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Yesterday evening, I made this hook knife. Then I had to stay up way too late and whittle the spoon.
I haven't finish sanded the handle yet.
I cut the blade out of an old solid (without carbide teeth) table saw blade. I left the blade scaly and rustic looking. I've never made one before, so I just went for it. I heated it up, bent it around a ratchet, heated up again to bright orange and plunged it into oil. It's pretty hard but reasonably workable with a file, so I didn't temper it. I put a lot of pressure on it, and it flexes but wasn't breaking - SO hopefully my HT is adequate. It's hard to know what to do with it because I know nothing about the mystery steel.
The grind line wasn't so sloppy, but after I bent if, I had to put on edge on - WHAT A PAIN! It took forever.
Works like a charm though!
What do you think?
I haven't finish sanded the handle yet.
I cut the blade out of an old solid (without carbide teeth) table saw blade. I left the blade scaly and rustic looking. I've never made one before, so I just went for it. I heated it up, bent it around a ratchet, heated up again to bright orange and plunged it into oil. It's pretty hard but reasonably workable with a file, so I didn't temper it. I put a lot of pressure on it, and it flexes but wasn't breaking - SO hopefully my HT is adequate. It's hard to know what to do with it because I know nothing about the mystery steel.
The grind line wasn't so sloppy, but after I bent if, I had to put on edge on - WHAT A PAIN! It took forever.
Works like a charm though!
What do you think?
