First steps - forging knives

[no2gates]

Thanks. I'm glad he wanted the hammer marks left in. After hammering almost an extra inch of width out of the blade it would've been nearly impossible to get it flat and smooth again.

That gives it a really cool look with the hammer marks, I really like it. Makes it a very one-of-a-kind item that couldn't be duplicated.

 

[General Zod]

ACME brand anvil, your a sick man.

BTW...

 

[General Zod]

Anyone who's interested, the shirts (and other things) are in my Etsy store, which is linked in the descriptions on my YouTube videos, which Axxe linked to earlier in the thread. Once I have a forum sponsorship I'll put links in more convenient places.

 

[no2gates]

My 2 favorite threads on TGT is a tie between this one and the Pronstar In-Laws thread.

 

[General Zod]

My 2 favorite threads on TGT is a tie between this one and the Pronstar In-Laws thread.

Man, that's some high praise. I'm not letting my mother in law anywhere near the forge, though.

 

[no2gates]

Man, that's some high praise. I'm not letting my mother in law anywhere near the forge, though.

Or, you could.... Nah, nevermind...

 

[General Zod]

Or, you could.... Nah, nevermind...

Nope. Not happening. Good lord, the thought of that woman in the same room with any dangerous objects...

 

[candcallen]

Man, that's some high praise. I'm not letting my mother in law anywhere near the forge, though.

Don't let that shit go to your head now Zod.

 

[Eastexasrick]

Found you, just put in Coyote Falls Forge. Cool stuff. Caltrops, I have a good story about those, but I will save it for later.

 

[General Zod]

Caltrops, I have a good story about those, but I will save it for later.

Yeah, those are kind of a no-go...felony for posession or manufacture in Texas.

 

[Eastexasrick]

I thought maybe they changed that, it was back in the 70s. My story ends with the Sheriff saying just put them right here, in the back of my car, and we will let this go.

 

[General Zod]

I thought maybe they changed that, it was back in the 70s.

Apparently they're considered "tire flattening devices"...so...does that mean I can't own nails? Or screws? Or the half-inch lag bolt my wife managed to get in a tire once?

 

[candcallen]

Yeah, those are kind of a no-go...felony for posession or manufacture in Texas.

Wait seriously? Must be a leftover from old texas..

Caltrops are great multi tools.

 

[General Zod]

Wait seriously? Must be a leftover from old texas..

Caltrops are great multi tools.

I was surprised too. But a year or so ago some asshole was dropping them on 20 west of Terrell and causing problems. Several news stories mentioned them being illegal, and I looked it up and...whaddaya know.

 

[cycleguy2300]

Yeah, those are kind of a no-go...felony for posession or manufacture in Texas.

It is an affirmative defense to prosecution that the actor's conduct was incidental to dealing with a tire deflation device solely as an antique or curio.

I wouldn't recommend pushing the boundaries, but it doesn't seem like having a caltrop on your mantel would get you in a bind, but I'm hardly a lawyer...


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[candcallen]

It is an affirmative defense to prosecution that the actor's conduct was incidental to dealing with a tire deflation device solely as an antique or curio.

I wouldn't recommend pushing the boundaries, but it doesn't seem like having a caltrop on your mantel would get you in a bind, but I'm hardly a lawyer...


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What if my one on my mantle is really a dozen in the console of my car but I live in my car?

 

[cycleguy2300]

What if my one on my mantle is really a dozen in the console of my car but I live in my car?

Honestly, I wouldn't care.

They are classified as weapons, which means they are arms so unless used improperly, they should be allowed to be bought, sold, carried etc by all.

Unless you're dropping them out as you drive, I think "antique or curio" is pretty ambiguous and I'm probably not too motivated to articulate how they weren't a curio...

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[candcallen]

@General Zod this might interest you.

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[no2gates]

@General Zod this might interest you.

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Those look like they would make awesome handles !

 

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Nice looking scales - out of my current budget though. I'll keep this in mind for later, once I've sold a few more blades. The colors are cool.