Members dikman Posted April 30, 2020 Members Report Posted April 30, 2020 I decided to make a couple of round knives from a circular saw blade that I had. The blade is at least 40 years old so I figured it should be high carbon steel. I overheated it a bit when re-hardening it as I forgot how tricky it is working with thin steel in the forge. The burning does give a nice pattern on the steel when polished! The left one has applewood for the handle, the right is Blackwood, copper pins and finished with 4 coats of burnishing oil polished on a denim buffer. The shaping of the handles is a bit rough because once they were attached to the blades the blade shape made it awkward to work them. Good enough for me to use but not to sell! Now I just have to sharpen them and make leather sheathes to hold/protect them. Quote Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500. Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)
bikermutt07 Posted April 30, 2020 Report Posted April 30, 2020 Awesome opossum. Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
CFM chuck123wapati Posted April 30, 2020 CFM Report Posted April 30, 2020 Heck ya those look pretty darn good there, Really like that forge!!! Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
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