finish for you to get one with a hoof pick. Deal? Jeff, did you see the Que i looking back and your in about 49th spot
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RE:Hoof Knife 26 Dec 2008 14:48 #41

Jeff Crane OFFLINE Senior Member Posts: 442 Karma: 0	I am on the way. I will pull and finish for one with a hoof pick. Deal?
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RE:Hoof Knife 26 Dec 2008 14:55 #42

BPethick OFFLINE Very Senior Member Posts: 579 Karma: 0	Jeff Crane wrote: I am on the way. I will pull and finish for one with a hoof pick. Deal? I leave for NC in the morning. My folks live in Cary and my brother in Youngsville. You are welcome to visit after Jan. 1st.
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RE:Hoof Knife 26 Dec 2008 15:10 #43

Jay Mickle OFFLINE Very Senior Member Posts: 849 Thank you received: 2 Karma: 0	BPethick wrote: I leave for NC in the morning. My folks live in Cary and my brother in Youngsville. You are welcome to visit after Jan. 1st. If you head South from Cary give me a call (910-986-0471). Evan flys in tomorrow for a week. Would be nice to see you. Jay
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RE:Hoof Knife 26 Dec 2008 19:32 #44

Gary Hill OFFLINE Guru Posts: 5298 Thank you received: 6 Karma: 4	Bob, how close are you to Jackson? I really want to come to Jersey next spring or summer and visit G.A. in Jackson, I would make sure to pay you a visit if you're close or on the way? Thanks
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RE:Hoof Knife 26 Dec 2008 22:17 #45

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Gary Hill wrote:

Bob, how close are you to Jackson? I really want to come to Jersey next spring or summer and visit G.A. in Jackson, I would make sure to pay you a visit if you're close or on the way? Thanks

Jackson is about an hour south by car. I am 15 minutes from the junction of
I-287 and I-78.

NJ isn't that big, with 8 million people and 70,000 horses.

The fourth smallest State in the country, New Jersey is only larger than Connecticut, Delaware, and Rhode Island.

The land area is 7,417.34 sq. mi. The inland water is an additional 371 sq. mi. and the coastal water adds another 425 sq. mi.

The maximum length north and south of New Jersey is 166 miles; the maximum width east and west is 57 miles. The coastline is 130 miles long.

So, truth be told if you are in NJ you are not too far away from where I live...

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