I never realized how hard this here knife makin' buisness really is

MAURICE

MAURICE

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I got off my lazy ass today and went to buy some files from a local junk store.
I got em home,and took a dremel to one of em.

its coming along,but with a dremel and not much else it takes some time...one section of the blade will almost tear paper
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ill try to post some pics tomorrow,until then ill try to even this thing out some,make it look nice and purty.

any advice? its a wharncliff necker,with about a 2 to 2 1/4" blade made out of an old bastard file.maybe 1/8 in thick (not sure on that).im trying to do it all by eye,no measuring tools,just to get a feel for it.
 
Be sure to temper that file! Throw it in the kitchen oven at around 350 for an hour and let cool at least twice till it turns a straw or brownish color or you woill have a very brittle blade!
 
Thanks rob,
so i need to temper it,but no heat treat is necessary,right?
 
Unless the file was somehow overheated during its life it was already hardened during manufacture. As far as I know files are full hard with little or no temper put in them. A couple tempers as described above will make a much tougher blade. So yes, it has already been hardened so needs tempering.
 
here it is.
gimme what you will, i already took **** from the guys in chat (bastids).

son of a....
the pic aint working,so heres a link..
http://y42.photos.yahoo.com/bc/morristheputz/vwp?.dir=/My+Photos&.dnm=firstknife1.JPG&.src=ph&.done=http%3a//y42.photos.yahoo.com/bc/morristheputz/vwp%3f.dir=/My%2bPhotos%26.dnm=fi rstknife2.JPG%26.src=ph

any tips? i know i know i know. dremels arent the best tools. im looking at grinders right now, so epxect more from me in the future..
i figure ill sand this one out,lay some epoxy on the sides and wrap it with some this rope i have.

[This message has been edited by MAURICE (edited 05-09-2001).]
 
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