Russell N.
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yeah i figured, im gonna quench it in vegetable oil
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now that i look at it longer i see what you guys are talking about, too late to fix the shape though, think i should finish it like one anyway or just make a handle?
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i got alot of good work done today on the belt sander, but i made a rookie mistake and was sanding without my gloves on and the seam of the belt caught the spine of my knife and yanked it out of my hand and broke my belt , the knife didn't cut me terribly bad but i am still gonna wait until tomorrow to work on it again
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I would anneal the file before continuing. While your grinding wheel will work for profiling the blade, there's going to come a time when you have to lay in the bevels and the grinder just won't work as nicely as you might like. Files and sandpaper are going to be needed rather soon, and working on a hardened file with those will be a chore, to say the least.
Overall, you're almost there and it's looking good. I'm anxious to see pics as you progress!
thanks, i started forging the file into the shape i wanted tonight. i shaped most of the tip and bent the metal towards the edge so it would straighten as i forged the edge.
but as you can see in the picture it is bending back more than i anticipated, i am going to to try bend it more towards the edge so it will come out mostly straight
i want it to eventually come out something like the bob engnath tantos featured in JPH's "the complete bladesmith" and i am hoping to find some proper heat treating clay locally -
I am going to try and make a japanese style tanto out of an old file, i plan on treating the steel as w-2 and I am using a piece of what i think is walnut to make the grip and scabbard. so far i have been contemplating it and have ground off the teeth from the file. Just wanted to know what you guys thought, all criticism is appreciated!
this is the board and file i will be using
My $2 grinding wheel
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Hello everyone, I live in McHenry county illinois and I have become greatly interested in blacksmithing/bladesmithing. After making a sub-par knife out of a railroad spike i got some books and have read up on the subject. I am looking forward to getting some real work done and getting advice from some experienced smiths. I will be sure to post any projects that i start to get some (hopefully) constructive criticism.
I look forward to being a part of this community.
Tanto
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thanks guys, this good stuff