File work?

I do it after so there's no additional stress risers during HT, it's just a lot slower after, and I do the details with jewelers diamond files

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sunshadow said:
I do it after so there's no additional stress risers during HT, it's just a lot slower after, and I do the details with jewelers diamond files

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Are you getting better results with these files for serrations/combo blade edges? I have a decent set of chainsaw files, but I like the look of combo blades, if jewelers files give better results, I'll invest.
 
I do it before. As far as I know, most do. I've never had a problem in HT with filework. File work is normally on the spine and maybe tang. Most cracking is in the edge.
 
Emphasiski said:
Are you getting better results with these files for serrations/combo blade edges? I have a decent set of chainsaw files, but I like the look of combo blades, if jewelers files give better results, I'll invest.
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I don't believe in serrations so I can't answer that

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LRB said:
I do it before. As far as I know, most do. I've never had a problem in HT with filework. File work is normally on the spine and maybe tang. Most cracking is in the edge.
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Is it possible that could it make the knife more prone to warpage?
 
I do file work before Heat teating. I have had no problems with file work causing warping or any other negatives during heat treating.
Benefits before heat treating, Easy to file and tools do not take a beating from hardened steel.
Tim H
 
wish I had pics of all the earler blades that I have destroyed by quinching 52100 after all the file work was in place. I think it has a lot to do with the type of steel you are using ,but IMO to save a lot of heart acke heat treat then do the filework ,cause any time sharp filework gets put thrown in the torcher of heattheat ( more likely the quinch)it does not withstand the strain of heat risers and there is NOTHING as painful as that dredded hi-pitched CRACK of when the blade losses all integraty and you have nothing but a piece of scap leftover....... after all that the choice is yours to make before or after ,,,choose wisely my friend and good luck
 
I would suspect your problems were caused by something other than the file work.
 
zaph1 said:
Before. How could you file on a heat treated blade? I'd think you might ruin your files.
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That's what I originally planned but I thought maybe it wouldn't be so bad if I spine tempered down to like ~40-50 RC hardness. But I guess the group consensus is before HT so that's what I'm going with. Thanks everybody!
 
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