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Thanks! yeah sometimes the work bench gets super cluttered and I can't resist getting the camera out
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Are you making a bunch of these little guys to sell or what?
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Almost! I've made 5 so far, they're a lot of work because I'm normally making them to be used in legitimate combat. It took 1 year to make 5 (along side my other projects) so it's not exactly what I'd call "a bunch." But I'm not totally satisfied with the form yet and I've still got a lot to learn so it's very likely I'll be making a few more.
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5? I feel like you've been posting so many I lost count. Must be the same ones reworked?
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Yeah sometimes I post progress pictures, so it would look like I'm made a lot. The last one I did was made from 4130 chromemoly and I heat treated the piece, so I took a bunch of photo's of it at the different phases.
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yeah, that would be it. I was thinking "man! he's made a half dozen of those octopus bucklers already"
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Yeah I've only made 5. 
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hah yes, I can imagine! but worth having it usable. With the spring steel, do you do any tempering after your done shaping?
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Absolutely, depending on the material and thickness I'll put it in the oven at about 400-500 degree's Fahrenheit for 20minutes to an hour. I would recommend doing a test piece or two in the same thicknesses that had gone under the same stress/shaping as your final piece. That way you have more data and practice for the piece you may have spent 40-90hours on.
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Aye, that I understand. Hardening leather can also be a finicky/delicate process.
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Yeah I've only done a little of that and I barely had enough of an understanding to have consistent results. It was a bit of slapdash luck at best
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aye, if I ever get back into working with metal again I want to study metallurgy so I can have a better understanding of what I'm doing to it.
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I took Metallurgy in college, but that was 4 years ago and I didn't start working with any high tech modern materials until last winter. So I didn't apply myself very well, thank goodness I had the foresight to keep my text books. But I still think the school of hard knox is pretty good too. Knowing isn't doing, but it certainly helps! Cause ya never know what you'll learn from books!
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you don't really cement the knowledge until you put it to practice
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Fantastic!! Such a fluid natural shape. It almost looks as if it could crawl away of its own free will! Very impressive.
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Thank you! Yeah I love the life these little guys have
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gosh! I don't even know how it's possible to do something like that! wonderful work, as always
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Thanks very much! Super nice of you to say!
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He says "12gauge 4130 Chrome-moly" because I can't count the number of times I've thought to myself "Man, these snipers sure are a pain. If only I had a really cool buckler that would stop .308 Winchester."
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