Johan Nel
Well-Known Member
This is my first effort at making my own knife. It is still a work in progress. The shaping was primarilly by means of hand files.
The steel is 5.2 mm thick (just less than 7/32 on an inch) and is a carbon based "mystery" steel obtained from a mower blade (And yes, I did see all the justified advise on the forum against unknown steel, but it was what I had and I did test it beforehand for hardening).
The design is strongly based on a design from Dan Comeau's website that I had changed slightly.
The knife blade is thinned to 0.5mm at the cutting edge, all sides and profiles sanded down to 220 gr, ready to go to heat treatment & hardening.
The WIP by Josh Dabney was a huge help in making this knife. Although I did not follow it to the letter, it did give clarity on the processes and techniques and will still help further in finishing it. Thanks Mr Dabney!
The steel is 5.2 mm thick (just less than 7/32 on an inch) and is a carbon based "mystery" steel obtained from a mower blade (And yes, I did see all the justified advise on the forum against unknown steel, but it was what I had and I did test it beforehand for hardening).
The design is strongly based on a design from Dan Comeau's website that I had changed slightly.
The knife blade is thinned to 0.5mm at the cutting edge, all sides and profiles sanded down to 220 gr, ready to go to heat treatment & hardening.
The WIP by Josh Dabney was a huge help in making this knife. Although I did not follow it to the letter, it did give clarity on the processes and techniques and will still help further in finishing it. Thanks Mr Dabney!
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