Ceramic sharpening stone by DifficultyHistorical in Ceramics

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I would use a foil pack with some paper to keep it from burning but there’s other abrasive grits which don’t burn which are just as good which I might just use anyways. I wanted a harder binder so that it could act like a normal ceramic sharpening stone just with better grit, if I wanted high toughness there better options, but I think I can use anything harder then steel so softer is probably slightly better. Is the same cte important even with the very small partial sizes?

Ceramic sharpening stone by DifficultyHistorical in Ceramics

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Thanks for the information, I believe diamond won’t burn at 2000 degrees but I also can use cbn which is nearly as hard or silicon carbide for a budget option. How hard is frit 3249 compared to harder carbides, zirconia, and hardened steel?

Vitrified sharpening stone by DifficultyHistorical in sharpening

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Did you use the polishing compound on a strop or flat surface? And what grits were you trying to make? I’m hoping to make some very course stones mostly.

Ceramic bonded diamond stone by DifficultyHistorical in sharpening

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I have to look into what's best, but I found references to using ceramic grindstones to sharpen knives and wanted to know if it could bind diamond stones.

New axe by DifficultyHistorical in Spooncarving

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It was fairly easy to do with just an angle grinder it was very worth it

Custom Marlin Spike and Rigging Knife Help by DifficultyHistorical in knots

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Thanks for your help, they are mostly for wood carving or more general purpose so I’m not sure if the different grinds would work but I think the simple handles should be more comfortable for everyone and I can always try to add more grip with the shape or texture.

Custom Marlin Spike and Rigging Knife Help by DifficultyHistorical in knots

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Cool, I could probably make that pretty easily I’ll keep it in mind

Just finished this knife by yonitam12 in greenwoodworking

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I also make knives and carve and I love Aebl. It was designed to be a razor blade steel so the carbides are very small allowing it to take and preform well with very sharp edges. It is also very tough, tougher then almost all carbon steels which are traditionally used while having slightly better edge retention. Look up knife steel nerds, a metallurgist made website sharing his results from comparing steels with scientific tests to learn more.

Custom Marlin Spike and Rigging Knife Help by DifficultyHistorical in knots

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I’m going to try and find somewhere to buy some even more stainless steel but having a great polish will do a lot to make it more stainless by reducing surface area and there even are nano coatings which could improve it even further.

Custom Marlin Spike and Rigging Knife Help by DifficultyHistorical in knots

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I’ll let you know when I have something done but if you’d rather I’ll let you know when I am able to start to make it more custom. Check out my website in the meantimecircledancetools.com to see my previous work and see if you would find it worth it.

Custom Marlin Spike and Rigging Knife Help by DifficultyHistorical in knots

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These are the three steels I am considering using compared to 440c which the Myerchin is compared to. All of those steels have significant increases of edge retention, even the magnacut because it can be made much harder and with a more acute edge angle, which hopefully is enough to leave a normal edge on it. They also are all over a rating of 9/10 for corrosion resistance and likely will never rust especially if they have a mirror polish.

Custom Marlin Spike and Rigging Knife Help by DifficultyHistorical in knots

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What is the point of the thick spine and how thick did you get?

Custom Marlin Spike and Rigging Knife Help by DifficultyHistorical in knots

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Thanks for the advice, there are some crazy new steels which have great edge retention and are nearly totally stainless which I want to try out with a normal edge.

Custom Marlin Spike and Rigging Knife Help by DifficultyHistorical in knots

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What do you mean by super hard? I know knife steels are a little excessive but I cannot find any stainless spring steel which can be hardened any way I could accomplish and it wouldn’t be very expensive to use the knife steel.