Making knives from files...........

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XxBOSSMANxX

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Hello folks,First post!
I just stumbled across this board and as it seems my kind of place,I joined up and now you have to put up with me!!!MUAHAHAHA!
I have been fooling around with knifemaking for a couple of years now and I think the quenching oil has gotten into my blood.
I did a "how to" post at assaultweb.net for the first timer and it was well recieved.Check it out..........
http://assaultweb.net/ubb/Archives/Archive-000009/HTML/20010716-13-000093.html

http://assaultweb.net/ubb/Archives/Archive-000009/HTML/20010716-13-000100.html

http://assaultweb.net/ubb/Archives/Archive-000009/HTML/20010716-13-000101.html

http://assaultweb.net/ubb/Archives/Archive-000009/HTML/20010716-13-000105.html

http://assaultweb.net/ubb/Archives/Archive-000009/HTML/20010716-13-000112.html
I look forward to learning from the pro`s here and certainly dont mind helping those just getting started.
XxBOSSMANxX
 
XxBOSSMANxX,
Hello and welcome to the forums. I think many will appreciate your tutorials on knifemaking. I just have one question? I thought that files were tool steel? I was under the idea that steels marked W were water hardening steels and not oil (transmission fluid) quenching steels.
Thamks,
Chuck
 
Right you are,striper.W-2 is a water hardening steel,but when a piece as thin as a knife blade is being hardened,oil can be used and is actually preferable to water which could shock the steel to a point where warpage and cracking could occur.If we had made a large thick object from W-2 we would want to use water or brine because the oil probably wouldnt do the trick.
Bossman
 
Welcome, and where were you when I was just getting started?:D Great tutorial and thanks for sharing.
 
Great to have you.
That is a great tutorial you have.I would suggest you get it on a website and that way you can share it with everyone that way also customknifedirectory.com
Has a section were they have ttorials posted for everybody to see,You might check them out and add yours to there list of links.
Again glad to have you and your knowledge on board with the rest of us crazies.
Bruce:D
 
"An ammo box of tranny fuid..." GREAT!! I applaud your can-do attitude. You have done a good job with the tutorial.
 
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