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Title: Bird Beak Knife with Deer Antler Branched Handle
Post by: tippit on July 14, 2020, 09:46:12 AM

Small Bird Beak knife with branched deer antler handle, OAL 7 1/2 inches...tippit
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Title: Re: Bird Beak Knife with Deer Antler Branched Handle
Post by: Sam Harper on July 19, 2020, 03:01:56 PM

That looks really nice. Did you make that with a file? If so, how did you heat treat it? Or did you just grind it in its already hardened state?

Title: Re: Bird Beak Knife with Deer Antler Branched Handle
Post by: tippit on July 19, 2020, 03:38:37 PM

Sam,
Thanks. As to heat treating, I do it the same way I would 1084, 5160, 52100...Quench to get hard then Temper to soften.  The only difference between all these steels is the Temper Temperature.  Mystery steel (ie the file), I start low say 350 degrees then keep bumping it up until I like how the edge sharpens.

Title: Re: Bird Beak Knife with Deer Antler Branched Handle
Post by: ron w on July 29, 2020, 11:32:12 AM

That looks like it would be handy !!