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osage outlaw:
This is great stuff right here.  Thank you so much for posting it.

I put a couple of old files in a campfire this past summer to soften them up.  I'll be using your info to finish them up.

KHalverson:
after a 2 hour temper cycle and cooling its now time to test the hardness.
this is where sharp files come in handy.


the hardness feels pretty good to me.
a sharp file cuts the steel but not easily.

time to lay out and file in the choil
I want the blade to be 3 1/4 long so I mark the choil at 3 1/8

I file in the choil with a sharp chainsaw file
again the steel is pretty darn hard but can be filed.

the next step is to draw back (aneal) the handle and spine of the blade.
for this I use the spring clamp and a cake pan full of water to protect the hardness of the cutting edge.

I now proceed to heat the handle portion of the blank to cherry red with the propane torch and let the heat transfer into the spine of the blade.
I do this 3 times to ensure that the handle portion is soft enough to drill.


after draw back I shape the handle to finished dimensions.
using files and the dremel tool with a 1/2 in sanding drum.


here the bevel is layed out on the blade and where the tough part of this job begins.



filing in the bevels.
I spent at least an hour filing each side.
its tough work even with sharp tools.

Danzn Bar:
Super great build along.....Love this one,   8)  This is another thing to add to my to do list.  There is just not enough time in the day, weekend to everything I want  :(  Retirement  :-\ ???

DBar

KHalverson:
ok
bevels are filed in and look pretty good and even.


time to clean up the bevels slightly on the belt sander.

koan:
Man, thats really lookin good!

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