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Make or Break tell her you need to use the oven or you will "lose your temper" lol anyone? leaf spring is tuff stuff that should last several lifetimes
For anyone wondering, trucks (at least in Australia) tend to have shorter but much wider leaf springs, and that is why it is bigger than one you’d generally expect from a car
Great job. Especially for a guy using minimal power tools. I imagine if you had a belt grinder you'd really put a nice finish on your blades! Just a helpful suggestion? When you're going to drill into parts that will be small (the brass) drill the holes FIRST then cut them off with the angle grinder. This way you're not trying to hold still small parts while drilling them.
The cinematic angles, colors, and music choice combine to make such a pleasing video to watch. Keep up the great work, you're my favorite weapon maker on RU-vid.
finally found another human who uses the angle grinder to shape the handle. i can't afford some professional belt grinder so almost everything i do is on the angle grinder.
+Rew Knives I'm afraid I'm a traitor, I just bought a professional belt grinder but I have a feeling I'll still use my grinder for shaping, it can do things that not even a belt grinder can do
Did you run the knife thru a normalization cycle post the major forging and grinding in?? This removes the stresses, and after HT and quench it is more durable, tougher and is less prone to break.
Very nice work. I just wanted to pass on that the bubble like pattern on the steel after the quench is indicative of the steel being over heated, resulting in large grain growth and decarb.
nice job I can't wait till I get my 2 by 72 inch grinder running it will make grinding so much easier I've done bevels with just a file and I've done them with an angle grinder too
For a pleb who doesn't know what steel a leaf spring is comprised of...what steel is a leaf spring comprised of? And is it sufficient for a knife to be used heavily for a good, long while?
What is it called when the tang fits the shape of the handle (so that you can see it sandwiched between two pieces of wood or whatever the handle is made from) instead of fitting in it inside a handle like swords?
Ben Arney you can still go over it but you can't beat the crap out of the steel like before heat treating. So as long as he doesn't spend too much time on one spot, he should be fine
Fantastic piece, love the minimalist approach. I bet you'd be hell on toast if you had a belt grinder. Do you have pitting problems using the briquets for the forge?
I'm pretty sure a way you could keep the factory temper in the steel would be to cool the peice down with water or oil after every use of the grinder (thats what i did with a wrench but idk if it works the same for a leaf spring) keep up the awesome builds man!
just imagine a Nepalese blacksmith making a khukuri without using any power tools and just some basic tools, thats what is called a genuine hand made, but still this one is good too..
Hell if you got into making your own sheaths and other leatherwork along with smithy work you could probably make a pretty penny on the stuff you make.
Very nice Kukri.. You hit the nail on the head with the handle and a day or two on the blade finishing you would have made a finish better than you Push Dagger in high carbon steel.. Keep them coming...
Make or Break This video really excite me more to make my own but I have no experience whatsoever making one, that been said I have few questions for you to help me start my own. Thanks
If I were to cut my knife shape out of a piece of metal and not Forge it out with fire and did all my work with an angle grinder and what not does it need to be heat treated in the end
La temperatura de revenido me parece excesiva...el acero que esta trabajando es si no me equivoco SAE 5170 y me temo que el color de templado tambien es erronea...deberia probar en rojo no en casi amarillo. Ademas opino que ya que se tomo la molestia de doblarla por fragua podria aver hecho un mejor trabajo solo con hacer la hoja del cuchillo con martillo. no obstante es un bonito diseño.