Another First Knife thread. All was good until... (Pics)

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After reading through this forum for the last couple months, I finally got some 01 steel and went to making my first knife! :)

I drilled the perimeter, used my 4x 36 belt sander to smooth up the edges, then used some wore out files to get the inside curves somewhat done. I still have to get the tight curve behind the blade area finished up… I plan on shaping an edge on some wood to match the contour and sand by hand???

Everything was moving along until I noticed the blank had a bend in it. :( I’ve read on ways to fix this for forged blades – heat and straighten with hammer – but not sure when using stock removal.
Any suggestions… should I get a new straight piece and start over? I’d like to keep as close to the 3/16” thickness as possible.

Next I planned on flat grinding and sanding to 400 and then working on heat treating.

Here are a couple pics to show how far it’s off.

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Also considering the scale material… my wife likes the fancy stuff, not sure what it’s called or if it would hold up better than Walnut or Maple.

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Thank you… this site is great btw!

Manuel
 
Go ahead and straighten it. I put it on my anvil and give it a little smack. You can make a bending jig for your vise if you want. You still have to heat treat the steel, so go ahead and straighten it, grind it then heat treat it.
Both walnut and maple should be ok.
 
Since the steel hasn't been hardened yet, you should be able to bend and straighten it quite easily.

Now that's not to say that you won't have a slight warp/bend in it from quenching when it comes time to heat treat, but that is easily fixed as well during the tempering process.
 
I put a toothpick or some sort of shim under the tip and whack it with a wooden mallet in the center. Check and repeat as needed.
 
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