Thank you! I really appreciate this! I was debating whether I should polish it more or not myself, but I decided not to at the last second. However don’t think I would have impacted much other than aesthetics. But I really appreciate your feedback it helps a lot!
The end result looks fantastic ! Well done friend ! The quench didn't sound super hard tho, the file seemed to still bite a little bit. If you're using vegetable oil, then it's to be expected. That's pretty much the worst/slowest cooling medium (but that's what i'm using when i'm not quenching in water lol). To get a harder quench in oil, you have to make the blade/edge as thin as possible, but without going below 1mm, under that it starts behaving weird. The thinner the steel the faster it cools, so even with vegetable oil you will get decent hardness (i say decent because it's not comparable to a water quench, with a water quench you can scratch a file). If the edge is thinner than the back, an oil quench will make it bow forward (as in it's gonna banana towards the edge), where a water quench bananas in the other way (like a katana). Or, to avoid all that jazz, you can try to find some Parks 50 or whatever decently fast quenching oil. When the steel is still hot, but well below red/black, it will be soft as butter after quench. Actually, the steel only hardens when it's cold after a quench (or rather it starts hardening below 200C, or twice the boiling point of water in US tongue). That means you can bend the blade and correct any warp after quench, as long as you remove it before it's fully cold. A good trick is clamping the still-hot blade between 2 plates of steel or whatever, and press down very hard. The plates will suck up the heat from the blade, and force it to harden perfectly straight. You can also correct a warp after tempering, but that's a whole other matter. (I'm talking about warps because they start getting common with fast quenching medium, and are mandatory with water. There's barely any situation where a water quench won't warp a blade).
Thank you so much! For the compliment, and especially all this information! It’s so interesting to me how different liquids that are so similar can have such different results when quenching. I will definitely keep that in mind now that vegetable oil is not the best to use, i’ll see if I can find some parks 50 or something that will work better in the future. I personally have had some horrible experiences when quenching in water, I’ve had blades warp so bad that you could probably use them as boomerangs😂 So I think for now i’ll stick with oil or parks 50 if I can get some. Thanks again for sharing all this I really appreciate the knowledge!
@@NolansKnives no problem ! Don't worry for warps in water, nowadays warps are regarded as a quench failure, but that's just not the case. I've had plenty of boomerangs too, you can straighten them back after temper tho. You can use a straightening hammer, i show that in a few videos on my channel. It's a kind of hammer that has a very hard tip, and you can tippy tap the surface of the blade until it stretches and gets pushed the other way. I've never broken a blade this way, and i corrected many water quenched bananas. Some do that with a carbide ball set in an actual hammer.
Thank you! I’m not sure where we got it from, My dad has had it for as long as I can remember. but it is a craftsman 2x42 inch belt grinder. If you have any more questions feel free to ask!
Thank you for watching!
Great work!
Thank you!
That is insanely sharp!!!
Hahah yes it is! Thanks for watching!
I really love the handle!
Thank you!!
That handle is purty!
Thanks man!
Sick 🔥🔥🔥
Thank you!
that’s beautiful
Thanks
Congrats on 1k
Thanks man!!
Nice!
Thank you!
Awesome work ❤ looking forward to the next one 😊
Aww thank you! Any ideas what I should do next?
@NolansKnives a small edc fixed blade would be Interesting. Or any knife . Great videos .
@@Fishinwithnate Good idea, Thanks!
Beutiful knife, and great filming. Personally I would polish the blade a bit more so it's really shiny. Keep up the good work! Take care 😁
Thank you! I really appreciate this! I was debating whether I should polish it more or not myself, but I decided not to at the last second. However don’t think I would have impacted much other than aesthetics. But I really appreciate your feedback it helps a lot!
@@NolansKnives no worries mate. I think you are doing great. Regarding the polish I think that is highly personal regards to liking. Take care 😁
Bravo, sei veramente abile, è proprio un bel coltello.
Thank you! I really appreciate that!
The end result looks fantastic ! Well done friend ! The quench didn't sound super hard tho, the file seemed to still bite a little bit. If you're using vegetable oil, then it's to be expected. That's pretty much the worst/slowest cooling medium (but that's what i'm using when i'm not quenching in water lol). To get a harder quench in oil, you have to make the blade/edge as thin as possible, but without going below 1mm, under that it starts behaving weird. The thinner the steel the faster it cools, so even with vegetable oil you will get decent hardness (i say decent because it's not comparable to a water quench, with a water quench you can scratch a file). If the edge is thinner than the back, an oil quench will make it bow forward (as in it's gonna banana towards the edge), where a water quench bananas in the other way (like a katana). Or, to avoid all that jazz, you can try to find some Parks 50 or whatever decently fast quenching oil.
When the steel is still hot, but well below red/black, it will be soft as butter after quench. Actually, the steel only hardens when it's cold after a quench (or rather it starts hardening below 200C, or twice the boiling point of water in US tongue). That means you can bend the blade and correct any warp after quench, as long as you remove it before it's fully cold. A good trick is clamping the still-hot blade between 2 plates of steel or whatever, and press down very hard. The plates will suck up the heat from the blade, and force it to harden perfectly straight.
You can also correct a warp after tempering, but that's a whole other matter. (I'm talking about warps because they start getting common with fast quenching medium, and are mandatory with water. There's barely any situation where a water quench won't warp a blade).
Thank you so much! For the compliment, and especially all this information! It’s so interesting to me how different liquids that are so similar can have such different results when quenching. I will definitely keep that in mind now that vegetable oil is not the best to use, i’ll see if I can find some parks 50 or something that will work better in the future. I personally have had some horrible experiences when quenching in water, I’ve had blades warp so bad that you could probably use them as boomerangs😂 So I think for now i’ll stick with oil or parks 50 if I can get some. Thanks again for sharing all this I really appreciate the knowledge!
@@NolansKnives no problem ! Don't worry for warps in water, nowadays warps are regarded as a quench failure, but that's just not the case. I've had plenty of boomerangs too, you can straighten them back after temper tho. You can use a straightening hammer, i show that in a few videos on my channel. It's a kind of hammer that has a very hard tip, and you can tippy tap the surface of the blade until it stretches and gets pushed the other way. I've never broken a blade this way, and i corrected many water quenched bananas. Some do that with a carbide ball set in an actual hammer.
I've been wondering where you got your belt sander from? Great job btw
Thank you! I’m not sure where we got it from, My dad has had it for as long as I can remember. but it is a craftsman 2x42 inch belt grinder. If you have any more questions feel free to ask!
No worries! What camera do you happen to use though?
I use an iphone 13
Hey I'm a knifemaker around your age as well. Also, what was that liquid you put on the handle before you put the wax on? Great work.
That was just a bit of mineral oil from Walrus Oil. Thanks for asking and good luck with your knife making!
What do you spray on it when you hand sand?
I just use a little bit of water, and make sure it’s dried really good so it doesn’t rust
Oh, but what was the stuff in the can?
Oohhh i’m sorry I just watched back that part in the video, and it was some WD-42. I forgot I used it, sorry😅