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Main Boards => Hunting Knives and Crafters => Topic started by: bjansen on June 01, 2020, 11:30:54 AM
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I have been working in the knife shop on a couple non-knife projects - first is a pry-opener. I made one of these pry-openers from a scrap of blade steel I had and I used it all the time - so I had a bunch of them laser cut out of 1095. These are easy to make and my son helps me make them in the garage. I have these things on every workbench I have and I use them daily (primarily to open cans of stuff...and a drink here and there). I harden and grind them.
(https://i.imgur.com/acx5UEGl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/4Cfl4gEl.jpg)
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Second is a marking stamp I made with an old pantograph machine. I bought the old, rusted up D2 engraver earlier this year and took it apart and brought it back to life. This stamp is an end grain marking stamp I made from 1084.
(https://i.imgur.com/NkbGhfdl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/2V3ttRIl.jpg)
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Very Nice sir! I love my opener!!!!
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Was going to tell you Trapper. That blank is 1095 and you can harden it if you wish. Notice I grind in a thinner tip too.
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it works pretty good as is! I might just harden it next time i heat treat a blade.