Mark Bartlett
Mark Bartlett
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Joined: May 3, 2014
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6 years ago
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Coffin Handle Bowie Wip

And here we come to the end of the road. This one is in a drawer in my shop collecting dust. After hours of looking at it, the whole ricasso and plung...

7 years ago
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Files

I use lots of files. Even now that I have a mill, I still go back to them. I guess I'm going to be the exception to the rule in that some of my files ...

7 years ago
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Coffin Handle Bowie Wip

I'm working really really slowly for some reason. Part of me thinks it's listening to the air conditioners running and it irritates me. I like cold we...

7 years ago
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Where To Draw The Line

I may abandon the whole idea anyway. If I can't make it look right, I won't do it. Judging or otherwise. But I get what you're saying. I enjoy the cof...

7 years ago
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Coffin Handle Bowie Wip

Moving into hand sanding the ricasso and I find this little low dimple in it. Pulled the belt off the platen and here lies the problem. a buildup on t...

7 years ago
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Bladesmithing Myths!

I think the one myth that kills me worse than the rest is the triple quench. There are others that I've been aware of through my learning process but ...

7 years ago
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Coffin Handle Bowie Wip

Now, this part of the game is going to look like a lot of the same thing. The blade looked ground before, but that was just roughed in. Pictures can b...

7 years ago
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Materials Choice

[quote name='Dan Cassidy' date='08 July 2016 - 10:23 PM' timestamp='1468034620' post='17621'] Mark I am sure that your micarta would make a ni...

8 years ago
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Materials Choice

[quote name='Mike Williams' date='09 July 2016 - 05:14 AM' timestamp='1468059260' post='17625'] Mark; Not trying to sound too gruff; but the jud...

8 years ago
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8 years ago
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