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Title: Question for TRAG GANG knife builders
Post by: bentpole on January 02, 2007, 05:46:00 PM: I stopped in the carpentry shop at work today.The boys had an old 10" circular blade they where fixing to throw out. If any one out there can use it for knife building let me know I'll mail it to you.It"s marked FREUD DIABLO made in ITALY 10" combo mitre / table saw blade
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Post by: elk ninja on January 02, 2007, 06:18:00 PM: Bent pole, sent you an IM.
Semper Fi
Title: Re: Question for TRAG GANG knife builders
Post by: bentpole on January 02, 2007, 07:00:00 PM: Received, will send it out.>>>>------>
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Post by: elk ninja on January 03, 2007, 09:23:00 AM: Muchas Gracias!
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Post by: bentpole on January 03, 2007, 05:23:00 PM: MIKE MAILED IT OUT PRIORITY MAIL THIS AFTERNOON AT AROUND 4:00 Mailing is on me. YOU SHould get it in a day or two good luck and have fun.
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Post by: shootrmn on January 03, 2007, 07:36:00 PM: I got some 20" trim saw blades and a 48" cut off saw blade out of a saw mill they are near 5/16" thick so I have plenty of blacksmithing room to "stack the steel. so far they have made very durable and scary sharp blades.
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Post by: hickstick on January 03, 2007, 10:36:00 PM: good saw blades are made from L6, which is a great knife steel. most common circ saw blades today (the ones with the carbide teeth are made outta crap, low carbon steel and they rely on teh carbides to do the work. when it doubt, cut a chunk off, heat it up to non-magnetic, and quench it in veggie oil. if it shatters when you whack it with a hammer, its good hard steel, if the just bends and stays bent. not worth the trouble.
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Post by: jindydiver on January 04, 2007, 05:07:00 PM: I make a lot of my knives from old saw blades. A 10" saw blade isn't big enough for the makers to need to use really good steel on and so I wouldn't even bother with it. The real good steel starts to show up when the blades get to 18" across and you are pretty safe if it is 2' or more.

The snap test is a good start, and I do a test blade to check the temper I can get also.
Title: Re: Question for TRAG GANG knife builders
Post by: highpockets on January 05, 2007, 01:01:00 AM: I make all of my knives from old saw blades that I get at various places. The steel is awesome to work with and easy to make soft/hard again!
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Post by: highpockets on January 05, 2007, 01:07:00 AM: Here's a few!
(http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/highpockets/PICT2036.jpg)
(http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/highpockets/PICT1765.jpg)
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Post by: highpockets on January 05, 2007, 01:08:00 AM: nuther
(http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/highpockets/PICT2033.jpg)
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Post by: highpockets on January 05, 2007, 01:09:00 AM: last one
(http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/highpockets/PICT1916.jpg)
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Post by: shootrmn on January 06, 2007, 09:18:00 PM: my lastest effort
(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l196/shootrmn/knives/Knife07003.jpg)
(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l196/shootrmn/knives/Knife07001.jpg)
Title: Re: Question for TRAG GANG knife builders
Post by: bentpole on January 12, 2007, 03:54:00 PM: wow completely forgot about this thread! Hey ELK NINJA did you get the blade and is it usable??Hey shootrmn those are some awesome knives all from old saw blades??
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Post by: loyd on January 12, 2007, 04:13:00 PM: these are from saw blades to might be a few horse shoe raspes in there
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Post by: bentpole on January 12, 2007, 05:28:00 PM: HOLY CANNOLI LOYD THAT JAW BONE KNIFE IS AWESOME!!!!
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Post by: bentpole on January 12, 2007, 05:30:00 PM: OUTSTANDING WORK! BEING A TINKNOCKER I SEE ENOUGH METAL AT WORK OTHERWISE I"D TAKE A CRACK AT IT MYSELF MAYBE WHEN I RETIRE.