$0 knives. First timer!

[koyote]

I cut up and old, small saw blade and cut some knives out:

That's a bit of a rough pic, but....

Two patch knives and a small seax for work.

There's another, nicer blade not photographed yet, which I cut and ground better, and probably heat treated better.

here's the first of them, almost done- it's a basic patch (neck) knife, with a valley oak handle from the woodpile.

I know it cuts fine, I sliced a piece of the edge of my finger OFF while filing the handle. and once the pain and bleeding were controlled, it popped hairs

I hadn't actually tried to put an edge on it during sanding and filing, but I did.

It's not particularly pretty, but it's also not done, the handle is roughed in, but not oiled, and I need to hit the blade some more. I did test the blade with my best version of the brass rod test, and I flexed it 45 and it came back fine. So I didn't totally blow the heat treating.

 

[faramir]

Nice classic blade shape there (esp. 3rd from the top on your first picture). Did you anneal the saw blade before you got to work and then harden/temper your blades or did you just work on hardened saw blade steel ?

 

[koyote]

I annealed first, using mapp (It's what I have). Then on the first batch I heated to non magnetic on the whole blade (all three of those pictured) and quenched in motor oil. I don't have specifics on the saw steel, so I guess.

3 one hour heat treats at 390F in a toaster oven on the porch, and that's it.

The last one, which isn't pictured, I had read what NWA does heating the blade edge and tried that. I think these first three are really too small for that

I now have a source for about a dozen used Corona pruning saw blades. I'd love to work those, but need to figure out what the steel is.

 

[Barkes Knife Shop]

Now thats doing it the hard way. A+ for your great effort for the first knife. If you need any help feel free to call me. And have a successful day in your learning process. ------------------:thumbup:

 

[koyote]

Now thats doing it the hard way. A+ for your great effort for the first knife. If you need any help feel free to call me. And have a successful day in your learning process. ------------------:thumbup:

Thanks very much! I am sure I will have some questions, actually I know I have dozens, I just don't always know which ones to ask when

Thanks for the support, the hardest part, I think, is going to be the first dozen knives when I'm sweating so much. Every bit of support helps.

 

[rhrocker]

14 posts:thumbup: Way to go on your first knife, looks good!