Dale Allen
Member
No handle yet. This is 6.25" long and the blade is 3.75"
It needs more polish and sharpening but my arms got too tired to continue.
This started out as a piece of 5160 that was 3/8" wide x 4" long and 1/4" thick.
Took about an hour to heat it and pound on it to get the rough shape.
Heat treated with motor oil and it is hard.
I made a rookie mistake and did not drill the holes in the tang before heat treat.
So, I got one hole drilled and that will have to do.
It needs more polish and sharpening but my arms got too tired to continue.
This started out as a piece of 5160 that was 3/8" wide x 4" long and 1/4" thick.
Took about an hour to heat it and pound on it to get the rough shape.
Heat treated with motor oil and it is hard.
I made a rookie mistake and did not drill the holes in the tang before heat treat.
So, I got one hole drilled and that will have to do.