adamj

thats looking great cant wait to see it finished

from what i have done you want your blade as close to finished product before heat treat because after heat treat it is much harder and takes way more time to sand or file also you have to watch how hot you get it after you heat treat as not to take to much hardness out if you were sanding. after heat treat you will just have to lightly sand to get rid of any scale and oxcides plus from my past knifes a nice smooth piece doesnt sclae as bad and it is easier to remove. hope this helps

the main reason is i have a guy thats gonna give me a bucksaw bar thats around 5 to 6 foot long and like 6 inches wide. he wants a sword out of it.

does anyone know what type steel chainsaw bars are made out of like the carbon content and stuff?

awesome knife i want one now. does anyone know the carbon content of those clips?

well first off welcome to the forums. and second that is very nice especially for your first knife. i love giant choppers like that

after all heat treating is done i grind all my leftover scale and junk off and grind my edge in then i take a dual action sander (dual action sanders make figure 8 type movements so you done have sand marks goin any certain way) and start with about 80 grit to get rid of any marks then work my way up to atleast 600 to 1000 grit when possible i take mine to 3000 grit and then buff out any small marks left and you should have a very nice mirror finish

thanks everybody i will try one soon and see what comes out of it. joseff i have used the tines you are talking about to make a small neck knife works really nice.

does anybody know if plow points have enough carbon in them to make a decent knife cause i come across old ones all the time. Also what about discs from old hars because i know where there are more than plenty rusting away in the woods around here. thanks for any resonses

i use a 150# that was given to me and have it sitting on some old rims welded together it works perfect light enough to be mobile but enough mass to have real good recoil

i would just fold it over and weld it same as cutting it without having to cut it. and use a cross peen to widen it easier

my shop is a total mess i have to move 2 tractors just to get to my forge then pull it away from everything to fire up and all my tools are in another shed (or my truck). i dont get to forge much, due to multiple jobs, plus i just got married in may so dont worry you will get time for forging. Many blessings on your marriage.

this is a knife made from 13 inches of a bucksaw chain (giant chainsaw chain) its not finished yet just fitted the handle the other day still have to decide what to do for a butt cap just wanted to let everybody see and maybe give some ideas for a butt cap.

thanks,
Adam

beautiful i especiall love that handle

that is beautiful great proportions and excellent work.

that is awesome i need to learn about the different patterns and try some

from my experience with cable its has been beneficial to unwind the 6 or 8 main strands and place in the fire and let it sit at a dull to mid red for a few minutes to burn out and paint or the thick grease type stuff i have came accross. then wire brush the crap out of it when it cools to get the scale off along with traces of anything else then put the wire back together and do as you did heat to red, brush and flux, then get to welding and set the welds. i have had pieces that no matter how clean i thought it was there was still something keeping it from welding. hope this helps.

i just got the access to a good bit of carbide cutting tips for lathes and was wondering if they can be forged or not.

i like that looks very good

thanks all for the help maybe i can get it finished this coming week and get some pics up

Cable is usually quite high in carbon. How did you determine that this stuff is not? Is that just someone's opinion or did you actually do some hardening tests to see? If not take a small piece heat it to just above non magnetic and then quench it in oil. then put it in a vise and try to scratch it with a file. If the file cuts it, it's not that high in carbon. If the file skates, it is high carbon.

i have a cable billet that is approx. 1x12x3/16 and need some ideas of what to make out of it. i originally was going to make a draw knife out of it before i found out it wasnt very high in carbon and wont hold an edge well. any ideas welcome.