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Mocataugen (crooked knife) build along starts NOW!
dylanholderman:
I’ll have pics up when I get back from work, but I got both blades ground and rough sanded up to 180 on my belt sander I’ll hand sand them up to 400 before I heat treat
Hawkdancer:
Looking back at the "burn in" process, do you drill the pilot hole the same thickness as the blade, or slightly larger? Also, does a standard propane torch get hot enough or perhaps MAPP gas? Btw, the blade is spring steel, likely 5160, but not a hook blade.
Hawkdancer
Handforged:
--- Quote from: Hawkdancer on April 13, 2020, 11:41:57 am ---Looking back at the "burn in" process, do you drill the pilot hole the same thickness as the blade, or slightly larger? Also, does a standard propane torch get hot enough or perhaps MAPP gas? Btw, the blade is spring steel, likely 5160, but not a hook blade.
Hawkdancer
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the pilot hole I drill is the same thickness as the blade. Not only does it give a little direction for the tang to follow as you burn it in but it also gives a place for the ash and smoke to go. A propane torch should do it but what you want to do it keep the tang red hot. Burn for a few seconds and back to heat. The wood will cool the steel rapidly as it burns through.
dylanholderman:
here's where i got today
both sanded to 220 tomorrow i'll sand to 400 and heat treat them both
i'm also going to rough cut and drill some handles for them.
Handforged:
--- Quote from: dylanholderman on April 13, 2020, 06:36:13 pm ---here's where i got today
both sanded to 220 tomorrow i'll sand to 400 and heat treat them both
i'm also going to rough cut and drill some handles for them.
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be sure to drill your pin holes in your blades before heat treating them. Otherwise it really eats a drill bit, especially that 1095 file steel.
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