Rangerdave Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 I decided to make the knife and practice grinding while doing so. I am learning it is not so easy and you will make mistakes however if you continue to try you will start getting better. I am a long way from where I want to be but a fair distance from where I started. This is brass guard and butt plate silver soldered, spacer material and an Ostrich leg bone as the main handle, held with epoxy. The metal is a leaf spring hammered down then heat treated (1650 for 20 minutes quenched in olive oil, tempered at 350 for 2 hours once.) Used stock removal, hollow ground with 8 inch wheel. I hop this is set right for the pic. thanks RD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccustomknives Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Nice looking knife. You might want to check the hardness though, at a 350f draw the 5160 (what most modern leaf springs are made of) is still much to hard. You are doing great, the clip point is my fav blade and that one has a nice profile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangerdave Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 Haven't sharpened it yet. I hope it will hold the edge will but not be too hard to sharpen. I'm stuck with the temper now that I have the handle on it. Hopefully it will be ok. Thanks RD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormcrow Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Darn good job there! I used to temper 5160 at 350 degrees and it usually is fne. It is a bit hard and the tip may be a bit delicate because of that. Bump the next one to 400 and you'll be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Tim215 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Nice! I am not fond of clip points but that's a nice knife. Do any of you "break the back" on your forged knives? Or do yo just temper in oven? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoRockNazz Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 That's a mighty nice utility knife. Does breaking the back mean using a torch to bring more of a temper into the spine? I do if I know it'll be used for chopping, but otherwise I find the oven will bring it to a good overall temper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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