27:17 Forge

27:17 Forge Custom handmade knives and eventually swords. Veteran run, pro American and pro law enforcement.

Getting back into the shop with a very low layer billet to knock the dust off
10/10/2023

Getting back into the shop with a very low layer billet to knock the dust off

Time for the second hour of tempering in the oven at 450 degrees
01/11/2023

Time for the second hour of tempering in the oven at 450 degrees

Setting up my first Damascus billet ever while grinding a commissioned San mai mini Bowie. Forge welds are set on the Da...
01/05/2023

Setting up my first Damascus billet ever while grinding a commissioned San mai mini Bowie. Forge welds are set on the Damascus, time to cut it and restack it

12/31/2022

Setting some forge welds for a San mai billet for my next project, a commissioned project for a friend.

My eighth knife, a small knife requested by my middle son and he even helped forge it. Upswept trailing point style made...
12/29/2022

My eighth knife, a small knife requested by my middle son and he even helped forge it. Upswept trailing point style made from 1095 with epoxy resin scales that he choose and 1/8” brass pins. It also included my first attempt to hammer my “maker’s mark” into the finished product

My middle son’s blade is quenched and tempered, I even tried my hand at striking my ”maker’s mark” into the blade. Hard ...
12/29/2022

My middle son’s blade is quenched and tempered, I even tried my hand at striking my ”maker’s mark” into the blade. Hard to see without being cleaned up, but it says 27/17

Little shop helper. He’s cleaning up and even swinging the hammer a few times on his ”upward swept trailing point” knife
12/27/2022

Little shop helper. He’s cleaning up and even swinging the hammer a few times on his ”upward swept trailing point” knife

Aside from a bit of polishing my seventh completed knife. A clip point hunter with forced mustard patina. Blade is mono ...
12/26/2022

Aside from a bit of polishing my seventh completed knife. A clip point hunter with forced mustard patina. Blade is mono steel 1095 with faux ivory handle scales and 1/4” brass pins.

Mustard anyone?
12/26/2022

Mustard anyone?

Weight loss program and initial sharpening is done, now time for the trademark “clamp porcupine”
12/25/2022

Weight loss program and initial sharpening is done, now time for the trademark “clamp porcupine”

This clip point hunter is entering a weight loss program before I’m going to start the bevels. I’m wondering what handle...
12/22/2022

This clip point hunter is entering a weight loss program before I’m going to start the bevels. I’m wondering what handle materials I should use when the time comes, faux ivory or one of my fancy woods?

Back in the shop, time to turn this 1095 into something
12/20/2022

Back in the shop, time to turn this 1095 into something

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