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Offline nodlenor

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New Knife
« on: November 01, 2008, 07:50:28 AM »
I bought a new knife.[/img] It was made by a local knifemaker using a circlesaw blade. I hope to try it out this year.
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Re: New Knife
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2008, 07:56:26 AM »
Can't get the pic to come thru, sorry.
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Re: New Knife
« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2008, 05:39:57 PM »
If you want you can email me the pic and Ill post it for you...
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Re: New Knife
« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2008, 03:10:04 AM »
I'll try one more time.

Finally!

Thanks for the offer to help KYBOY
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Re: New Knife
« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2008, 07:39:03 AM »
  Very nice! Those old blades are very hard and this knife should hold an edge really well.  If I can ask, how much did he charge for the knife and does he have any more to sell?
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Re: New Knife
« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2008, 07:36:17 AM »
Go to "Mockingbird Hill Knives". The site has pictures, prices, and contact info.
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Re: New Knife
« Reply #6 on: November 13, 2008, 04:55:33 PM »
Nice classic looking knife.  I made a  couple out of saw blades years ago, when I knew the steel was definitely L-6, and they took a decent edge.
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Re: New Knife
« Reply #7 on: November 17, 2008, 02:37:06 AM »
The knife worked great on it's first deer. It had no trouble going through the rib cage and still held it's edge. I think it would work on another without a touch up.
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Re: New Knife
« Reply #8 on: January 28, 2009, 05:12:26 AM »
When people make knives out of saw blades do they or should they
re-temper them? I know a file should be they are just too hard and brittle.
I have seen some nice knives made from crosscut saws, and some that had been made from large circular saws they were probably 3/16" thick.
but the person selling didn't know about the heat treatment, I was afraid
they were just fancy letter openers.
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Re: New Knife
« Reply #9 on: January 28, 2009, 08:32:56 AM »
Back when I made regular knives out of them, I ground them cool and then tempered them as per L-6.
I recently made a couple of Ulu's out of a circular saw blade and didn't bother with a temper. They take a great, long lasting edge and there's been no chipping.  When I think about it, it seems that saw blades have to be a lot more resilient than say files, which have to be very hard. so the Rc might be(appears to be) closer to a good knife blade. One thing I did find out recently.  A friend gave me some carbide tipped 10" blades.  I profiled a blade and then ground it.  I was amazed how easy it was to grind; and to drill. The  steel, if it was steel, obviously had a very low Rc and would need the whole Heat Treat/Temper thing done.  Since I've no idea what the steel is on carbide saws, I didn't bother sending it to my Heat Treater.
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Re: New Knife
« Reply #10 on: January 28, 2009, 04:38:45 PM »
Nice job on the knife. I always enjoy "recycling" scrap into blades and seeing other's knives made from scrap as well.

I picked up several large carbide tipped saw blades. I never could figure out what the main disc steel was or what the proper heat treat should be. I have a few old 24" circular sawmill blades that are L6, though. I haven't decided if I'll cut them up for damascus use or use as-is.
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