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Volume = Length x Width x Height. So if your knife is 1" tall, 8" long and 1/8" thick, you will need at least 1 cubic inch of steel to make this final blade (well, actually more because you will lose some material in the forging process). But it would be a lot easier to forge out the blade...

I think I found it

Is the mild steel rolled into a taco shape or do you just almost split a thick enough bar deep enough v-notch and shape the tool steel into a wedge that you weld into it, making effectively the same thing as the taco when the blade is forged from there? When i get to my computer tomorrow I'll...

Yeah those are real nice

Hello ikefinnell, welcome. Fyi, if you look at the dates, this thread is a year and a half old, so not sure how useful the response is to the original question . On some forums, chiming in with a random response to an old thread isn't really appreciated...

This would be great for a woodworking chisel. IIRC this is called Ni-mai steel.

which is why I appreciate the Ignore button....

I'll chime in with a hesitant welcome, VeraX. I look forward to seeing pics of your work. But in the interest of full disclosure I agree with the replies posted by Steve, Daniel and vlegski, so I'll wait to see if you're not just another internet troll before adding some warmth to the welcome.

I noticed you were careful enough to add 'normally' which is different than 'always'. As such, I'd be leery about putting this in my forge.

unfortunately, the picture is a bit out of focus because it looks like he did some really nice vine file work on the spine. Ornamental.

Agreed! Nice job.

Thanks.

Was that Grant Sarver?

Me too!!!!

That might not be true.... This might be though..

I think this is a universal quest for all those who want to do their best in whatever field you choose. I've had similar thoughts/questions about various modalities and treatment protocols throughout my 25+ years as a physical therapist. But this is now very much a digression. My apologies, I...

Yeah, unless you're a professional photographer. But I would have said it looks pretty good to me.

Have you seen this picture yet, Chris? https://knifedogs.com/threads/grain-refinement.52715/post-425227

For a cheap variable speed, you can use a foot pedal like one that came with my Chicago electric rotary tool. Just plug the saw into the foot pedal, and there's your variable speed. I use this with my portaband set-up all the time.

IIRC, S7 is an air hardening steel. I've got a couple of punches and hot cut chisels still in good shape after ~10 years of use. All I did was forge them out to shape, grind them to finish and then use them.