2005年1月26日 · I've used this steel before, hardened it, file tested the edge and broken a couple blades. So I know that this stuff is supposed to do what I'm asking it to. My quenchant has …

2012年10月29日 · One other suggestion. Get rid of the Goddard's goop unless spilling is a problem. That's the reason that Wayne Goddard formulated it, so he could carry it in the trunk …

2016年4月26日 · This is one of the VERY rare instances I'd suggest using a semisolid quenchant like Goddard's Goop (roughly equal parts paraffin wax and bacon grease/Crisco with a bit of …

2023年8月17日 · The backside carvings is based on 204. The blade part of the front side I filled in myself. I've left the color natural. I want to experiment with dyeing recipes on future sheaths. …

2022年3月15日 · The raw oil takes forever to dry, but if you're into oil painting you can refine it to use as the carrier for dry pigments.

2014年1月24日 · Speaking from experience, you're not going to get a traditional polish with modern abrasives. There's just something about tojiru goop, and fingerstones that does things …

2023年11月2日 · They say hide glue also adheres well to horn. If you get a good goop in the inside, it will never come off. Apparently they had glue like that in the Bronze age. It can get …

2024年6月15日 · I want to do proper medieval leather dyeing sometime, but that's another project. I first finished the sheath end and thong more neatly, and then applied the leather dye. I …

2009年10月1日 · Tandy's Leather Co. sells a tool for about $15 that they call a Super Skiver. It gives a little more control over using a knife for skiving and uses inexpensive, replaceable blades.

2008年10月29日 · The multiple hardening lines are the end result of a multiple edge quench in goop: no magic, just luck with a first blade and remembered what happened ("went wrong") …