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Well, as some of you may have seen in some of my recent questions, I'm working on a folding knife for my mom. My plan is to take a folding knife kit I got from Jantz (the peanut knife) and remake the...
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It'd be weird for 1084 to air harden that much (but if it's Aldo's modified stuff, it may be possible). Did you heat it then put it down on a heat sink (like your anvil or similar big mass of metal)?...
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Man... that's frustrating. On another note - what do you expect to do next time for the "S"? You might want to try elctro-etching instead. It might work better for you since you don't have to heat...
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Knifesmith wrote: Did you heat it then put it down on a heat sink (like your anvil or similar big mass of metal)? If so, you may have accidentally "plate quenched" it.I did stick it into the vise to...
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Yeah... It's a pretty common practice with some higher alloy stuff (a lot of stainlesses). A vise would certainly do it for a thin piece Is this Aldo's 1084? That stuff is more thorough hardening than...
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Okay, I got off of class early, so I had some free time, and because the epoxy was curing on my other knife-in-progress, I had time to work on this project. So I'm nearly back to where I was. And to...
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Looking good! This time you'll stamp the "S" on after the bevels and polishing right? Zachary
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Right! Here we are, I finished the two edc's a guy wanted for christmas gifts, so we're done with that. Thus, this is my main project now. Yay!! Filing bevels, you know what's best for that? A filing...
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Looking good, getting the nick to look good is a pain. I messed up a blade at that point a few months ago and haven't remade it yet. Keith
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mop marked for cutoff Cut, but still doesn't fit Should fit now... Thats it ! Glued and clamped I'm off work tomorrow, so more progress then... Stephen
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This is what I got done yesterday, looks like it won't be late for christmas after all : : Glued and still squared. Edges shaped. Holes drilled, for the most part no problem. I had some chipping for...
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Once I shaped the handle the way I wanted, I pinned it all together. I peined the pins on the bolsters, but most definetly not the one on the mop. Now I sand down the pins and hand sand the whole...
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Very nice work! I'm sure it'll give years of service. Can't wait to see some better shots of the knife. Zachary
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I know it's late, but here's some shots of it. See, she's so happy to get it!
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