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armlessbandit

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ok i am going to make a copy of a puma knife with some changes..., whats a good metal for the kind of knife? (like a bowie kinda,,,,,, its based off the Puma Whitehunter 1 and 2)

and for heat treating, im kinda not wanting to spend a load for an oven so are there any plans for a small one?


and for making the blade, do i sharpen it then heat treat? or heat treat then sharpen? and can i use a disc grinder to give it an edge?


or an angle grinder?


tell me answers Pppplease
LOl

and whats a good handle material? i was thinkin moose antler( i have tons of big sheds left over) i usually use them to make chairs
 
stop now while you have the chance...:) once you start there is no turning back!
there is NO CURE!!!
all kidding aside... welcome to the forums!
im taking it that this will be your 1st knife, 01 tool steel may be a good choice for your 1st few... easy to grind and pretty forgiving in the heatreating department...
take one step at atime... cut out your pattern, and then decide what type of grind you want...have fun !
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Originally posted by armlessbandit


and for making the blade, do i sharpen it then heat treat? or heat treat then sharpen?
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I have never made a knife and really know nothing about knife making, but I will take a stab ;) at this one.

Heat treat it then sharpen it.

Did I get it correct?

I would think sharpening the knife is one of the last things you want to do.
 
no problem....
i like to leave the edge area a little thick before heatreat...say about the thickness of a penny... heattreat, finish grind...
be carefull not to over heat the blade,
fit the handle,or scales, then after all is done sharpen last, as far as ovens/forges go...
do a search for the two burner brick forge, it was posted recently here on the forums, and it seams to work great! good luck!:D
 
Yes the disc grinder would give you a good start on the grind,as long as you can change the grits of paper to get a nice finish,otherwise you can use a file and some sandpaper..check out this tutorial by Chris Crawford
http://www.chriscrawford.com/knives/Slipjoint_Tutorial/Default.asp
this should help you out with allot of questions.

Always heat treat before the finish grind and sharpening.O1 can be heat treated with a oil quench and then drawn back in the kitchen oven so you won't have to put out allot of extra money on a oven.
Good Luck,
Bruce
 
kitchen oven? did i hear right?

tell me i did please! and how i use household oven :DD:D:D:D to heattreat blades of course
 
Kitchen oven is only for tempering. The easiest/most common way of heat treating O1 is to use a torch setup or some type of forge to get the blade up to critical temp (1440 deg. F IIRC)you have to get the entire blade evenly heated to that, it should turn non magnetic. Then quench/submerge it in a light oil until all the heat is gone. Clean the scale off a little, wash it good with soap and water to remove any oil, and put it in the even for an hour. (the temperature you use will depend on how hard you want the blade to be)
 
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