Knife Thread

[Labtecpower]

I'd like to see how you make it. I would also like to see a shot of your equipment

[jakethebeast]

Lemaudit: you would love to see me hammerin hot steel??
you sick bastard

i might have time to forge tomorrow evening

[LeMaudit]

Lemaudit: you would love to see me hammerin hot steel??
you sick bastard

Oh yes! hammering videos are so hot...

[jakethebeast]

Oh yes! hammering videos are so hot...

[mattyzip77]

The last four posts before mine, hot hammering videos, one wanting to see shots of others equipment, sick puppies,lmao!

[Labtecpower]

It think I want to order a Finnish blade in a while

I want a design a bit like a leuku.

Made a quick sketch;


A laminated blade is outside my budget. Will a non-laminated blade as in the drawing be strong enough to withstand light wood chopping?

Can you make a price indication?

[jakethebeast]

yes, it will hadle it, cause Leuku is ment for it

I would make it from 5160 springsteel, but, for chopping yms it needs to have atleast 6mm of thickness, to have heft and streng in it.

i would say hmmm.. 40euros is pretty close

EDIT: how wide is that blade? i would say 30-35mm...

[Labtecpower]

6 mm is no problem at all, I like thick knives.
I love 5160 steel. To what hardness will you harden it? can you do differential hardening?

I think 40 euros is a very nice price for a custom blade. Do you have autocad, so I can send you a more detailed design? otherwise i'll just draw it on paper and scan it.

It's better to spend my money on a blade than on beer

[jakethebeast]

Yeah, i have autocad, sen dme a photo. i want you to know, when making blades by hand, they look always a bit different than the desing. keep that in mind

lab: i ALWAYS do differential hardening, JSRs dagger blade was the first that wasnt differential hardened. im thinking about 55-57 HRC for leuku blade, cause it has to whitstand some impacts. For leuku blade the thick blade allows me to make pretty high grind angles so its tough

[Labtecpower]

EDIT: how wide is that blade? i would say 30-35mm...

I think around 25 mm would be nice.

i want you to know, when making blades by hand, they look always a bit different than the desing. keep that in mind

No problem, as long as they look nice i'm happy

lab: i ALWAYS do differential hardening, JSRs dagger blade was the first that wasnt differential hardened. im thinking about 55-57 HRC for leuku blade, cause it has to whitstand some impacts. For leuku blade the thick blade allows me to make pretty high grind angles so its tough

I think it can be a bit harder, i'm not going to use it as a machete. Just some cutting work, and chopping <5 cm branches without too much force.
Do your blades have a hamon line? I like them

I have some problems with mommy about buying "another" knive. (last one was about 5 months ago ) so it might have to wait until I convinced her

I'll send you an autocad drawing soon. You can find it in the inbox of the mail you use for spudfiles.

[jakethebeast]

allright, well you just want a big puukko thats no problem . No, by blades doesnt have hamon line, cause i dont etch them, i just sand them with worn out 180 belt and buff, they come very sharp and shiny

[Labtecpower]

Drawing is in your Gmail inbox

[jakethebeast]

no, its not should come soon though...

EDIT: just finished forging the puukko blade, it came out almost 5" long! goign to upload some pictures about the prosess

[jakethebeast]

allright, heres todays prosess, almost 5" puukkoblade (and sry for double post, again )

so this is the forging prosess of puukko blade, pictures will, tell

1. so heres the starting point, 1/2" silversteel (böhler k460) bar.


2. Heres the end flatened, this took me 2 heats. ready for starting the tang


3. Tang forging started


4. Forged the shoulder


5. Started draving the tang of the blade


6. Heres the finished tang


7. Cutted the blade and started forging it


8. Heres the rough blade forged


9. Forged the blades back


10. Heres the blade forged, and ready to rough sanding


11. Here is the blade rough sanded

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

Fantastic, it must be really satisfying hammering round bar into a blade!

Some day we need footage of the sparks flying though