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I started a knife for a gift for the man who is hosting my wedding in a few weeks and I don't know what I've started lol. My intention was to make a bowie-ish knife but keep it thin blade so it would function more like a chefs knife. We're Texans so he loves to smoke brisket so I wanted to make something he could use to trim and slice. Thank you for any info.
About the blade it's self. It's 1095 from admiral, not worried about heat treat as I've been happy with my 1095 so far using warm canola, no parks available on my budget. It's 2 inches at the widest. In retrospect I should of used 1080 but I'm using what I have available. My father is a retired jeweler so I use his jewelers oven to obtain my heat treat at 1500 for a 15 minute soak before quench.
About the blade it's self. It's 1095 from admiral, not worried about heat treat as I've been happy with my 1095 so far using warm canola, no parks available on my budget. It's 2 inches at the widest. In retrospect I should of used 1080 but I'm using what I have available. My father is a retired jeweler so I use his jewelers oven to obtain my heat treat at 1500 for a 15 minute soak before quench.