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It really does need an hour in the oven, but I've not done anything else with it yet. It's definitely too hard at the moment!

Having a go at a knife is one thing, a razor quite another. There's a...

I basically gave it a flat grind, then honed the edge to around 20 degrees ish. My Lansky is at work, so it got done on the stones.

Other half will get similar treatment, but not sure what yet.
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It's 5 1/2", so right in the middle of your guess. The good news is, it was an 11" file! Good luck with yours. I think I'd struggle with a razor.

Legion, I think the tempering in the oven that...

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...

Cheers Charlie. I am going to take Butch's advice. Done my reading now. I'm going to bake it at 210-220 deg C buried in sand to ensure even heating. I don't trust myself to blue the spine!
Currently...

Thanks for the advice, Butch. I'll do some reading on it before I attempt anything.

I have even more respect for you boys now. Three hours with power tools to make the thing, & on top of that, I'm...

Thanks for the comments! I wanted it to be obvious that it was made from a file, & it made sense to use what was already there for grip. The hole was also there already.

Despite utilising the...

I wasn't sure where to post this, so it's ended up here.

I managed to combine two things I've wanted today. To make a knife, & to own a necker.

I got a worn out ancient file that had belonged...