Matt.L

i see so wait for sharpening after the handle and sheath are made but cant you just fix this by taping up the blade as to not acsidently cut yourself? and again the slow cooker is that possible or no

thanks thats great advice i was just gona bevel down to a point but i did not no it needed some thickness that is good advice so after tempering then work on final sharpening with belt sander/ water stones/polishing so that last question is it possible to temper the blade in a slow cooker that goes up to 450F

i see well my steel came cold rolled and annealed when i was cutting out my shape with my disk grinder i made sure to regularly quench it so let me get this right so i understand after beveling and heat treating do i sharpen it with the belt sander then temper it then polish it or does the polishing come before tempering thanks sorry im very much a noob at this stuff also two other things if you dont mind me asking 1. what do you suggest i quench it in when heat treating just plain water maby with salt or some type of oil? 2. is it possible to temper it in a slow cooker you no for like turkey and chicken blah blah it goes up to 450F like do i put it in for like an hour at a sertin temp then let it air cool then stick it back in for another hour? till i get like a wheat color

So purchased 1095 flat stock sketch out my design and traced it out on my flat stock right now im finishing the cut out process and ware does the final sharpening fall into this is as far as i no the process of the grinding knife making process pleas correct me if im wrong Design>Cut out>beveling/hole drilling>Heat treating>tempering im curious where in that process does putting the final edge on the knife fall into also i have a belt sander for the beveling and a disk grinder i also have some japanese water stones i figured after all that i would use the water stones for polishing/sharpening etc thanks

i see that makes sense what do you suggest i do for high carbon steel in this case 1075/1080 high carbon steel also may i ask what website would be good to order some flat stock from

sorry about that i will try to explain it better as i am also confused myself the most i have done is forge with junk metal etc. i want to buy some flat stock cut my shape out anneal it work on the blade with grinding etc Temper it and then Sharpen it. if im going about that wrong pleas correct me as i am confused on the matter. i have a brick propane forge in my backyard etc i had thought you first anneal, then harden and then temper the blade to a hassle straw color for 2 hours i found a youtube video that better explains what i want to do i hope this clears up any confusion. youtube(dot)com/watch?v=mQVdqlHta-4 remove the (dot) and put a period

Hello is there a guide available on the internet for annealing and tempering high carbon steel such as 1080 etc and i see people choosing to Temper in an electric Oven but is it possible to do so in a slow cooker mine goes up to 450F thanks

First of all sorry if this is the wrong place to put this new to this Forum. Hello all i'm Matt i want to try and forge a Japanese style Katana sword. Instead of Folding method i would like to make this out of a more modern steel flat stock. i was advised to start with 1075/1080 High Carbon Steel. I want to make my measurements and cut out the basic shape then take that to the forge etc. I have a small brick propane forge that i built in my backyard so ill be doing the pass through method of heating it. sorry for the long winded explanation but here is what i want to know. 1. Good website to order flat stock 1075/1080 steel. 2. Are there any good tutorials on this sort of thing. thanks for the help.