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Or how to get into leather working with a simple leather knife sheath. How to make a knife sheath is another whole area of knife making with tools, techniques and ways to make it as simple or as advanced as you want to. Leatherworking is a whole craft in...

How to heat treat Takefu V-Toku2 steel After a bit of reading online and with the help of Jake Summerell from 116blades,  we have landed on the below for our own treatment of Takefu specialty steel v-Toku2. This is a high carbon Japanese carbon...

Heat treating Aogami Super in Oblivion Blades billets The "super steel" Aogami Super Carbon is a fairly complex ultra-high carbon steel. Aogami Super is a steel from Japan, this is what JapaneseChefKnives.com has to say about the steel; "Aogami...

Tool rest for the 2x72" Grinder from Nordic Edge Jason Van Sleeuwen from Laser Engraving Australia has kindly shared his drawing for a bigger tool rest for the 2x72" grinder  Feel free to use this for non-commercial production, and be sure to give...

How To Heat Treat 440 C Stainless Steel 440C is a high quality, high carbon Stainless Steel for blades, high in Chromium for good corrosion resistance in the kitchen or marine use. Composition: C 0.95-1.10%, Si <0.80%, Mn <0.80%, P <0.035%, S...

 Belt Grinder, 2 x 72” Assembly Instructions Note the grinder is heavy, being 2 people to lift it out of the crate is required Assembly is not difficult, but there are photos below to help Tools required: Allen keys in 5, 6 and 9 mm and an...

Abrasive Belts: What belts to buy?. So here is a quick guide to get you going. This is not a long, exhaustive list covering lots of specialty-use belts for specialist makers, but a good middle-of-the-road list of belts that works well for us - and might...

How To Finish Micarta Knife Handle Scales Why use micarta? Micarta is a popular handle material due to ease of working and being water-proof. It drills, grinds and sands as easily as wood but with the advantage of having no issues being left wet for days...

How to Heat Treat 14C28N: Stainless Steel From Sandvik, Sweden Many makers want to use stainless steel for a cleaner look in kitchen knives, in the past we have used to suggest 12C27 as the stainless steel to start with.  We suggest you might want...

Heat Treat Recipe for Hamon using W2 Recipe copied from AustralianBladeForums.com.au, post by Shawn McIntyre, original text from John White. Only work I have done is convert from Fahrenheit to Celcius and add a summary for clarity. Summary: How to...

How to Heat Treat 80CrV2 Carbon Steel: 80CrV2 is a popular blade steel in Finland, most all of the Lauri, Polar and Laurin and many of the Brisa carbon blades are made in just this steel. It is a steel similar to 1084 with the added Vanadium and a touch...

Heat treating CPM S35VN CPM S35VN is a martensitic stainless steel designed to offer improved toughness over CPM S30V. It is also easier to machine and polish than CPM S30V. Substituting niobium carbides for some of the vanadium...