castlegardener Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 Hello everyone, I would like to share a photo of a knife I crafted for a friend. The blade is bed frame steel, the handle is bloodwood with polyurethane finish. He requested a black blade. This was my 8th knife I believe. The blade was quenched in motor oil, and tempered in a toaster oven at 400F for an hour. The rune is carved in the blade with a dremel tool while soft. Quote
BlissStreet Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 Is it the reflection of the sharpened edge or is there a rather sharp bow in the blade 1/2 down? Otherwise, a beautiful use of a bed frame! Quote
Willis Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 Nice looking skinner. I prefer making skinners over any other kind of blade and I really like the bloodwood. Quote
Robakyo Posted August 24, 2011 Posted August 24, 2011 Aloha CG. Nice skinner. What is it for, Wild pigs? Mmmm, Kalua pig! How do you forge bed frame steel? Do you/could you fold and forge weld it, or would that be asking for trouble? I have gathered several complete bed frames and am trying to determine the best way to utilize them. Aloha - Robert Quote
Fosterob Posted August 24, 2011 Posted August 24, 2011 Is bedframe good material for knives? My brother has access to some on regular basis. Rob Quote
castlegardener Posted August 24, 2011 Author Posted August 24, 2011 I am a beginner blade maker so I can't really answer the questions. The bed frame is designed to take a lot of abuse and when it first arrives it is so hard I can't drill through it so it must have decent carbon content. The metal is probably a collection of various metals melted all together to form the bed frames so I am pretty sure it is not super high quality or consistent, but it does seem to harden well and hold an edge. The greatest advantage is it is already pretty thin as compared to a leaf spring. Quote
Nakedanvil - Grant Sarver Posted August 24, 2011 Posted August 24, 2011 Seen small rolling mills that re-rolled railroad rail into bedframe angle and fence posts. Quote
Bentiron1946 Posted August 25, 2011 Posted August 25, 2011 "Seen small rolling mills that re-rolled railroad rail into bedframe angle and fence posts. " I have often wondered about this, if fence posts, rebar and bed frames were all the same kind of mish mesh of scrap steels or something better. Quote
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