Home Built Camping Utility Knife - 1/4" 5160.

[bpOutdoors]

Home built camping knife - 1/4" 5160. 6 inch blade.
Granadilla and canvas Micarta.

[video=youtube_share;uf0UbdYP52U]http://youtu.be/uf0UbdYP52U[/video]

 

[redd1981]

I love the shape of that knife. Im curious did you have a magnet handy when you were hardening?

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Nice video. My main concern is that the blade didn't look hot enough at quench. It could have been the lighting. Using a magnet will help know it is hot enough. Secondary though is that it is far too thick. I know you are calling it a survival knife, but 1/4" will be terribly heavy for any smaller knife. 1/8" or 3/16" at the most would have been just as durable.