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Stock removal on 0-1


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You left out a step most knifemakers use: Rough Grind and Finish grind. The rough grind usualy takes the blade edge down to the thickness of a nickel or so. Then heat treat and temper, then the final edge is ground. The rough grind leaves you enough meat to avoid [usualy] warping during heat treat. The stock should be removed in eaqual parts to each side: two passes on the front, twopasses on the back. Being careful to get the grind centered also helps prevent warping/twisting.
Get after it- this is not a spectator sport :)
Dave

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When you get it, it should be fully annealed unless you order it pre hardened. I use a lot of O1 at work. McMaster Carr, as well as MSC, and other industrial/machine shop suppliers like Enco, J and L, and others sell O1 stock in various shapes, sizes, and at very reasonable costs. Buy a flat, cut it out, grind to shape, heat treat, then finish. The heat treating will be the most technical part of the project.

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