October 12, 201213 yr here is my first o1 knife finger is on the blade side it just normalized and basic shaped blade side top side sry about the fuzzy pics
October 12, 201213 yr Author waiting on finer grit sanding belts before we polish it on out it will be getting a micarta handle
October 18, 201213 yr Nice, I like working with 0-1. I use oil to harden it and then stick it in my wife's toaster oven, 3 times at an hour at 450 degrees F to temper. Seems to work well. Needless to say, I temper the blades when she is at work.
October 29, 201213 yr Author wont turn out quite as long as planned the tip broke twice as i was ahem forcing the handle on al little much but it was a little long already for a paring knife changed my mind bout the handle type it got an oak one it all needs grinding out yet just glued the handle on today so will post pics when i get it basic shaped again lol royce
October 30, 201213 yr Author ok all thats left now is the finishing lol i just have to stain and seal the handle and it will be finished. Rough shaping pics ok next pics will be shined blade and final shape for the hanlde which is oak i am tossing tis idea up in my mind. maybe i should take that part of the handle on the top of the blade closer to the highth of the blade
November 5, 201213 yr Author i got a golden oak stain and two coats of butcher block oil (dads idea) it now shaves hair and yet to see how long it will last
November 11, 201213 yr Almost looks like you have some rust on the blade now? If you want to patina a blade with citrus fruit you can't leave it in for to long. As soon as it some out wash it with a little baking soda water and then a light oil. I have had good luck with mustard lightly dabbed onto the blade. Let it sit for about ten minutes and wash thoroughly. The less mustard you have the darker the etch. It seems like it won't etch untill it dries a bit.
November 11, 201213 yr as per the Chat try soda to clean it and polish it to a high luster this will help however with high carbon steel it will need to be cleaned often just as the "Old Hickory" brand knives , a good patina on the blade has never hurt a good blade. Sam
November 12, 201213 yr Author metal that was accidental and had been asking on chat what to to stop it from growing and to prevent it sam and others helped me i just put the pics here so they could see what i was talking about
November 12, 201213 yr Author i shined it back out that night yet and it is a better shine than before
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