leafspring
Member
Hi all, i'd like to share my knife making story...
forgive my poor English and pics.
Being a while as a silent reader in this forum and dreaming to have a good knife, I finally made a step to make it on my own.
I found the tutorials in this forum are very useful ad yet helpful.
One day my boss came with a new set of files and told me to scrap the old ones. It just sparked my desire to make knife from old file also to overcome the boredom of a long shift in remote drilling camp in Arab desert.
I started to put together my imaginations from pics i saw here, and came out to make a 4.5" clip point.
File was annealed by a fellow welder with cutting torch. Cut and rough shaped with bench grinder.
File the bevel as a flat ground
Done filing and scratch removal with 180 grid sand paper, I came back to the welder to harden. It was partially hardened and quenched in motor oil.
I was lucky to find a brass, Al plate and piece of oak in welder's shop. Must be useful for handle. I put the together with epoxy glue and a 1/8" brass pin.
Then work on the handle with half round file and sand paper.
I was tempted to put a force patina on it. i used Henna after seeing an oxidized spoon used by a friend to prep it.
Last thing i removed the oxidation with metal polish paste. I was surprised a crisp temper line just appeared on the blade.
It was sort of orgasm to me seeing this knife done:biggrin:
Please feel free to criticize.. since my skill is still million miles away from yours.
forgive my poor English and pics.
Being a while as a silent reader in this forum and dreaming to have a good knife, I finally made a step to make it on my own.
I found the tutorials in this forum are very useful ad yet helpful.
One day my boss came with a new set of files and told me to scrap the old ones. It just sparked my desire to make knife from old file also to overcome the boredom of a long shift in remote drilling camp in Arab desert.
I started to put together my imaginations from pics i saw here, and came out to make a 4.5" clip point.
File was annealed by a fellow welder with cutting torch. Cut and rough shaped with bench grinder.
File the bevel as a flat ground
Done filing and scratch removal with 180 grid sand paper, I came back to the welder to harden. It was partially hardened and quenched in motor oil.
I was lucky to find a brass, Al plate and piece of oak in welder's shop. Must be useful for handle. I put the together with epoxy glue and a 1/8" brass pin.
Then work on the handle with half round file and sand paper.
I was tempted to put a force patina on it. i used Henna after seeing an oxidized spoon used by a friend to prep it.
Last thing i removed the oxidation with metal polish paste. I was surprised a crisp temper line just appeared on the blade.
It was sort of orgasm to me seeing this knife done:biggrin:
Please feel free to criticize.. since my skill is still million miles away from yours.
