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I need help. I figured that if I”m going to keep making knives that I better get some supplies. I went to a woodworking store to buy some exotic woods. I was like a kid in a candy store. I bought some Bubinga, Paduck, Bloodwood, Purple heart, Coco bolo and a small piece of hard maple burl.
I also went through my stash of saw blades. I don’t have a shortage of them.
I jumped right into to by starting a new knife. This is going to be another drop point blade out of a .08 think 10 inch circular saw blade. A file told me it was good and hard
This drop point will have hunting type blade.
I used the Dremmel tool to cut the knife out of the saw blade. I should leave the saw teth on the back side. LOL
With a little grinding and polishing, it cleans up well.
To add a little bit of style to the knife, I used a round chainsaw file on the backbone of the blade. I didn’t go very deep.
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I then used gun bluing on the file work and then polished away everything but what was in the grooves. I think it adds a nice touch to the look of the blade.
In order to drill the pin holes, I needed to soften the steel. I used a MAP gas tourch and slowly heated the tang.
Then I drilled the holes.
I cleaned up the blade again and added the bevel.
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