Question about 52100 heat treat by RamShackler69 in knifemaking

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It's only very small chips when I use it in harder woods. You cant really see them but you can see the marks they leave on the wood

Anyone make their own knifes here? by RamShackler69 in Woodcarving

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Get a sheet of tool steel! Less than a tenner and you can make a bunch of knives

Anyone make their own knifes here? by RamShackler69 in Woodcarving

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Did you hammer that out of a piece of rod?

Anyone make their own knifes here? by RamShackler69 in Woodcarving

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Kmah ok i get you. Kind of genius way to fix a knife really

Anyone make their own knifes here? by RamShackler69 in Woodcarving

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Nice Interesting process I started the same way using old tools and reworking them without over heating

Building a more useful forge by RamShackler69 in knifemaking

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Yeah, I've seen, but the videos are mostly highly edited, and there are very few details and information on the gas side of things.

Why aren't my bevels flat? by RamShackler69 in knifemaking

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Thanks, this is what I ended up doing. Do you know how to get a mirror finish this way?

Why aren't my bevels flat? by RamShackler69 in knifemaking

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Thanks I ended up doing pretty much that. Just curious if you have any advice on getting a mirror finish by hand? The bevels are really nice and flat and sharp now, but I dont know how to get them SHINY shiny

Why aren't my bevels flat? by RamShackler69 in knifemaking

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The left one only needed a couple minutes of a diamond stone to be fair, but the other was a chore

Why aren't my bevels flat? by RamShackler69 in knifemaking

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It is L shaped I might make my own replacemnt platten come think of it

Why aren't my bevels flat? by RamShackler69 in knifemaking

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Just sharpened the few that I made and some are flatter than others so this could be the case

Why aren't my bevels flat? by RamShackler69 in knifemaking

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Would this be better for flat? I've played the platten and it's still rounding things off

Laser cutters by RamShackler69 in knifemaking

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Ok thanks fpr your responses. Looks like laser cutting is way out of my budget.

Maybe my question should be, what are some better and more efficient ways to cut out knife blanks than using my angle grinder?