Advice needed - making a little wood carver

[Baelfore]

Hi All

seeking a bit of advice here. I have one of those cheap survival knifes with the hollow plastic handle knocking around (we all know the one I'm taking about 'Survival Knife')

I was thinking of taking the blade and grinding it down to a small stick tang wood carver. My question is, is their any point? Or is the steel just too cheap/weak to bother?

all advice greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Stephen

 

[kristophish]

I couldn't tell u if the steel is any good but it's gotta be worth a fun little project. Why not?!?

 

[Baelfore]

Valid point.

In fairness to the blade, it got some serious abuse when first got it, pretty much most of the knife no-no's to be honest.

Ste

 

[Adze]

Baelfore... you have little to lose, give it a go I reckon.

 

[Baelfore]

I may as well!

I assume I wouldn't need to heat treat, etc as it was already done?!?

Thanks for the replies

Ste

 

[kristophish]

As long as u keep it cool u won't effect the ht

 

[Baelfore]

I am hoping to do most of the work on a bench grinder so should I just do a little at a time then let it cool?

This is a rough with permanent marker of the shape, etc

(please excuse poor pic- taken with tablet)

thanks,

Ste

 

[Adze]

Clamp a chunk of ally on each side of the bit you want to keep as the blade - keep that wet and you shouldn't overheat it while you grind the rest away. Have you tested it with a good hacksaw blade yet? You never know the original HT might not have hardened it as much as you think?

 

[Zingmo]

Start at the tang end of things, where the blade hardness matters least. Practice keeping it cool before you get to the business end. There should be no colouring of the steel after each touch of the grinder. You would be safer to do the part next to the blade edge with files or stones by hand.

Keep us posted.


Z

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