My son has been wanting to make his own knife. He has played in the shop with a few mock ups but recently told me that he wanted to try one completely on his own. He said he just wanted to ask me questions if he had them.
I have very little knife making experience and ZERO actual knowledge on the subject. Built three or four years ago and nothing since, but love for him to have a project so I had his back 100%.
He began with stainless plate which I know isn’t knife material, but he said that he wanted to try to harden it. I figured might as well let his first “try” be with stuff we had laying around. All he had was an angle grinder, chop saw, torch, table top belt sander, and some sandpaper. I gave him some Osage pieces I had from years back.
After the blade was shaped and ground, I monitored him while he got the blade red hot and oil quenched it (to keep the place and him from catching fire) and then he baked it to 500 and let slow cool. That’s the last time I saw it until this point. He told me the stainless bolts he used for pins should have been brass because they took forever to sand, but so did his double thick scales. I’m truly impressed with his almost finished product. Now he said that he needs some better sanding equipment, proper steel, a ban saw, and brass to work with.
I think I should promote his new found hobby.
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I have very little knife making experience and ZERO actual knowledge on the subject. Built three or four years ago and nothing since, but love for him to have a project so I had his back 100%.
He began with stainless plate which I know isn’t knife material, but he said that he wanted to try to harden it. I figured might as well let his first “try” be with stuff we had laying around. All he had was an angle grinder, chop saw, torch, table top belt sander, and some sandpaper. I gave him some Osage pieces I had from years back.
After the blade was shaped and ground, I monitored him while he got the blade red hot and oil quenched it (to keep the place and him from catching fire) and then he baked it to 500 and let slow cool. That’s the last time I saw it until this point. He told me the stainless bolts he used for pins should have been brass because they took forever to sand, but so did his double thick scales. I’m truly impressed with his almost finished product. Now he said that he needs some better sanding equipment, proper steel, a ban saw, and brass to work with.
I think I should promote his new found hobby.
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