fillet knife

[mike nelson]

hi all im making a fillet knife out of some 1095 steel 1/16 thick my question is should i grind the bevels on such a thin steel before heat treating it or no

 

[Robert Dark]

If it were me, I would heat treat then grind the bevels. That will help reduce possible warping on such thin steel.

Just grind slow and cool often. You should be fine.

Robert

 

[Big Barn]

+1 with Robert

 

[Fred.Rowe]

Brave soul, grinding that 1/16 inch material.

Do all the heat treat first and grind the bevels with a brand new belt.

Fred

 

[Mike Morehouse]

Mike, +1 on everything above. Mount the knife to a wooden board to keep it from flexing when grinding.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Shape the profile, HT, grind the bevels.

 

[mike nelson]

alright thanks every one this steel bends so easy had to make the blank twice

 

[Robert Dark]

This steel bends so easy had to make the blank twice

It can be a pain, but if you get the heat treat right and the grinds right, it can be one-more-slicing-son-of-a-gun.

Keep trying until you get it just right.

Robert