BlackMetalViking Posted February 21, 2017 Posted February 21, 2017 I made this little companion knife for my girlfriend. It was a quick and dirty stock removal job while my forge is down. The knife was cut from an old circular saw blade. The handle scales are made from a piece of cherry wood, hand shaped and finished with beeswax. Comments, Questions and Critiques Welcome! Thanks, Viking Quote
WoodnMetalGuy Posted February 21, 2017 Posted February 21, 2017 Looks nice - I wonder what kind of steel that is? Did you have any issues overheating it while grinding it to shape? -- Dave Quote
John in Oly, WA Posted February 21, 2017 Posted February 21, 2017 I like the shape of the scales. You attached the scales just using epoxy? Quote
BlackMetalViking Posted February 21, 2017 Author Posted February 21, 2017 Thanks for the good words gents! 58 minutes ago, WoodnMetalGuy said: Looks nice - I wonder what kind of steel that is? Did you have any issues overheating it while grinding it to shape? -- Dave I had very little issue with overheating. I used very light pressure, but I was also constantly quenching to keep the temp down, I dunked it every couple of seconds. 57 minutes ago, John in Oly, WA said: I like the shape of the scales. You attached the scales just using epoxy? That's correct! I drilled a few holes in the blank first, and then just epoxy. She just wanted a little light use blade for whittling and the like, so I elected to keep it simple and clean. Thanks again! Viking Quote
ausfire Posted February 21, 2017 Posted February 21, 2017 1 hour ago, BlackMetalViking said: I made this little companion knife for my girlfriend. It was a quick and dirty stock removal job while my forge is down. The knife was cut from an old circular saw blade. The handle scales are made from a piece of cherry wood, hand shaped and finished with beeswax. That's a great little knife. Annabelle will be very happy. 'Cut from an old circular saw blade' sounds simple. Done with a thin cut off disc perhaps? Always hard to get neat curves I've found. You have shaped the handle nicely and it would fit the hand well. I did a rough knife yesterday from a file and just epoxed the handle scales on. Seems to work OK. Thanks for posting. I have loads of old saw blades so that might be the next try. I am not a knife maker's bootlace but if I can make something good enough to open a chook feed bag I'm happy. Quote
C-1ToolSteel Posted February 21, 2017 Posted February 21, 2017 Not bad, BMV, but I would question the carbon content of those modern blades. All they need is something to braze the carbide to. Quote
ThomasPowers Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017 Easy enough to test; take a scrap section and heat to non-magnetic and quench in water and then wearing PPE, try to break it in the vise with a hammer tap. If it snaps off easily then satisfactory for a blade. If you can bend it back on itself, not good for a blade. In the middle your call. Quote
BlackMetalViking Posted February 22, 2017 Author Posted February 22, 2017 Thanks for the kind words fellas! 19 hours ago, ausfire said: 'Cut from an old circular saw blade' sounds simple. Done with a thin cut off disc perhaps? Always hard to get neat curves I've found. I cut it with a standard cut off disc on my angle grinder. Most of the shaping on the sander. Pic#1 was right after cutting and pic#2 was after shaping. For the finger swell, I needed to use a die grinder to get the tighter radius. Thanks for the heads up C-1 and TP. I had thought about the quality of the steel. The blade I used for this knife was a bit older and didn't have carbide teeth, so here's to hoping. However, I cut a blank from the another that did have teeth (the half blade in pic#1), so I think will test a piece before I continue. I was getting decent complex sparks, but I need a bit more practice on spark ID before i rely on that. Thanks again folks! Viking Quote
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