I need advice on blade steel.

To everyone I offended, I will do my best to understand and respect the wisdom of this blog. My future comments will be tempered with humility.

I did finish the knife with brass and elk antler scales.

Here are 3 pics...
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154814892523183&set=pcb.10154814893053183&type=3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154814892538183&set=pcb.10154814893053183&type=3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154814892528183&set=pcb.10154814893053183&type=3&theater
Respectfully
Ron M
 
It seems like I need a FB login to see the pictures, sorry, I don't have one :). Wish I could see your work.
 
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Thanks for all the wisdom. I got it done some time ago but forgot to let you all know how I did. This chase was well tempered and the consistence of the temper was even through out the length and depth of the steel. On the sheath I put shrink wrap for wire bundles and heated several layers together to make the sheath thick like good saddle leather. A friend found a purse made from alligator hide at the Good-Will. I sprayed the hide with glue, folded it over the shriek wrap then held it together with a close-pin (one next to the other). When dry I drilled holes for the stitching. After I hand sowed the edge, I trimmed it and felt penned the edge = done. *Pow* I did it. I will try to post some pics of my 3/8" inch thick camp chopper. "Feels good in the hand & it will cut/chop". Boo Yaa ! I like it!
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Thanks for all the wisdom. I got it done some time ago but forgot to let you all know how I did. This chase was well tempered and the consistence of the temper was even through out the length and depth of the steel. On the sheath I put shrink wrap for wire bundles and heated several layers together to make the sheath thick like good saddle leather. A friend found a purse made from alligator hide at the Good-Will. I sprayed the hide with glue, folded it over the shriek wrap then held it together with a close-pin (one next to the other). When dry I drilled holes for the stitching. After I hand sowed the edge, I trimmed it and felt penned the edge = done. *Pow* I did it. I will try to post some pics of my 3/8" inch thick camp chopper. "Feels good in the hand & it will cut/chop". Boo Yaa ! I like it! Ron Medcalf Nov 2017
 
skagitrain said:
I bought a new cold chisel 1" x 3/8" x 12". In the last week I started to grind down this chisel to make a 3/8 inch thick tanto blade, full tang, chisel ground edged camp knife. I just assumed a chisel would be great for a knife but last night a friend said it would be too brittle for the hard work I intended it to do.


Thank You,
Amateur knife maker,
Ron M..
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skagitrain said:
While grinding and power sanding this massively thick piece of steel, I did NOT notice any differences in the temper of the chisel. So it is my belief the temper is uniform through out. I was not planning on tempering the blade BUT I do have a kiln which can heat up to 2,000'F. I don't have a blacksmiths forge. I have seen on U-Tube where I can made a simple forge using a bucket, port-land cement embedded with stainless steel wool and powered by propane & air. But I don't want to spend the time.
I'm going to assume my chisel is a rather common one because it was relatively inexpensive. With this assumption I don't believe the manufacturer would have spent any extra time and expense making it multi tempered.
I have finished all the grinding and sanding. I am now concentrating on polishing the blade, fitting the hand guard and fitting the elk antler scales. I will get a picture to all of you who have helped me with this problem.
Many thanks to everyone who took time to help a beginner,
Ron M. 3/19/2017
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While grinding and power sanding this massively thick piece of steel, I did NOT notice any differences in the temper of the chisel. So it is my belief the temper is uniform through out. I was not planning on tempering the blade BUT I do have a kiln which can heat up to 2,000'F. I don't have a blacksmiths forge. I have seen on U-Tube where I can made a simple forge using a bucket, port-land cement embedded with stainless steel wool and powered by propane & air. But I don't want to spend the time.
I'm going to assume my chisel is a rather common one because it was relatively inexpensive. With this assumption I don't believe the manufacturer would have spent any extra time and expense making it multi tempered.
I have finished all the grinding and sanding. I am now concentrating on polishing the blade, fitting the hand guard and fitting the elk antler scales. I will get a picture to all of you who have helped me with this problem.
Many thanks to everyone who took time to help a beginner,
Ron M. 3/19/2017[/QUOTE]
 
Thanks for all the wisdom. I got it done some time ago but forgot to let you all know how I did. This chase was well tempered and the consistence of the temper was even through out the length and depth of the steel. On the sheath I put shrink wrap for wire bundles and heated several layers together to make the sheath thick like good saddle leather. A friend found a purse made from alligator hide at the Good-Will. I sprayed the hide with glue, folded it over the shriek wrap then held it together with a close-pin (one next to the other). When dry I drilled holes for the stitching. After I hand sowed the edge, I trimmed it and felt penned the edge = done. *Pow* I did it. I will try to post some pics of my 3/8" inch thick camp chopper. "Feels good in the hand & it will cut/chop". Boo Yaa ! I like it!
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Thanks for all the wisdom. I got it done some time ago but forgot to let you all know how I did. This chase was well tempered and the consistence of the temper was even through out the length and depth of the steel. On the sheath I put shrink wrap for wire bundles and heated several layers together to make the sheath thick like good saddle leather. A friend found a purse made from alligator hide at the Good-Will. I sprayed the hide with glue, folded it over the shriek wrap then held it together with a close-pin (one next to the other). When dry I drilled holes for the stitching. After I hand sowed the edge, I trimmed it and felt penned the edge = done. *Pow* I did it. I will try to post some pics of my 3/8" inch thick camp chopper. "Feels good in the hand & it will cut/chop". Boo Yaa ! I like it!
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