Recent content by Eberjager

Thanks for the info Doug. I'm using a HT oven so I can do whatever temp is supposed to be best. Is it best to bring the blade up to temp with the oven or put in after the oven's up to temp? Or does it matter?

First, even if it's maybe not necessary, it can't hurt to normalize O1, right? Second, can I normalize and then heat treat later, or do I need to HT and quench right away? Lastly, is the right way to do it heat it to 1450-1500 then air cool - two or three times? (I have seen 1600 degrees...

I have a nice disc sander/grinder that I can use here at work. Being fairly new at this, I'm having a hard time figuring out how to grind a blade grind on it though.

Thanks for the info. The correct link for Coote is http://www.cootebeltgrinder.com By "on the cheap" I mean cheaper than even the Coote set-up for now. I have access to motors, shafts and pulleys here at work but I don't want to waste my time if the premise of "just a wheel" is flawed. I...

Being new to knife making I have visited hundreds of sites lately. I'm hoping someone can help me find the one about someone making a grinder with simply a large wheel with a strip of abrasive glued to it. I'm pretty sure the wheel was made of something besides metal, MDF maybe? Up until now...

Hi all. I'm just getting into knife making as a hobby. I've made a small knife for practice, a Viking Seax and an Ulu so far. I'm currently working on a tanto style combat/survival knife. It's certainly my biggest undertaking so far. I'm looking forward to learning a lot here.