I can’t wait to see the finished product! Definitely a really cool build, will be following along.
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Originally posted by Jason Fry View PostThe story on the nails. The battle of San Jacinto only involved roughly 1/3 of the Mexican forces in Texas. After the battle, the rest of the Mexican army regrouped at Madam Powell's boarding house to decide what to do. While there, they got word that Santa Anna was still alive and that he said to go home. As they retreated southward, they got stuck between the floodwaters of a couple of rivers in an area that became known as the "Sea of Mud." The nails I have are from the excavation of Powell's, and the harness decorations and grape shot are from the Sea of Mud excavations.
The public is invited to attend the re-dedication of the Texas State Historical Marker originally placed where the Mexican Army met at Madam...
https://tshaonline.org/publications/books/665
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Last night in the spirit of "when am I ever going to use this" I did a little algebra to figure out how many of the 17's, 19's, and extra layers I needed to get my cladding billet to 150 layers exactly. I ended up having to go to 2" tiles stacked high, but I have my billet prepped for the next forging session. After that weld and draw, I'll have a 150. One cut, a layer of nickel in between, and re-draw and I'll have 301 layer to clad the 1232. Nickel in between the clad and the 1232 will get me to.... 1836.
Fisk asked me last night why 1836, since Texas statehood was 1845. I told him statehood is for suckers, independence is the way to go
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So because EVERYTHING is cancelled, I got an unexpected four day weekend. I won’t spend the whole time in the shop, but will get some good work in. At least one of the days will include welding up the Damascus for this knife. Weather report says today is probably the best one for that.
Yesterday I put the finishing touches on a cool knife. The blade on this one is buggy seat spring, found in a field near the old community of Shiloh, TX. Guard is wagon wheel, and handle is ash wood wagon tongue.
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