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Posted: 4/21/2014 7:13:44 AM EDT
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What kind of steel is used in those files?
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Posted: 4/21/2014 7:13:44 AM EDT
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Really cool! I wish I had access to a shop and more tools. I would love to do projects like this all the time, I have worked a lot of jobs (my own choice) and I have acquired a great deal of skills along the way. Never done much heat treating and annealing but have done some and a great deal of metal and woodworking. I would really like to make my own knife one day. Great work on yours!
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Posted: 4/21/2014 7:17:33 AM EDT
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What kind of steel is used in those files? Most good quality american made files are 1095 or W2. Nicholson uses their own blend which is basically a blend of 1095 and W2 however prefers an oil quench. Its good quality stuff. |
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Posted: 4/21/2014 7:25:42 AM EDT
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Most good quality american made files are 1095 or W2. Nicholson uses their own blend which is basically a blend of 1095 and W2 however prefers an oil quench. Its good quality stuff. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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What kind of steel is used in those files? Most good quality american made files are 1095 or W2. Nicholson uses their own blend which is basically a blend of 1095 and W2 however prefers an oil quench. Its good quality stuff. Very cool. I was wondering if it made for a sharp/lasting edge. I'd love to make one of those but I lack in the tool department. |
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Posted: 4/21/2014 7:33:48 AM EDT
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Really cool! I wish I had access to a shop and more tools. I would love to do projects like this all the time, I have worked a lot of jobs (my own choice) and I have acquired a great deal of skills along the way. Never done much heat treating and annealing but have done some and a great deal of metal and woodworking. I would really like to make my own knife one day. Great work on yours! There are plenty of knife makers creating beautiful pieces using much less than I am. I was just lucky enough to have some extra tax refund money. Walter Sorrels gives a wonderful tutorial on how to make a knife with nothing but the most inexpensive and baisc tools. Its a good series, i recommend it. Tutorial Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_jMNsjVc-s He uses a much different process than I do but the basic concepts are the same. I recommend you take the dive, there is nothing more satisfying than creating something from scratch! |
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Posted: 4/21/2014 8:48:24 AM EDT
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There are plenty of knife makers creating beautiful pieces using much less than I am. I was just lucky enough to have some extra tax refund money. Walter Sorrels gives a wonderful tutorial on how to make a knife with nothing but the most inexpensive and baisc tools. Its a good series, i recommend it. Tutorial Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_jMNsjVc-s He uses a much different process than I do but the basic concepts are the same. I recommend you take the dive, there is nothing more satisfying than creating something from scratch! Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Really cool! I wish I had access to a shop and more tools. I would love to do projects like this all the time, I have worked a lot of jobs (my own choice) and I have acquired a great deal of skills along the way. Never done much heat treating and annealing but have done some and a great deal of metal and woodworking. I would really like to make my own knife one day. Great work on yours! There are plenty of knife makers creating beautiful pieces using much less than I am. I was just lucky enough to have some extra tax refund money. Walter Sorrels gives a wonderful tutorial on how to make a knife with nothing but the most inexpensive and baisc tools. Its a good series, i recommend it. Tutorial Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_jMNsjVc-s He uses a much different process than I do but the basic concepts are the same. I recommend you take the dive, there is nothing more satisfying than creating something from scratch! I agree with you 100%. I will take a look at the tutorial. At times I have had access to all the machines, furnaces, kilns, and tools I could ever want but I currently don't have easy access to these any longer. Guess I may need to call in some favors at some old jobs. That is one of the good things about not burning bridges and staying in touch when you leave a job. |
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Posted: 4/21/2014 4:06:06 PM EDT
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I've made a knife for stock making out of a file and it holds an edge very well.
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Posted: 4/24/2014 9:44:22 AM EDT
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Good job OP, looks cool.
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Posted: 4/26/2014 7:00:23 PM EDT
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Very good vid OP. Well done.
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Posted: 4/27/2014 9:04:48 PM EDT
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Cool vid OP.
My father was a blacksmith & loved using old files for knives. We used to spend just about every weekend scrounging yard sales & auctions for old worn out files. It looks like you've got the equipment you need to do some forging. Honestly, its easier and makes a better knife than the stock removal method. |
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Posted: 4/28/2014 6:24:29 AM EDT
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Cool vid OP. My father was a blacksmith & loved using old files for knives. We used to spend just about every weekend scrounging yard sales & auctions for old worn out files. It looks like you've got the equipment you need to do some forging. Honestly, its easier and makes a better knife than the stock removal method. I agree, there is nothing better than a finely forged blade. However at this point I am still anvil browsing. I live in a residential area so a quieter anvil would be preferred, however there are some good anvil silencing techniques I could also explore. So I am working towards it, I am just not quite there yet. |
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Posted: 5/9/2014 2:37:35 PM EDT
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I agree, there is nothing better than a finely forged blade. However at this point I am still anvil browsing. I live in a residential area so a quieter anvil would be preferred, however there are some good anvil silencing techniques I could also explore. So I am working towards it, I am just not quite there yet. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Cool vid OP. My father was a blacksmith & loved using old files for knives. We used to spend just about every weekend scrounging yard sales & auctions for old worn out files. It looks like you've got the equipment you need to do some forging. Honestly, its easier and makes a better knife than the stock removal method. I agree, there is nothing better than a finely forged blade. However at this point I am still anvil browsing. I live in a residential area so a quieter anvil would be preferred, however there are some good anvil silencing techniques I could also explore. So I am working towards it, I am just not quite there yet. might i recommend checking out WWW.IFORGEIRON.COM its a great website with a whole ton of details, discussions etc... |
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