You grindeded gud. Nothing wrong with any type of project like that. Have fun and learn.
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You grindeded gud. Nothing wrong with any type of project like that. Have fun and learn.
Did not grind so gud today, but I didn't do it on the knife I'm making for myself. A coworker wanted one too. I'll give him my first attempt and use what I learned on mine to keep it cleaner
Ah typical taking care of others first. You are like the mechanic whose car doesn't work because he is working others.......
An old Ford leaf spring is 5160 tool steel, suitable for either forging or grinding a knife. After it is shaped, but not sharpened, you'll need to harden it and then temper it to 58-61 Rc hardness to make it suitable for a knife edge. Then you can sharpen it to a razor sharpness. A whole leaf spring will also give you dozens of knives. Cheaper is an old file or rasp which can be made into a nice knife for a lots less money.
Rasps and files are good hard steel... but very brittle.
grind slow, and keep it cool!