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Mark_Thompson

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First post here, didn’t see an introductions section so hopefully I’m not breaking any unwritten forum rules.

Got a hunter with a gut hook I’m working on, my first. Curious how much to do pre heat treat. I’m assuming most of it, then just a final sharpen/fine grit polish after?

As far as the merits of having a gut hook at all, yeah I’m not sold, but making it for a friend, “customer” is always right…



 
Thank you Stacy. I filled out my profile with some details.
I’m planning to do the rough sharpen of the hook with the appropriate sized chainsaw file. Steel is CPM-154. For after heat treat should I be looking at a diamond round file? Or just take it slow with the sandpaper on dowel that I’ve used for tight radius in the past?
 
I use a diamond chainsaw sharpener bit for the final shaping/sharpening. I use a flex-shaft, but a Dremel will work fine.
I buy the sharpeners on the Big A in a 120 pack. It has 40 each of the three normal sizes. Costs $0.20 a burr ($23 total).

They have all sorts of uses, like enlarging a tang hole or shaping the curved area when the handle meets the blade rise called the choil (ago on a Japanese knife). I put a good nomenclature image below for Japanese kitchen knives.

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Gotcha, just made an order from Uncle Jeff’s for the diamond burrs and a cheapo Chinese flex shaft. Thanks again. Might come back and throw a finished pic up down the line.
 
To make your flexshaft more versatile to shape wood and carve things, go on the big A and order a set of these:

20Pcs Carbide Burr Set - 1/8" Shank Tungsten Die Grinder Bits,​


For fine carving these are also super good:

20 Pcs Ø2.35 x 2.35 mm Aluminum Cutting Burr, 3/32 Inch Shank Carbide Burr Bits​


Both sets are really cheap and work well. They come in a nice handy clear box tat keeps them neat and always available.
The tapered burrs will enlarge a hole in a hardened tang easily. I occasionally use a ball burr to make a hole in a hardened tang.
 
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