Drew Riley
Well-Known Member
Well... I got a little ahead of myself on one of the blades I was working on recently.
Everything was going great.... profile was done, blade grinds were coming out good, got it all prepped for heat treat.... or so I thought.
Right about the time the glowing blade hit my quenching oil, I realized I forgot one minor step:
I didn't drill the pin holes or the lanyard tube hole.
about 4 cobalt drill bits, 2 black oxide, 1 carbide tipped masonry bit and 4 titanium bits later, I have ONE pin hole completely drilled, one pin hole partially drilled (I made it through enough to get a 5/32" bit through, going for 7/32", and I got my 1/4" lanyard tube hole about half way through.
This stuff is HARD!! I tried to center punch the stuff with a pretty large punch and about a 2 lb. hammer and I didn't even make a dent.
I had no idea 1095 could get this hard... hahah.
Everything was going great.... profile was done, blade grinds were coming out good, got it all prepped for heat treat.... or so I thought.
Right about the time the glowing blade hit my quenching oil, I realized I forgot one minor step:
I didn't drill the pin holes or the lanyard tube hole.
about 4 cobalt drill bits, 2 black oxide, 1 carbide tipped masonry bit and 4 titanium bits later, I have ONE pin hole completely drilled, one pin hole partially drilled (I made it through enough to get a 5/32" bit through, going for 7/32", and I got my 1/4" lanyard tube hole about half way through.
This stuff is HARD!! I tried to center punch the stuff with a pretty large punch and about a 2 lb. hammer and I didn't even make a dent.
I had no idea 1095 could get this hard... hahah.