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I made a knife recently, L6 and Curly Mulga.
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Sep 19, 2013 06:54
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Sir Cornelius posted:That's a really neat knife. I like the shape and the Curly Mulga really suits it. Do you use it as a skinner? I haven't made a sheath yet, but my grandfather made a wooden case for it. I haven't used it yet but it is designed as a skinner. Hoping to get out and try it soon. The heat treat was easy, heat to non magnetic in a forge then quench in warm canola oil. Then 2x tempering @200degrees C for 2 hours.
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Sep 24, 2013 05:30
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Knife Number 2 in the making, 5160 steel, 4mm thick (1/8" ) OAL is about 25cm (about 9"). I am doing this with files and sandpaper, except for a little bit of shaping I did on my bench grinder, dipping in my bucket of water every few seconds to keep it cool.   Once I get back from my surgery and have recovered, I will finish it. Heat treating will be done externally, unfortunately, as I don't have the facilities to do that at the moment. I am hoping it turns out to be a kitchen knife, but time will tell.
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Oct 26, 2013 14:01
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I haven't made any more progress with this knife, it's school holidays and it's taken me longer then I thought to recover from the surgery. I am going to finish it when the kids go back to school though in 5 weeks. Still, it's going to be a beast of a chopper when I am done. Admittedly,I'd give anything for a decent 42" belt grinder.
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Jan 3, 2014 02:54
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I managed to find 20 minutes in my shed today, drilled some tang holes to make it lighter.  Note the highly effective safety boots.
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Jan 25, 2014 11:15
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I have done a bit more on that knife. Started tapering the tang. Album
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Sep 10, 2014 06:46
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