First Knife

[jtcamacho]

I'm making my first knife and wondered if I should drill my tang holes before or after quenching. Thanks for any advice.

 

[coldsteelburns]

The quick answer to that is to drill them before you harden the blade while the steel is still in it's annealed (softened) state. The best place to ask questions about knifemaking is over in the Shop Talk area.. here's a quick link: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/741-Shop-Talk-BladeSmith-Questions-and-Answers

~Paul

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[jtcamacho]

Thank you for your advice. I wish there were other knife makers here in Guam that I could visit and learn from but have to rely on articles and written advice from others. Thanks again.

 

[Esav Benyamin]

Welcome to Bladeforums!

Custom & Handmade Knives is for finished projects or works in progress.

Shop Talk - BladeSmith Questions and Answers is for knifemaker techniques. Shop Talk also has a lot of posted information and advice in the stickies, so I'll move this there.

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