This is what I decided to forge on the hottest day of the year last week. Forged from 1/2 1084 I found while cleaning up my shop. It’s now 1/8in. 9 inches OAL cutting edge is 4 inches. Blue and Yellow Kirnite handle with red and yellow liners. I can say it was a pain getting all the forging marks off it, I haven’t forged since I forged that knife for my granddaughter from a railroad spike. I hope to make the sheath tonight after it cools down a bit, unless I fall asleep, it’s been a long, long day!. lol

Looks great

That's purty

Thanks guys.

Nice knife but I'd have to disagree with you on one thing. It's not almost too hot to forge, it is too hot to forge!

I agree Bubba; We're at our lake house and it's too hot to fish. I'm waiting till I can go out without my sneaker melting. I now one thing my new knife shop WILL have heat and air. My old bones just can't take the extreme elements anymore.

I can stay in the shop up to about 90° then I call it quits. Cold in the winter doesn't bother me much but the heat kicks this old mans tail!

Around here when I am running the forge this time of year it is like standing in front of Hell with the doors open.
I have AC in the forging room but it is no use to run it then, I do run it when I am grinding. The finish and engraving rooms are AC

I would love to be able to make something that looks that good.

One thing that helps for sure is having a gas forge; Good Lord, I can't imagine forging inside using a coal forge in these Texas summers

I remember years ago when I first got hooked I used a small coal forge with an electric blower and kept outside, but I was a lot younger then. Winter times I wanted to bring it inside but my shop wasn't fire proofed like Jerry's shop.

Very nice work Bob. Like the blued blade with those scales.