Newbie question: .25 inch thick knife I want to thin down

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meismjg

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Greetings,
I purchased a knife on ebay, home made by somebody I suspect is a user here so I won't post pictures..:)

The knife was pretty inexpensive ~$45 with shipping. When I received the knife I was surprised how thick it was. It is about .25 inch thick made of harden 1095 steel with a scandi ground edge :p

I would like to thin this knife down to about .15 inch thick and either retain the scandi grind or convert it to a convex grind.

I own lots of sand paper and a dremel with grinding bits.

Is what I want to accomplish feasible with the tools at hand or with the addition of some other inexpensive tool? How would I remove that much steel without ruining the heat treat?

I realize what I'm trying to do could ruin the knife which is a risk I'm willing to take.

I'd appreciate some advice.

Thanks
 
I think it's basically impossible with what you have. I think you would be much better off with buying a new knife considering how cheap it was. :)
 
Well you could certainly do that by hand with sandpaper but you're going to need a pile of sand paper 11' 7 1/2" tall ;0)

The other option would be to pop the scales off and find someone with a surface grinder
 
haha.. OK thanks guys. It wasn't about the $, I thought it would be a fun project.. but I guess not.

Maybe I will dull the edge and turn it into a pry-bar :)
 
meismjg said:
I thought it would be a fun project..
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Dont get me wrong i'm not trying to discourage you, everyone has a different view of what is fun, Its quite possible that you would get years of enjoyment from this project ;0)

Also I would suggest you don't start this project if you are over 40, if you take into consideration the average lifespan of the human male.......
 
mid 20s but I get the point :)

I'll be moving on to my other project which I think will be much more easier to accomplish: re-handling a mora blade.

Thanks for the input
 
You could get a HF belt grinder and try to convert it to a ffg. Doing it by hand will help you develop the zen patience virtue.
 
I bought about a 13" Pferd chip maker file which will cut just about anything. Then use sandpaper after that.

OT
 
I made a knife close to that. Ita pretty good at splitting wood :) but not much else.
 
If you happen to know someone who works in a tool and die shop or anyone with access to a surface grinder maybe you could make a trade of some sorts or pay them a few bucks to do it for you. It's a super easy job for someone with the right machine. I do it all the time at work. I work in a mold shop and we do that same type of work regularly but its access to the machines that's the problem for most.

Jay
 
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