keithl Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Hi good people got a chance to play a bit today took a farriers rasp and hammered out this thing. Not sure I like it but it was fun to play with fire. Seems like forever, maybe two weeks, since I had the propane beast blowing fire at me. Still got to work it down and put a edge on it. It heat treated good. Regards Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Steinkirchner Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 With rasps and files, and anything made from them with the teeth still on, heat treat is the biggest hurdle because the teeth like to start cracks. So you've got the hardest part done. can't wait to see it with the scales on. If you don't like you can send it to me Ed Steinkirchner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithl Posted May 5, 2011 Author Share Posted May 5, 2011 After working on it a little it grew on me. So last night I pounded out a bigger one and cleaned up the profile. The small is 8-5/8" overall with 4-1/2" blade. The bigger is 14" overall. Got some wrought soaking for it. Keith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiapan Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 holy cow those look great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad J Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Hey Keith, That looks Awesome! I really like the rough look. The handle really complements the blade. Great Job! Chad J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithl Posted May 10, 2011 Author Share Posted May 10, 2011 Thanks guys for the compliments. Going to try and finish the big one this week. Keith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix24 Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Hey man, those look fantastic. The handle on the smaller one looks totally sweet. Great job sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Looks cool, but I wonder how well they will hold up. Like mentioned before, the teeth are stress risers all over the blade. I have been told to grind down to smooth metal before forging a file. Not saying it cannot be done, but how well it will work in the long run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfootnampa Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 I LIKE them! I doubt that you'll have problems related to the teeth at this point. As files they were reasonably durable and likely tempered harder than you now have them. They are nice thick blades and likely way overstrong anyhow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 If you are worried about stress risers do a differential temper on them so that the back area is tough and only the blade edge is hard and brittle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithl Posted May 20, 2011 Author Share Posted May 20, 2011 Thanks for the comments guys. I made these kinda as a novelty type blade and I always thought they looked neat. For a work knife I would use 1095 or 5160. Before I heat treated I rounded all the sharp edges by buffing with a slurry of pumice and tooth paste on a felt pad. I normalized it 4 times before edge quenching it. It chopped through a persimmon wood board with no edge damage. The bigger blade just cut through a piece of kiln dried red oak 1x4 no damage, so it seems pretty tough. I've never tried the brass rod test not sure even what to do on that test. Thanks again for the comments. I'll put pictures of the big one up next week when I get my rawhide in to make the sheath for it. Looks real frontier like. Regards Keith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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