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Title: what type?
Post by: Mark N on August 11, 2008, 11:53:00 AM

I have a hoe/ice scraper blade I'd like to use for a blade.  Any opinions as to its' type or suitability?  Thanks, Mark

Title: Re: what type?
Post by: Lin Rhea on August 11, 2008, 05:09:00 PM

There's no way to know unless you can do a spark test. It needs to be high carbon steel to be suitable. Lin

Title: Re: what type?
Post by: woodsman1031 on August 11, 2008, 05:40:00 PM

Mark,

  My first knife was made from an old (really old) flat shovel. I had used a strip of it previously for a underhammer rifle mainspring. Since I knew it had a fairly high carbon content, I made a knife from it. It holds an edge very well. I annealed it and re heat treated it.

  I say give it a try unless you can find a saw blade.

Tommy