Wendell Bryenton
Apprentice Bladesmith
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Joined: Oct 18, 2022
Last seen: Nov 23, 2024
Topics: 48 / Replies: 138
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RE: Damascus Loss

Thats all I am doing, pasting the URL, you can also test it by previewing your post.

2 years ago
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RE: Damascus Loss

The photos are first posted on my website, I usually resize them so that they have a maximum size they are a max of 1024 on the largest edge. Then I...

2 years ago
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RE: Apprentice Pictures

This was what I am calling a Modern Frontier set. A Bowie and a Tomahawk (which was much harder than I thought)

2 years ago
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RE: Emerald Santoku

Michael Samdahl Thanks for the compliment! I live in St. Albert, Alberta, Canada and North Buck Lake, Alberta. About a 50% split. I dont have many s...

2 years ago
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RE: Im Going to Start a Band...

Michael Samdahl Yeah, I was going to see if I can get Slash to play guitar...

2 years ago
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RE: Apprentice Pictures

Michael Samdahl I do the copper damascus by watching the temperatures. Really the copper braises to the steel. 1st I create the damascus forge to ...

2 years ago
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RE: Blade out of Alignment with Handle

Thats one of them there corner daggers... Every time I have tried to straighten, it borked.

2 years ago
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RE: New Bladesmith Skill Development And Evaluation

I love watching Ilya's work. I agree on the hammer skills. I spent my first year doing things like buiding my forge, making some fire pokers, hanger...

2 years ago
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RE: Buying My First 2X72 Belt Grinder. 1.5Hp Or 2Hp?

honestly you wont go wrong with any of those. IMHO. I went with a 2hp on mine and am very happy with the choice. More is always gooder if you can. ...

2 years ago
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RE: Damascus Loss

Here is the finished Axe. 300 layers. Final weight 3lbs 10 oz on a hand crafted hickory handle. I should have introduced some sort of a rainbow or l...

2 years ago
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RE: Modern version of an ancient blade

is that a wolves tooth pattern you put in that?

2 years ago
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RE: Damascus Loss

Thanks guys, I tried to like your posts, but for some reason, it wasnt taking.

2 years ago
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RE: how do you know you are ready? What can I do?

you guys have been really helpful! Thank you. I am a year and half away from being able to attempt a test, but I now have some ideas of what to loo...

2 years ago
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RE: Heat Treatment

Thanks, spine down makes a lot sense now that you mention it. I was thinking of making some sort of hanging rack for it. My thought is the tang can ...

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