[Woodcarver] Knife making question

[Banne Jacques]

Dear Wood Carver
I have made small knives with 1" metallic saw blade few years ago [22005/6?]
and are still in use.
metallic saw blade were from HSS,  colored grey.
sorry for my english
regards
Jacques
Dans le passe j'ai fait des petits couteaux pour sculpter a partir d'une
lame de scied mettalique d'un pouce de large. volila

On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 4:00 PM, Joe Dillett <jdillett at thecarvingshop.net>wrote:


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>  Hi Arthur,

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> I think what you're doing is great. The high-speed steel in the drill bit

> should hold an edge providing the temper wasn't removed during processing.

> If it was removed by over heating and if the carbon wasn't burned off you

> can re-harden them and draw them back to 62 Rockwell (which is about where

> they began).

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> The steel from a drill bit should take more torque then the steel in a

> straight razor which should be better for a small blade knife.

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> And now let us move on to other topics -  does anyone have a burning

> woodcarving question for this fine Friday?

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> I hope this is a good question for this group.  I have been looking at mini

> carving knives lately since I have gotten into carving miniature carving and

> other items that require small blades.  Looked at several and thought they

> were to high priced.

>

> With my wife not being happy about buying more tools. I decided to try

> making my own out of old industrial 1/8" drill bits, these have a larger

> shaft on the end for quick release so they should hold well in the handle

> with epoxy I would think.  I finished one the other day and it seems to be

> working well and the edge seems to be holding up so far.  I have made knives

> out of old straight razor with very good success.

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> My question is  I setting myself up for failure with making these.  Will

> the steel hold up? I guess if they don't at least I had some fun making

> them.

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> Arthur

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