oilboy328 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 first attempt, 3"x1/2" grade 5 bolt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickOHH Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Not a bad lookin blade there, good job, what is the overall legnth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilboy328 Posted December 6, 2015 Author Share Posted December 6, 2015 8 inches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilboy328 Posted December 6, 2015 Author Share Posted December 6, 2015 2nd attempt, piece of 15mm rebar, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilboy328 Posted December 6, 2015 Author Share Posted December 6, 2015 3rd attempt 4th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilboy328 Posted December 7, 2015 Author Share Posted December 7, 2015 and the last, a kitchen knife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Now that you have the shaping down, quit using hot dogs and chorizo for material, and get some good steel. Rebar is like the aforementioned meat products because you really don't know what is in it, and it can vary from inch to inch at times...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilboy328 Posted December 8, 2015 Author Share Posted December 8, 2015 thank-you, i plan on doing that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoRockNazz Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Welcome to the addiction that is knifemaking; seems like it's progressing along nicely. Be weary of sharp nicks in your blade profile - 3 and 4 both had deep recesses that with tool steel would spell trouble. A rounded ricasso is safe because it has no one place for the stress put into the steel during heat treat to build up, but sharp corners are stress risers. Keep forging, you definitely got the right idea here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilboy328 Posted December 8, 2015 Author Share Posted December 8, 2015 thx, i had planned on making more test blades with mild steel or rebard to get the hang of heat treating and tempering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 You won't get any heat treat practice with mild steel, or rebar. Mild won't harden, and rebar is a crap shoot. Just use it for working out the process of forging, and use good steel for heat treat tests. That is the only way to know for sure that what you are doing is correct. With steels like O-1, 1084, etc there is plenty of heat treat info available that will give you good results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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