First of all, holy smokes!!! This is the place I've been looking for! How did I not find you guys before I started this little project? Anyway, been poking around a little, learning, thought I'd share (and probably get bashed for doing things wrong, but that's okay, I'm here to learn).
I wanted to try my hand at making a knife, and I am no metal worker, maybe a mediocre woodworker. I remembered hearing old saw blades made for good knife stock, so I figured I'd give it a shot with an old rusty table saw blade. The one I used was a non-carbide tipped plywood cutting blade.
I took a ton of pics throughout the project if anyone's interested, here's a few:
Working on the sheath now
I'm very interested in your thoughts and criticisms. I think the saw blade maybe wasn't the best choice in metal, but I made every effort to not let it get too hot, and it seems to be holding it's edge as well as I expected. I polished it up to a mirror finish, but it stains like crazy, at least in places. Looks kinda cool, like a rainbow effect.
I wanted to try my hand at making a knife, and I am no metal worker, maybe a mediocre woodworker. I remembered hearing old saw blades made for good knife stock, so I figured I'd give it a shot with an old rusty table saw blade. The one I used was a non-carbide tipped plywood cutting blade.
I took a ton of pics throughout the project if anyone's interested, here's a few:
Working on the sheath now
I'm very interested in your thoughts and criticisms. I think the saw blade maybe wasn't the best choice in metal, but I made every effort to not let it get too hot, and it seems to be holding it's edge as well as I expected. I polished it up to a mirror finish, but it stains like crazy, at least in places. Looks kinda cool, like a rainbow effect.
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