Author Topic: Question for you knife makers (Read 958 times)

fish theotherone · « **Reply #20 on:** July 14, 2007, 09:47:00 AM »

this is a very intresting thread,i like the idea of the circular saw blade for a knife,do they need heat treating? excuse the ignorance but whats special about a file for a blad? i ask as i have a huge file in the shed itd 2 inches accross and 16 inches long!
could one of you guys post a link to the original thread?

geno · « **Reply #21 on:** July 14, 2007, 09:48:00 AM »

by skins I meant handle material. Do you cut your antler and bone with a ban saw ? I dont have one but I am going to an auction this am and hopefully
find one..What is ca glue? superglue?

sticshooter · « **Reply #22 on:** July 14, 2007, 10:13:00 AM »

Geno I use a tabletop bandsaw. Ca glue is crazy glue. The stuff I use I get off of E**Y. It's a little pricey but worth it. Just makesure it's the THICK stuff. Some people heat treat the circular saw blades and some don't. If ya don't over heat the steel while cutting the shape it should be fine.<><.

jdupre · « **Reply #23 on:** July 14, 2007, 10:27:00 AM »

Nice knives, sticshooter. That chunk of wood they're sitting on looks like a good source for some handle material.

sticshooter · « **Reply #24 on:** July 14, 2007, 10:39:00 AM »

LOL ya like that? That is just a awesome osage stump that I use for pics. Someone sent it to me awhile back and at the moment the name escapes me.<><

Emmons · « **Reply #25 on:** July 14, 2007, 10:51:00 AM »

Good information so far. Take the file to non-magnetic and cool slowly, form your blade and heat to non-magnetic again and quench in oil.

Here is a hiiden tang knife I just finished, it was made from a file.

James

sticshooter · « **Reply #26 on:** July 14, 2007, 11:02:00 AM »

Now thats a great looking knife.<><

Craig/FL · « **Reply #27 on:** July 14, 2007, 01:08:00 PM »

Bowhunterinchile that is a great looking knife!

I just cut one out of a circular saw blade, it seems kinda flimsy but looks good and It'll be good practice if nothing else. The handle came out kinda of short, hope I can extend the wood abit. 3" blade and the handles about 3 1/4".
The metal cut easy with my dremal, how much more difficult is a sawmill blade to cut. My tools are limited to a dremel, brench grinder, files and sandpaper for the metal work, is there any other necessities that I may need. Thanks, Craig

Emmons · « **Reply #28 on:** July 14, 2007, 01:45:00 PM »

Craig,

The sawmill blades will be a bit thicker. But you should not have any problems with the tools you have. I am limited to files, a dremal, and sandpaper. No bench grinder yet!!! The above knife blade is about 5/32" thick, whick I believe is more then most sawmill blades. Sticshooter will know better on the sawmill blade. I am still trying to locate some to try. But I really like the O1 steel and I just found a source to buy it in bar form.

James

sticshooter · « **Reply #29 on:** July 14, 2007, 10:40:00 PM »

Craig A dremel will cut it but it's gonna take awhile. I use a air grinder with a cutoff wheel. Beltsander would make it easier also.<><

Craig/FL · « **Reply #30 on:** July 15, 2007, 11:41:00 AM »

Never thought of useing a belt sander, I happen to have one to.
I have the circular saw blade about done, I beveled the edges but after I sanded the blade there not as pronounced looking as ya'lls. I'll pick up some scrap wood for the handle at work tommarow.
Think I'll try heating that file again today and see if I cant get that thing non magnitized, aint gonna give up on that quite yet. Thanks for everyones help, looks my project might turn into a new hobby, just what I need LOL....Craig

fish theotherone · « **Reply #31 on:** July 15, 2007, 12:08:00 PM »

nice knife bowhunterinchile! one day i hope to make my gurt file into a nice blade!

geno · « **Reply #32 on:** July 16, 2007, 10:17:00 AM »

What do you guys use for putting on the blade bevel? Do you use some kind of jig or just get better by eye as time goes by? Thanks
G

Emmons · « **Reply #33 on:** July 16, 2007, 12:51:00 PM »

Geno,

I build a file jig, simular to this one.
http://www.stoneandsteel.net/equip_antirock.html

James

geno · « **Reply #34 on:** July 16, 2007, 01:17:00 PM »

thanks bow hunter
G

uhdet · « **Reply #35 on:** July 16, 2007, 01:45:00 PM »

Another good source is flat prybars for pulling nails. They are 1/8" to 1/4" thick. They are ususally 5160 or 1080 carbon steel. They make a really tough blade. I get all my 1095 from Admiral Steel. It is already annealed and all I have to do is heat treat then temper.

Jeremy · « **Reply #36 on:** July 16, 2007, 02:09:00 PM »

I grind my bevels freehand. I started out doing it freehand with a file, then went to a 6" disk sander, now a 1x30" belt sander. The final blade finish is still hundrubbed.

Jeremy · « **Reply #37 on:** July 16, 2007, 02:11:00 PM »

Oh, forgot to say I'm still using a blade made from a file. That was 14 years ago or so.

uhdet, are you sure the prybars are 5160 or 1080? I would have thought they were cheaper steel than that. May have to play around with one...

uhdet · « **Reply #38 on:** July 16, 2007, 03:26:00 PM »

That is what a hardware importer told me. They harden and temper as good as my knives made from 1095. I have only used them a couple times but worked well when nothing else could be found. Unless you want to use car leaf springs.

sticshooter · « **Reply #39 on:** July 16, 2007, 06:56:00 PM »

I love this stuff!<><


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