Looking for a Round Knife?

Rayban · April 05, 2009, 06:39:24 AM

Marshal Wil...is there anything that needs to be done to the steel (saw blade) other than cut it, grind it, and sharpen it??
I mean like some sort of heat treating or annealing, etc.....as you may have guessed, I'm no metalergist...heck, I can't even spell it.

Marshal Will Wingam · April 05, 2009, 12:14:53 PM

I've never done anything to the steel to make it anything, other than being careful to keep from annealing with the grinding. I suppose their may be a better hardness for it but I don't have the capability and it isn't worth the cost to get it heat treated.

Antipaladin · April 05, 2009, 04:45:33 PM

Wow, that's a great looking knife. I bought a nice round knife and found it very helpful for skiving and for more general cutting when I had a larger working area. Trying to use one when room is tight is a recipe for an ER co-pay. I tell everyone the scar on the web of my thumb is from a dog bite.

cowboy316 · April 05, 2009, 04:59:06 PM

heres an up date on my round knife sheath still no round knife LOL but at least ill have the sheath
all i have to do is stitch and dye it then burnish the edges
Cowboy316

Marshal Will Wingam · April 05, 2009, 11:54:49 PM

That basketweave came out fine, Cowboy. Nice alignment.

Marshal Will Wingam · April 07, 2009, 08:40:03 PM

I finally got my knife sharpened. I started with a 100 grit stone then flipped it over to the other side which is 400 grit. Next I started on the 1000 grit side of my Japanese water stone and finally finished it with the 6000 grit side. It sure took an edge. I tried it out and it looks like it might take some practice to get the hang of it.

Marshal Will Wingam · April 07, 2009, 08:40:56 PM

OK, so you figured out that the photo was for fun, but it did take an edge very nicely.

Hank Rugerman · April 07, 2009, 08:44:57 PM

Quote from: Marshal Will Wingam on April 07, 2009, 08:40:03 PM
I finally got my knife sharpened. I started with a 100 grit stone then flipped it over to the other side which is 400 grit. Next I started on the 1000 grit side of my Japanese water stone and finally finished it with the 6000 grit side. It sure took an edge. I tried it out and it looks like it might take some practice to get the hang of it.

Ten Wolves Fiveshooter · April 07, 2009, 10:21:14 PM

Quote from: Marshal Will Wingam on April 07, 2009, 08:40:03 PM
I finally got my knife sharpened. I started with a 100 grit stone then flipped it over to the other side which is 400 grit. Next I started on the 1000 grit side of my Japanese water stone and finally finished it with the 6000 grit side. It sure took an edge. I tried it out and it looks like it might take some practice to get the hang of it.

$:-\$

Dr. Bob · April 07, 2009, 10:31:34 PM

Marshal Will,

Ya shoulda put a bit of ketchup under the edge of a couple of those bandaids!

A bit more reality was needed!

Freedom · April 07, 2009, 10:34:30 PM

Cowboy316 it sure looks like you have that basket weave tooling figured out.

Very nice....sure hope your head knife fits when it gets ordered

Marshal, thank you for the good laugh tonight

cowboy316 · April 08, 2009, 09:38:02 AM

Freedom
well if i followed the pattern instruction right ian didnt screw up it should fit an Osborne round knife just nifty LOL but if not oh well i guess ill try my hand at metal working LOL
Cowboy316

Marshal Will Wingam · April 08, 2009, 10:53:55 AM

You're probably in business there, C3. Time will tell on that. Then you can round up a box of bandaids, too.