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slinger87 Funditor Offline I bet I can throw a rock farther then you can! Posts: 731 MI Gender:	first knife I have ever made Apr 19^th, 2009 at 12:22pm Yesterday saw that a guy made a knife frome a file. so I desides to try it. I got a file frome the store. shaped it on a bench grinder sharpend it, and I am putting a handle on it today. Ill post picters later. this is the first knife Ive made so please, no chritisism (sp) only helpfull tips and telling me how good i did if you like it.
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castanon93 Descens Offline IN BELLU PRIMUM Posts: 208	Re: first knife I have ever made Reply #1 - Apr 19^th, 2009 at 2:09pm very good i want to make knives too, could you post the link where you saw it?
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Fx 2000 Descens Offline Zielst Du noch, oder triffst Du schon? Posts: 180 Karlsruhe Germany Gender:	Re: first knife I have ever made Reply #2 - Apr 19^th, 2009 at 3:02pm Hallo castanon, look here: http://www.freewebs.com/sfaknives/scandi%20file%20project.html from: Show us your handmade knifes Greetings Michel
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castanon93 Descens Offline IN BELLU PRIMUM Posts: 208	Re: first knife I have ever made Reply #3 - Apr 19^th, 2009 at 3:26pm thanks Fx 2000 i will as soon as i start making thm
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slinger87 Funditor Offline I bet I can throw a rock farther then you can! Posts: 731 MI Gender:	Re: first knife I have ever made Reply #4 - Apr 19^th, 2009 at 3:35pm thats the link I saw when i decided to make one
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Reply #5 - Apr 21^st, 2009 at 7:36am

Legend has it that Jim Bowie's original Bowie Knife was made by for him by his brother (apparently a blacksmith) from an old file.

The high-carbon steel in a file and the hard tempering give it a superior edge, but file blades can also be brittle. I have a worn-out foot long file I plan on turning into a dagger. To avoid it breaking, I annealed it by heating it red-hot in my forge, then allowing it to cool slowly. When I have it shaped the way I want, I plan on covering the spine of the blade with clay, then tempering it. Theoretically, it should keep the spine flexible and harden up the edge. From what I've read, this is how Japanese swords were done.

Will it work? I have no idea. If it doesn't, I'm out three bucks (all hail Harbor Freight www.harborfreight.com/)

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Curious Aardvark Forum Moderation Offline Taller than the average Dwarf Posts: 13965 Midlands England Gender:	Re: first knife I have ever made Reply #6 - Apr 22^nd, 2009 at 8:02am Quote: Legend has it that Jim Bowie's original Bowie Knife was made by for him by his brother (apparently a blacksmith) from an old file. lol legend also has it that it was made by james black from 'thunderbolt' iron. You know meteor iron. It was made by james black - the rest is 'legend'
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Steven Interfector Viris Spurii Offline RaptorIsAsRaptorDoes Posts: 2101 Austin, Tx. Gender:	Re: first knife I have ever made Reply #7 - Apr 22^nd, 2009 at 9:14am kjev & c_a Here are some bowie links from old thread on Bowie styles http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1182905324/12#12 http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/BB/lnb1.html
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Bikewer Interfector Viris Spurii Offline I love Slinging.org! Posts: 1627 St. Louis, Mo Gender:	Re: first knife I have ever made Reply #8 - Apr 22^nd, 2009 at 3:08pm Heed the fellow's advice about letting the metal get too hot. It's very easy to loose the temper on pieces like this while grinding. If you don't have the means/experience to heat-treat, often there are commercial firms that can re-temper the finished blade for a minimal fee.
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Re: first knife I have ever made
Reply #9 - May 10^th, 2009 at 4:06am

Kjev wrote on Apr 21^st, 2009 at 7:36am:

When I have it shaped the way I want, I plan on covering the spine of the blade with clay, then tempering it. Theoretically, it should keep the spine flexible and harden up the edge. From what I've read, this is how Japanese swords were done.

Will it work? I have no idea. If it doesn't, I'm out three bucks (all hail Harbor Freight www.harborfreight.com/)

K'Jev
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This should work, its what the Japanese samurai did to all their swords to get a superior cutting edge and give the blades cool wave patterns, and besides, if it doesn't work its not really costing you that much

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Re: first knife I have ever made
Reply #10 - May 25^th, 2009 at 12:41am

slinger87 wrote on Apr 19^th, 2009 at 12:22pm:

Yesterday saw that a guy made a knife frome a file. so I desides to try it. I got a file frome the store. shaped it on a bench grinder sharpend it, and I am putting a handle on it today. Ill post picters later. this is the first knife Ive made so please, no chritisism (sp) only helpfull tips and telling me how good i did if you like it.

So, where are the photos?
I make knives and I want to see yours.

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slinger87 Funditor Offline I bet I can throw a rock farther then you can! Posts: 731 MI Gender:	Re: first knife I have ever made Reply #11 - May 26^th, 2009 at 5:42pm Im not sure where the camra is, I'll look for it right now
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slinger87 Funditor Offline I bet I can throw a rock farther then you can! Posts: 731 MI Gender:	Re: first knife I have ever made Reply #12 - May 26^th, 2009 at 5:57pm here is the first picture
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slinger87 Funditor Offline I bet I can throw a rock farther then you can! Posts: 731 MI Gender:	Re: first knife I have ever made Reply #13 - May 26^th, 2009 at 6:11pm sorry I dont know how to shrink it, here is the second
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