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"Moccasin"
Danzn Bar:
Beautiful blade design Don, looks to be a good skinner...
DBar
burchett.donald:
Next, I will mark the pinning holes for the drill, I use one eight brass rod to pin handles...USE LOW SPEED here or you will heat up the blade handle and sometimes fuse a drill bit...This steel is hardened by heat and then air quenched...We are still annealed here...
burchett.donald:
Thanks DBar...
Clint, that is a Burr king grinder...And the ricasso guide is harder than a drill bit so my file cant cut into it...I have cut a lot of knives using that extremely hard tool...Your file actually slides up against it...
Don
burchett.donald:
Next I will sand the blade starting with 180, 220, 320, 400 and finally 600 grit...I will then tape to protect for the rest of the build...After this I heat treat the steel to 1900 degrees in a preheated kiln and then allow to cool...This is air hardened steel 154cm...I do not temper these knives but you can if you want to...I like to leave them very hard...
Don
burchett.donald:
Next, it's time for brass bolsters...Look closely and you will see the bolsters under the handle, handle being used as a drill guide...Again slow speed and cut clean air tight holes for the brass rod fit up...
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