I make a living as a saw filer, and the shop I work at has piles of broken blades sitting out in the scrap bin. Sooo lucky me, I have an endless supply of saws to choose from to fuel my new knife forging obsession.
Just the other day I came across a beauty 14" HSS cold cut with only a 2" chunk missing out of the side (I would post a pic but I'm sure most of you know what they look like)
Now my question is, is it possible to make a decent blade out of high speed steel? Does it need any kind of special heat treating or would I be able to cut, grind, give her a sharp edge and call it a day? I'm not looking for anything fancy, just maybe some small blades to practice with/gift to people.. Unless that's crazy and this is some good stuff to make something decent.
Thanks!
