First knife

[mooniesdl3]

This is my first knife, all stock removal as I started it before I built my forge. This picture is prior to the heat treat I did earlier. The steel is 1084. The heat treatment was actually easier than I expected but I found my burner is farther back in the forge than was best for the length of this blade. I'll cut a slot out of the back of the forge to help with that issue.

 

[Beanman13]

Congrats on the heat treat success. Did you drill the pin holes pre heat treat, or is the tang still soft based on the burner placement?

 

[mooniesdl3]

The tang is still soft as I clay'ed the spine of the blade and the part of the tang that was in the oil during quench. After tempering I noticed the blade has a twist, most likely due to the clay not being even between the sides. I'm going to clay and re-heat treat it.

 

[120 Acres]

Out of curiosity, why are you not drilling before hardening your blade?

 

[mooniesdl3]

Out of curiosity, why are you not drilling before hardening your blade?

To be honest I don't have a drill press and my friend that does has been busy. The tang was not quenched.