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How To i got some z-wear pm steels which have been done bos heat treatment,what should i do to make them become the blades i want?
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it's the metal plate which size is 650*76*8mm
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You will need to read a lot, do learn to make knives, and build/buy a bunch of equipment to do what you ask. Working with hardened bars of Z-wear is not a beginner's project.
thanks for your advice sir.
would you like to give me a list of books and the name of special equipments?i have the common equipment to make flintlock gun.
You need belt grinder with some ceramic belts , small angle grinder and tungsten carbide drill bits to drill holes in handle .And some sandpaper for hand sanding ....rest is on you how you use them !
You don t need any book , you are on right place here to learn .You will find thousand of topic about belt grinders and other equipment .You will find thousands of topic about anything you need to know .
ok sir ,thank you.
And a lot of time ….
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If you look in the stickys at the top of the Shoptalk page, you will find a lot of information on making a knife. Most of it is aimed at an unhardened blade, but the principle is the same. There are also books listed in the stickys about knifemaking.
The stickys also have the Custom Search Engine. Use it and search things like, "Knifemaking Books" and you will find older threads with many books listed. The Search Engine is useful to find any subject you want to look up in past threads.
Here is one I pulled up on the subject of your inquiry about working with pre-hardened steel:
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Your biggest issue is going to be keeping the blade cool while grinding the hardened steel. You don't want it getting hotter than 260°C/500°F while grinding. Dip in water every pass across the grinder. Hand sanding will be very slow with Z-wear, but it will slowly progress.
My final comment is that without knifemaking grinder and a fair amount of experience, making a knife from hardened Z-wear will not likely come out well.
The stickys also have the Custom Search Engine. Use it and search things like, "Knifemaking Books" and you will find older threads with many books listed. The Search Engine is useful to find any subject you want to look up in past threads.
Here is one I pulled up on the subject of your inquiry about working with pre-hardened steel:
Stock Removal from Pre-Hardened Damascus Billet???
Hello All - I am looking at various sources of damascus billets for several projects I have planned, and am seeing some of them indicating the billett comes pre-hardened (a number of domestic sources indicate an annealed state - but my question is on those indicating a hardened state). WHY...
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Your biggest issue is going to be keeping the blade cool while grinding the hardened steel. You don't want it getting hotter than 260°C/500°F while grinding. Dip in water every pass across the grinder. Hand sanding will be very slow with Z-wear, but it will slowly progress.
My final comment is that without knifemaking grinder and a fair amount of experience, making a knife from hardened Z-wear will not likely come out well.
Hhow useful information! thank you sir.God bless you.如果您查看 Shoptalk 页面顶部的便签，您会发现很多关于制作刀的信息。大部分是针对未硬化的刀片，但原理是一样的。便利贴中还列出了有关制刀的书籍。
粘性也有自定义搜索引擎。使用它并搜索诸如“制刀书籍”之类的内容，您会发现列出了许多书籍的旧线程。搜索引擎可用于查找您想在过去线程中查找的任何主题。
这是我就您对使用预硬化钢的询问提出的问题：
Stock Removal from Pre-Hardened Damascus Billet???
Hello All - I am looking at various sources of damascus billets for several projects I have planned, and am seeing some of them indicating the billett comes pre-hardened (a number of domestic sources indicate an annealed state - but my question is on those indicating a hardened state). WHY...
您最大的问题是在磨削硬化钢时保持刀片冷却。您不希望它在研磨时变得超过 260°C/500°F。每次通过研磨机时都浸入水中。Z-wear 的手工打磨会很慢，但会慢慢进步。
我最后的评论是，如果没有磨刀机和相当多的经验，用硬化的 Z 型磨损制作一把刀不太可能很好。
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Hey it's a lot at one time! Don't get frustrated!! The only thing I can recommend that has not been mentioned is a book by Dr. Larrin Thomas "Knife Engineering". It might be a bit advanced, but it's definitely worth getting if you are starting out making knives! Good luck brother!
The problem is it's only in English. I'm Estonian so I understand the language barrier!.
It's an excellent cost for the information contained in it also! The book that is.
The problem is it's only in English. I'm Estonian so I understand the language barrier!.
It's an excellent cost for the information contained in it also! The book that is.
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thank you sir ,thanks for your encouragement.Hey it's a lot at one time! Don't get frustrated!! The only thing I can recommend that has not been mentioned is a book by Dr. Larrin Thomas "Knife Engineering". It might be a bit advanced, but it's definitely worth getting if you are starting out making knives! Good luck brother!
The problem is it's only in English. I'm Estonian so I understand the language barrier!.
It's an excellent cost for the information contained in it also! The book that is.
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I wish you good luck! Your first knife will probably be trash, and your second will probably be only a little better, but everyone must start someplace!
... It would be easier to start with annealed simple carbon steel, though!
... It would be easier to start with annealed simple carbon steel, though!
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Welcome to the forum, my son was a US. Marine during the first joint training mission in Estonia, he had nothing but good things to say about the country and the people. Glad you are here.Hey it's a lot at one time! Don't get frustrated!! The only thing I can recommend that has not been mentioned is a book by Dr. Larrin Thomas "Knife Engineering". It might be a bit advanced, but it's definitely worth getting if you are starting out making knives! Good luck brother!
The problem is it's only in English. I'm Estonian so I understand the language barrier!.
It's an excellent cost for the information contained in it also! The book that is.
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