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Offline jtwodogs

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My first knife done!
« on: January 18, 2015, 06:57:50 PM »
I have taken up knife building, been trying to learn how to do it. I wanted my first couple to be made of materials that could have been found in the 1800's. So my first was made from old file stock, a piece of natural Osage Orange that happen to be ate up with cut ants (Posed a challenge), and carbon steel for the guard and 20 penny nails for the pins. I learned a lot on this hopefully the next one, a big bowie will be better. As it is this one was re-tempered by Peters to a 59 RC, and holds a scary sharp edge, I cut up one of my wifes Cosmo sliced up one page at a time then shaved a big patch of hair off my arm with just the weight of the blade.


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Re: My first knife done!
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2015, 09:29:33 PM »
Decent...that would be a very handy tool to have on hand... :bl th up
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Re: My first knife done!
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2015, 07:15:24 AM »
I like it!I could bone out a deer real nice with a nice knife like that. :rt th
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Re: My first knife done!
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2015, 12:02:59 PM »
Not a bad first, keep at it.
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Re: My first knife done!
« Reply #4 on: September 07, 2015, 09:13:45 AM »
Dear sir
May I know, how you treated the blade after grinding.
Thank you
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Re: My first knife done!
« Reply #5 on: September 08, 2015, 09:41:19 AM »
well done first one outa the gate ! Keep it up - post more of your work!!
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Re: My first knife done!
« Reply #6 on: September 08, 2015, 10:29:12 AM »
Darn good lookin' knife!  :hairy
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Re: My first knife done!
« Reply #7 on: September 08, 2015, 04:38:14 PM »
I like it----wish I could duplicate it-----"Doc" :hairy
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Re: My first knife done!
« Reply #8 on: September 08, 2015, 07:44:35 PM »
looks darn good for your first. I cant wait to see your 10th
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Re: My first knife done!
« Reply #9 on: September 09, 2015, 01:48:33 PM »
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Dear sir
May I know, how you treated the blade after grinding.
Thank you

He sent it out to Peters Heat Treating. They have a very good reputation for doing the carbon steels. If you can grind a blade out of a file, without over heating, all it requires to temper is to put it in your kitchen range at 400° to 425° for 2, one hour tempers. Use a separate oven thermometer for accuracy. Most kitchen ranges are notoriously inaccurate when used for tempering. A good quality file already has the most perfect grain structure one can ask for, and is at max hardness. Not even Peters can make it better. The trick is to not over heat the edge area when grinding it. If you get any color in that edge area more than a light bronze, the game is over, and it will need to be re-heat treated.
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Re: My first knife done!
« Reply #10 on: September 09, 2015, 06:23:27 PM »
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Quote from: "wrichi +"
Dear sir
May I know, how you treated the blade after grinding.
Thank you

He sent it out to Peters Heat Treating.
LRB,
 You certainly are well informed.....Thanks for that information.
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