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how do you shape a trade point without screwing up temper?
recurve shooter:
i have alot of old sawmill bandsaw type blade at home. id like to try to make some trade points but i dont know how to cut and shape the stuff without getting it to hot and screwing up the temper, or would steel like that even be tempered to hold an edge? ???
Josh:
Go Slooooooooow. Also, I like to keep a cup of water on hand to douse the trade point in to cool it off. As long as you don't get it hot enough to glow i think you will be fine. :)
El Destructo:
Or you can do the same as when making a knife blade....heat it red....let cool very slowly....then shape it.... file your bevel on it...then heat it red again...quench in peanut oil...or any oil for that matter...then put it in the oven at 450 to 500 for a few hours...and then shut off the oven...and let the pieces cool slowly to lock in the temper....
mullet:
I cut mine out with a hammer and chisel. Then file the edges to straighten and sharpen them.
agd68:
Heat treat as El Destructo discribed or go old school and use a file. Dremel tool cut off discs work good too but are fragile so go slow.
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