Roman knot file work?

[Jiles Knives]

The maker is Rusty Preston, The Roman Knot, July 2008 Blade Magazine, page # 130

The maker had been asked not to share the secret of roman knot file work. Guess I'll have to figure it out myself. I'll post a tutorial when I figure it out.

The maker is Rusty Preston, July 2008 Blade Magazine, page 130.

 

[C Craft]

I finally managed to do this on a piece of scrap steel. I will do a WIP when I put it on a real blade.

The biggest hurdle was getting that hole the right depth and centered. A little experimentation got the drill press set to the right depth and some careful center punching got them lined up.

I used a jewelry sized triangular file to make the line and a larger one for the triangular cut.

As it stands for me, it is a lot if work. I don't think I will use it that often until I can come up with a better method.

Now, there is a WIP I am waiting to see! Seeing as how my comment seemed to have created such a stir!