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kayakfisher:
Well don't know how primitive it is to use to make a survival knife with. I use to use a cutting torch to rough them out then use the the torch along with a 5 gallon bucket of vegetable oil to temper them in
Dennis
Kegan:
Thanks guys. Here is the finished blade. It wasn't to my tastes, so I gave it to my brotehr. He likes it ;D. Here's the finished blade. He'll do the handle later, and the sheath. I'll get pictures when he's done. Does several jobs well- it's a good knife :).
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65x55 swedis:
thats cool but if would have forged it hard wood might have done it. the tricky part would be to rough out the indent. but other than that you should have no problem. other than keeping your heat constant. but really cool knife
Tracker:
Nice looking Knife Kegan! I have the same idea, for a Tracker Knife from car spring, and will be trying it once it warms up enough to be able to work the metal for more than a few seconds. Though I have not been able to get them yet, so don't know how good they are, a Knifesmith gave me the names of a couple of forging books: Wonder of Knifemaking, by Wayen Goddard, and Complete Modern Blacksmith, by Art Alexander. Seeing yours makes me want to get started, though I think that slightly smaller would be more usable. Have a small hand crank forge, old. Am going to cut out the bottom, and put in a small brake drum to make it deeper, and grout the inside of the bowl to make the old thing last longer.
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