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Craftsmanship => Hawks and Knives => Topic started by: jbullard1 on November 12, 2008, 02:29:18 PM

Title: Raw Materials
Post by: jbullard1 on November 12, 2008, 02:29:18 PM
I just got these from a new friend
Thank you Deadfallpaul for the springs
I see several special blades
One goes back to the sender, slightly modified
(Your choice Paul large or small spring)
One goes to a very special young lady in my life
Not sure where the rest will go yet but I'll guarantee they will GO
A big Thank You To Paul
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u247/jbullard1954/Knives/Trap%20Springs/Picture004.jpg)
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Post by: Uncle Russ on November 12, 2008, 02:46:18 PM
WOW...Great! This should keep ya off the streets fer awhile.

I can say with some experience that the spring blade knife is indeed a good knife!
I don't know how long the edge will hold, but I can assure everyone that you can put a "razor sharp" on 'em....and, I believe that edge is going to be easy to restore once it does become dull. We'll see, hunting season is just days away!

Uncle Russ...
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Post by: R.M. on November 12, 2008, 02:52:42 PM
Quote from: "RussB"
WOW...Great! This should keep ya off the streets fer awhile.

It should save a few lawn-mowers in the neighborhood also.  :rotf
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Post by: jbullard1 on November 12, 2008, 03:03:33 PM
Russ they hold an edge pretty good
and yes a few lawn mowers get to keep their blades for a little while
My personal trapspring blade
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u247/jbullard1954/Knives/Trap%20Springs/Picture.jpg)
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Post by: deadfallpaul on November 12, 2008, 03:16:50 PM
Glad you got them so quickly.
 Have fun!!
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Post by: melsdad on November 12, 2008, 04:27:27 PM
I will be looking forward to the future pictures Jerry. I am sure they will be outstanding.
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Post by: Indiana on November 12, 2008, 05:11:39 PM
If you have an extra knife made from a trapspring, I'd be willing to buy it from you... let me know! :)
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Post by: jbullard1 on November 12, 2008, 05:24:45 PM
I'll probably have one  :shake
Title: Trap spring
Post by: jtwodogs on November 12, 2008, 09:03:23 PM
Now I know what to look for at old flea markets. question?
Do you heat the spring and pound out the curve? If so, then is the metal re-heated, to what color? and then quenched in oil? To bring the temper back?

Just trying to find out how it is done so I can make one.
Thanks
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Post by: jbullard1 on November 12, 2008, 09:24:35 PM
I heat the bend until it just starts to show a red color and hammer out flat. I do not  heat any more
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Post by: Mike Ameling on November 12, 2008, 11:41:28 PM
I don't know what steel they make those trap spring from originally, but they can be tricky to heat-treat.  It's way too easy to get them TOO hard and brittle.  Just Air-Cooling seems to work pretty good.  They end up holding an edge pretty well, but also fairly easy to re-sharpen.

But other people's experience with them may vary - as the steel may vary between springs from different trap makers.

Mikey - that grumpy ol' German blacksmith out in the Hinterlands
Title: trap
Post by: ridjrunr on November 13, 2008, 01:49:51 AM
Neat,I'd like to see any pix of the finished products.Have you done many of those?ridjrunr