Bustapepper Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 some Work in progress but I made this out of an old coil spring. Just a practice knife to learn. I had alot of fun. The pins in the handle are actually just a couple old bolts I cut down to size. Wood is padauk with a light coating of linseed oil. Sanded down to 320 grit on the blade. I originally was going to build it out of an old skf bearing race but when I quenched it, the blade got a warp I wasn't happy about so I quenched a 2nd time and got micro cracks along the spine of the knife going down about an inch. So I just started over and this is my result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnie Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les L Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyGoatLady Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 You sure can't tell from looking that you've been away from the anvil for awhile. Very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfootnampa Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 It is very nice! If it were mine I would grind a choil on it though. Otherwise excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustapepper Posted November 18, 2019 Author Share Posted November 18, 2019 I was thinking the same. I didn't like the way it has a sharp corner on the choil. I'm going to leave this alone and use it as reference for my next blade and kind of have an idea what to improve on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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