Knife Thread

[jakethebeast]

do you know how they make them? they "stamp"them out of allready heat treated plate, grind the angles fast and putse them into sale.

if i do a commercial talk now i dont make blades ass a mass produktion, i make them cause i enjoy making them. i do like 5-10 blades in a month, every one is made with care and precision, with blood and swet

[Labtecpower]

I believe they "mass heat threat" them in a giant oven. I've seen the victorinox production lines, they work the same. I think heat treated band steel would put too much stress on the cutting tools.

I took a better picture to show the spacer:



I'll probably redo it with flat copper plates and better flux for a nicer result. This looks a bit bumpy and messy.

Your blades are also stronger I think, because they are differentially hardened. These blades are totally hardened I believe, making the tang more vulnerable to cracking or shattering.

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

still machining JSR?

Here you go

[jakethebeast]

those baffles look nice, cant wait to get them to my 97k BL

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

There will still be a ruddy big spring twanging close to your ear, but ahead of the muzzle you should find it makes a significant difference

[jakethebeast]

True. i might have time today to forge and sand the blade to heat treating condition

EDIT: damn, i dont have time today, but ill let you enjoy a new pic of the blade still needs some hammering, ill forge it little wider and finish the back, then i sand it to be almost finished, i hit my makers mark to it, heat treat it, ill try a double quench on this one, ill temper it 2 times, wirst at 175c for hour and then 100c for hour, makes it more durable. and then its final sanding and polishing. its about hmm 2 hours of more work plus the tempering

[jakethebeast]

im going to kick up this topic again, bloody quiet finished the blde today, now it needs some bolsters. Made one "fail" when finishing the blade, i think you guys will spot it





here is the blade comparing to one of my drop point hunting blades

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

Made one "fail" when finishing the blade, i think you guys will spot it

Looks pretty damn good to me

[jakethebeast]

but what is missing? what i forgot to do?

[Labtecpower]

Hot stamp?

On the hunting blade it's on the right side, so I tought it would be the same for this one

[jakethebeast]

yeah, the stamp is missing didint remember to hit it, oh well im not going to do it anymore

friend of mine told me that i should make something larger, ehat ya guys think?

[Labtecpower]

Larger stamp or larger bade?

[jakethebeast]

larger blade

[Labtecpower]

Hehe, bigger is better!

Maybe a nice large chopper?

[jsefcik]

is it american made???