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tattoo dave:
Hi everybody, so I made my first knife a couple weeks ago. ;D Turned out pretty nice considering it was my first. I made the blade from an old table saw blade. I wasn't sure how it would hold an edge, seems to be good so far. My question is, what should be done to the blade to help prevent rusting, because it is already showing signs of tarnish/rust. Probably can't do anything to this one, but would like to know for the next. Thanks for any input!!!

Tattoo Dave

Bevan R.:
I just keep mine dry with maybe a light coating of oil on it.

sailordad:
i have used skill saw blades for knife making
what i do is
after cutting my shape from the blade,cleaning up all edges,get the bevel done
get the cutting edge to vey near a sharpened edge
then i fill my old wber grill full of charcoal and get them coals cherry red
stick the blade in ther for aboot an hour or so,you want it cherry red hot so a magnent wont stick
then quench it in a pan of vegie oil that has been preheated to aboot 135*-150*,leave it in there untill it quits boiling the oil
note:when placing in pan of oil, slowly and carefully place in as if you were sticking the blade into a knife block or whatever,you know from tip to handle slowly untill submerged.this will help prevent warping of the blade which WILL happen if you just drop it in
then quickly,but carefully wipe it down and stick it on a preheated pan in a preheated oven set at 350* for an hour
then shut the oven off and just let it cool all the way down before removing from the oven
you will have some black carbon like material to clean off the blade
but it will hold a nice edge and not rust easily either
atleast it work that way for me
not saying this is the right way or only way or best way
this is just how i do it and it seems to work for me  ;)

tattoo dave:
Thanks a bunch Sailordad!!! I'll for sure try that on the next blade. I made the one just for fun, and now I have a few friends asking for a new knife :) I like taking scrap material and making something out of it, and turning it into something I can sell is even better ;) Thanks again!

Tattoo Dave

HatchA:
Hey Sailor.

Ain't nothing wrong with what you do and how you do it!!  There's a guy called Wally Hayes that has a dvd out about how to make your own katana (Japanese style sword) from bar stock tool steel.

He Makes his on temporary charcoal forge in his garden and feeds air into it via a leaf blower and some piping but essentially everything else is done pretty much as you've described it - even to tempering it in the kitchen oven!!!

Most of all - if it gets the right outcome, it's a means to an end ;)

Nice looking knife, Dave.  Slender and sleak!

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