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In this video I forge out an 8” damascus chef knife from a 228-layer billet of 1084 and 15N20 damascus that I made in a previous video. I normalized the blade for 3 cycles at 1650F, 1500F, and 1400F. I quenched the blade at 1475F in Parks 50 quench oil that was heated to 120F. I tempered the blade for two 2-hour cycles at 400F to achieve a hardness of around 59 - 60 Rockwell. I attached desert ironwood handle scales, and secured them with (6) 3mm stainless steel pins and some Total Boat Medium epoxy. I shaped and finished the handle to 400 grit before applying 3 coats of Odie’s Oil finish. I sharpened the knife on a set of diamond stones, progressing through 300, 1200, and 3000 grit stones. Lastly I strop the blade on a double sided leather strop that was loaded with 5 micron and 3.5 micron diamond paste.
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2 окт 2024
