yuridarian Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Hey guys! Was finally able to finish another knife and a video of the process! https://youtu.be/SX1Nr2pbgWA Hand forged the blade out of- 52100 1" stock using my gas forge. Tried to forge down as close to the final shape as possible to minimize grinding, but some profiling was needed... Heat treated it using a furnace since this steel doest take overheating very kindly. Used a homemade micarta spacer and hard wood for the handle. Decided to go for an aluminum inlay for the handle pin drilling and used damascus steel for the pin (I bought this, didn't make it). Really liked the way it turned out, but let me know what you guys think, ideas and improvements for the next ones! Forged out of 52100 1" round stock: Finished forging: After profiling: Going into the quench: After tempering (and brainstorming on handle shape): Bevels ground to 150 grit and handle wood ready: Ready for glue up! Shaping the handle: Finished knife: Much more detailed take on the finish knife on the video. Check it out! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Very pretty! Forging out 1" round 52100 by hand is quite a workout... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Wilcox Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 What Alan said! 52100 is a pain to forge. Impressive. Great work, it looks fantastic, and comfortable to cut with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuridarian Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 20 hours ago, Alan Longmire said: Very pretty! Forging out 1" round 52100 by hand is quite a workout... 20 hours ago, Will W. said: What Alan said! 52100 is a pain to forge. Impressive. Great work, it looks fantastic, and comfortable to cut with. thanks a lot guys! I had no idea it would be this hard to forge it either! hahahaha Much harder than forging 5160 and O1 (the other 2 types of hardenable steel that i've forged) When I did my research I only read about the pros and cons of the steel properties and heat treat... Should have searched for ease of forging too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Wilcox Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 It all worked out well in the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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