Started a blade in 1993

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ctaylorjr

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WAY BACK in 93, I started a blade made out of "some sort" of stainless.

I was working for a company at the time called Iron Works and we mostly made ornamental iron fixtures and handles. One day I ran across this piece of stainless and decided I was gonna make a knife from it.

Now, until this moment I had only made knives from high carbon "stuff". Plow bars, springs, harrow teeth, etc... The ONLY stainless I'd ever seen was in a kitchen at the local restaurant... But, I saw this piece of stainless and immediately profiled it... Profiled it with 3 different files, took some sandpaper to it, engraved my initials and the date into it with a dremel, and then met a sexy chick!

Well, long story short, the chick took me away from the knife, had a family, yada yada yada....

About this time last year I ran across that blade once again... The fever returned like a bad virus!

Since my "fever" returned I've made several knives that have been sold, given away, and tossed into a drawer... I've also met a knife maker that has shared a LOT with me...

But I have NOT been able to bring myself to finish the "stainless" knife.

I know, the stainless bar I started with is "junk" in regards to knife making, but I want to finish her at some point for my own sanity... It will be for display purposes in my home...

Now, what pray tell is my point? Well, honestly, I have no point... Just needed to get it out... Anyone else share my madness?

Charlie
 
You know if you have hung on to this blank so to speak for that long I would go ahead and finish it. There must be a reason you haven't chunked it yet, "it's soul is calling out to you"!:eek:

Yeah like I believe that sh*t too! But seriously finish it. If nothing else it is learning experience!:D
 
before you put a bunch of time in finishing that knife, are you sure its good knife steel and not some mystery stainless that is not good for a knife? if you still have enough left to get a 1" square piece there is a member here that can test it for you. if you do have enough send me an email and i'll send you his info so you can contact him and see about sending him the piece.
 
From what you are thinking, I would finish it up. Richard has good advice about having a left over piece tested, or you could put it to work in the kichen to test the steel and it's edge holding. If it holds an edge, then you can move onto sheath making.
 
Finishing a piece of "junk" makes perfect sense to me. Closure is its own reward sometimes. Just being able to say "DONE" and putting a project out of your mind is worth some effort.
 
ctaylorjr said:
I know, the stainless bar I started with is "junk" in regards to knife making, but I want to finish her at some point for my own sanity... It will be for display purposes in my home...
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Finish it up and polish it as pretty as you can. :thumbup:
 
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