HEAP of JEEP Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Might be kind of a step backwards from my other knives, but I never tried one before. So, took the rest of the file from the last herb chopper I made for my show, and whipped this out. It was kind of fun, and got it done fast enough to sell at a pretty reasonable price at the show. Might have to whip out a few more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Cochran Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 That's one of the nicest file knives I've ever seen. It looks clean and smooth in all the right places to be comfortable for some use. I can't tell about the spine though, did you grind off the teeth there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 I once made a knife similar to this and the handle, I hardened the back side of it and so you could then use it also as a flint and steel, though you got to be sure to temper the transition of the blade to the handle and only harden the backside. Littleblacksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Quade Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 I actually really love this style of knife, both the handle and the rasp or file knives. I know they are usually unknown steel and dont hold up as well as damascus or similar blades but i really just dig the way they look . Congrats on another great knife project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Pattern welded Damascus has NOTHING to do with how bladeworthy the steel may be; you can have a damascus billet with extremely low carbon content that can't be hardened but has a lovely pattern, say 1002 and pure nickel for instance. Wootz damascus, (you didn't say which you were referring to), has a bit more constraint on content to get the carbides to produce the pattern; but it can be too brittle as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 A beautiful knife - I've got to give that a go. I like the way you have integrated the file grooves. Top job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Just remember that every one of those teeth is a stress riser, and potential cracking point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Quade Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 20 hours ago, ThomasPowers said: Pattern welded Damascus has NOTHING to do with how bladeworthy the steel may be; you can have a damascus billet with extremely low carbon content that can't be hardened but has a lovely pattern, say 1002 and pure nickel for instance. Wootz damascus, (you didn't say which you were referring to), has a bit more constraint on content to get the carbides to produce the pattern; but it can be too brittle as well. You are totally correct, i was simply referring to his past projects which have primarily been pattern welded blades. I also didnt want to say known high carbon blades because it sounded wrong i mean technically his file could preform better than say a blade from O1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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