File Neck Knife

**Stubear** · 07-05-2010, 01:00 PM

Ben, that looks awesome!

Great job!

**Neil Miller** · 07-05-2010, 02:16 PM

Looks really good Ben!

Regards,
Neil

**JeffR** · 07-05-2010, 04:58 PM

Wow, you have found your calling! Beautiful design!

**deighaingeal** · 07-05-2010, 05:48 PM

When I was making custom knives many would say "I could do that for a lot less money" I told them "then you do that and I'll buy them from you." Only a few ever did and they refused to do it more than once.
You did a great job. I hope the filth and effort don't stunt your will to repeat the process. You will find many sources of raw material as you go along. Be picky. There are many sources available for either cheap or free so don't use a cracked or stressed steel just because it is there.

**JMS** · 07-05-2010, 06:30 PM

Will you adopt me Ben? Please?!

**ben.mid** · 07-05-2010, 06:36 PM

Originally Posted by JMS

Will you adopt me Ben? Please?!

That might be weird. I'm 34!

It's not something I'd want to do without power tools.
I used a 4" grinder, belt sander & a drill, though I could have gone without the drill.
If you guys have those, have a go. With some patience, It's pretty easy.

**mikew** · 07-05-2010, 06:48 PM

Nice one, I will have to give that a try.

**L R Harner** · 07-05-2010, 06:51 PM

Originally Posted by deighaingeal

When I was making custom knives many would say "I could do that for a lot less money"

i said that too when i was web shopping a 600$ folder
http://img.over-blog.com/500x736/0/2...Wilkins/W1.jpg (snake wood dammy blade middle right was jsut about what i wanted )

i now have over 6k$ in tools and really should have more but i am having fun making knives and razors

**nun2sharp** · 07-05-2010, 07:44 PM

Ben, that is just fabulous, I love the way you adapted the original product to its new use!

**Legion** · 07-05-2010, 10:51 PM

That looks great.

If you did not let it heat up while grinding you probably wont have to temper it again. It will be hard, probably harder than a knife should be... This will make it harder to sharpen and a bit more prone to chipping the edge. On the other hand, it will hold its edge very well once you have it...

I would probably just use the knife as is and see how it performs. To change the hardness with any sort of accuracy you will have to anneal it (Which, if you were going to do it, should have been done at the start. It would have made the grinding easier) then quench, then temper. Doing all this on a knife that already has its final edge is kind of asking for cracks and warping IMO. Just give it a try and see how it goes, as is.

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