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Anachronist58 to answer your question. It sorta did sorta didn't, It would have a rough semi passable cut only at certain angles. For me I like an edge that I can go 90° to the paper and slice curves without pulling or pushing the blade very much, and same goes for my friend.

ThomasPowers I have no idea what kind of alloy it is, I just texted him and he says he has no idea either, He does a little scooba diving here and there but usually has a steel knife that I've sharpened a few times.

Hey, So a buddy of mine came to me the other day and asked me to sharpen his titanium diving knife. So of course, I jump on the opportunity Due the the fact that I've never seen titanium anything before. The knife its self was recently bought and it was apparent, It was alright sharpness, but there was no wear or tear, But of course the was a secondary bevel. So today I took my 1000 grit stone to turn it into a convex edge, Then I went on to refine that on the 6000 grit, Then stropped with compound, as per the usual with any other knife I sharpen. But I noticed it was having trouble with cutting paper, So I did some more work with the 6000 going slowly with medium to light pressure to get a clean edge, Then went to strop it, But to no avail. I have sharpened tons of knives and all to pristine edges, From chefs knives to Bush craft and all sorts of types of grinds, bevels and edges. But this knife won't get sharp no matter what I do, Can anyone give me some pointers on this?

Hey, I grab a bearing cone from my works scrap bin, Im sure theres enough material there to make a small knife. I was just wondering about any tips about forging and heat treating it.

Thank you all, Ill have to do some testing when im back at the shop. And to thomasPowers, It is not plated, It was originally painted yellow and is extremely rusted, And my shop is very well ventilated. And as for the reason I want to forged this. I just want to have fun really.. I just wanted to make things out of something that you wouldn't expect, This will be my knife so if its a mild steel ill forged it to put up somewhere. Thanks everyone for the help!

Im looking to make a knife out of a come along handle, Anyone know what steel they are typically made of? Its old school