Spencer Haynes
Spencer Haynes
Apprentice Bladesmith
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Joined: Jun 26, 2024
Last seen: Nov 11, 2024
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RE: Glittery layers in my Damascus? Help!

That could be possible I suppose. I am pretty paranoid about not getting up to forge welding temps and not getting my welds to stick right. And I keep...

2 weeks ago
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RE:Glittery layers in my Damascus? Help!

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RE: Surface Plates

From my understanding the biggest difference is price and that granite is harder then steel so in theory the granite will not wear down and dish out t...

3 months ago
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RE: Surface Plates

I actually got a big slab from a company I use to work for a few years ago and did just that! It was large enough I got two 14x18ish slabs out of it. ...

3 months ago
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RE: Why the "ABS" style of design

That certainly make sense since I imagine a full tang design wouldn’t have been as simple and durable with the materials way back with the materials y...

5 months ago
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RE: Why the "ABS" style of design

Would I be correct in saying that hidden tangs also conserve material while Full tangs use more material and could be why historically speaking you se...

5 months ago