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[cody1]

Been playing a bit, and trying a couple things. It has been a blast. I think you guys here may appriciate it. With the pump blowing under the coals I can get it hot enough. It has been fun trying this at home. My first two I did out of old files. Much easier to start with annealed stock. What do you think Jeff. I have used a vertical belt sander to put the grind on the blade. here is the link. http://www.knifeforums.com/forums/showtopic.php?fid/72/tid/826332/pid/1570818/post/last/#LAST

 

[cody1]

I finished one of the blades. I am pretty happy with this one. I will test the edge holding, and do a review later. Justin of Ranger knives helped me with heat treat advise. It has been double quenched, and triple tempered. I made it using an angle grinder, a 1x30 harbor frieght belt sander, and elbow grease. :thumbup: http://www.knifeforums.com/forums/showtopic.php?fid/72/tid/827008/pid/1577023/post/last/#LAST

 

[R.A.T.]

Nice work, Cody. The pic on the very first post is what I like the best though

 

[cody1]

It was very generous of Justin to lend out one of his helpers, NO?

 

[R.A.T.]

Like we have always said, Justin is one of the finest people in this industry.

 

[texastonydobbs]

Excellent post C1, thanks for sharing

 

[cody1]

It has been alot of fun. Monitarily, not so much. If I add up the hours spent, the knives would cost me $600-$700. Worth every second. Great learning experience.

 

[texastonydobbs]

I bet ,my wife asked me why I never got into making my own knives,I told her it would take away from buying Great knives from Great makers....

 

[cody1]

Unfortunately, it has not stopped that. Waiting on an RC6. Have a bushcrafter coming from Blind horse knives. Oh yea, a custom RD9 from Justin is in the works aswell. About the time my budget recovers from that, the Sere and Tak will be out. it is a never ending cycle.

 

[texastonydobbs]

I hear ya !