Originally Posted by
drmccubx
Thanks Skipnord. I do recall that as well. The blade is 1/4 inches wide so I will definetly shorten the width of the blade. maybe to just over 1 inch. Then look further into where the pivit hole should be and put any final touches on the spine before heat treat. I have more steel to work with also if this one goes bust . It is 01 steel by the way. I am also wondering if I keep the edge at 1/16th of an inch thick , if I should carry that thickness up the blade say 1/4 inch or so . Or use a gradual hollow slope ? These are intricacies I am not sure of yet