Small file knife

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foxbat34

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Had an old file laying around (Black Diamond USA?) I dont know files well, anyway I was tempering a knife and decided to throw the file in.

I happy with it, but any suggestions are welcome, again dont hold back.

The handle is whitetail deer, gaurd is 52100, with a stainless pin. The sheath is part of an old one I had started on and my wife stitched it up, (Im no sheathmaker:))

This is a little fella, I put one of my favorite EDC's, the Victorinox in the shot for scale. Im going to give this one to my friend Tracy who has been teaching me.

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JasonSCarter said:
wow that is a cool lookin knife! but that thing IS small isnt it! is what's the OAL? 6"?

Jason
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yeah just over, about 6 1/2"
Ive got the rest of the file, Im thinking about making another for myself with a matching Bowie to carry during my cowboy action shooting. This one would be like a vest or boot knife.

Thanks for the comments
 
That's a cool little blade, foxbat! Did you just temper the hardened file and make it from there, or did you anneal it to grind, etc. and then re-heat treat? I've got some old files laying around that I may play with at some point.
 
P J 234 said:
That's a cool little blade, foxbat! Did you just temper the hardened file and make it from there, or did you anneal it to grind, etc. and then re-heat treat? I've got some old files laying around that I may play with at some point.
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PJ
I just tempered it from the file, put it in with another knife just to see how it would temper. It came out a real nice straw yellow. I did one once before and went through the whole process, anneal, grind, harden, temper. I couldnt tell a bit of difference when I was grinding this one. I didnt test the Rc before and after though, wish I did.

Thanks for the compliment.
 
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