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07/18/2014 02:58PM |
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07/19/2014 09:01AM |
Building knives is fun.
This is the direction the knife is going.
I won't even get into all the metallurgical fru-fru that goes along with all this. But keep in mind that a knife that doesn't have proper heat treating procedures will be pretty, but completely worthless as a cutting instrument.
So my task is multi-faceted.
Following forging, the blade must be cleaned up and ground to nearly it's final shape.
This carbide guide helps me keep the sides even:
After grinding, the blade is properly hardened and tempered.
I use a specific grade of stainless steel for my guard material - 416 martensitic - that primarily only comes in round stock. So I just make it flat!
The slot for the tang is created using one of my two mills:
Here are the three major components:
The blade.
The guard.
A block of chemically stabilized figured Missouri Crotch Walnut.
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07/13/2014 03:26PM |
SunCatcher
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07/01/2014 09:08PM |
The steel came from a round bar of W2 tool steel that was 1 1/2" round.:
I weld a piece to the end of a re-bar handle:
Then forge the round piece out flat:
And forge it into the blade shape:
I will add some more photos as I go along.
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07/11/2014 10:51AM |