hammerforged Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 (edited) Decided to turn this - Into this - This was a used Radius file from my Gravure Printing days. File was a Nicholson Black Diamond. Nicholson only uses the very best steel in their Black Diamond Files. This one is 1095. I wish you could see the temper line clearer. Edited October 26, 2009 by hammerforged Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 pretty cool, ross. i'm framiliar with them as my dad was a roto-gravure printer for 48 years. my brother also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotashRLS Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 Something old is new again. Very Cool!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 Very cool. Did some recycling today to. But we just took old crap and got money for it.lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 That is so cool! Ive heard that files make great knives because of the temper. One of these days I want to try to make a knife..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_lou Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 That is a real piece of work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 AWSOME piece of craftsmanship ,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 That's the best recycling job I've ever seen. Looking good Ross. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 WOW! THat is really cool! Awesome work Ross!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 WOW! That is awesome. I have a ton of old files laying around. I wish I had your talent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyohunter Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 makes buckee want to go kill a critter with it...lol cool piece, please show a picture sequence throughout the whole process for us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairiepredator Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 That is so awesome! Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 One way to bring an an old file back to life. That is pretty cool, Ross! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Very Cool looking knife there Ross. The patterns/designs that files give are beautiful. Ross have you considered using heavy steel cable as a foundation for a blade? Like elevator cable or heavy crane steel cable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tp793 Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 That's really cool. Nice looking knife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunt or be Hunted Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 wow i love it ross. very nice work!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerforged Posted October 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Very Cool looking knife there Ross. The patterns/designs that files give are beautiful. Ross have you considered using heavy steel cable as a foundation for a blade? Like elevator cable or heavy crane steel cable? Cable makes a great looking blade,provided it is a good steel. Not all cable has enough carbon content to get hard enough for a servicable blade. A simple test is to heat up a length of the cable to high red in color and immediately quench it in cold water. Then clamp the end in a bench vise and try to break it cleanly, if it bends any at all it does not have enough carbon content to get hard enough for a good blade. A good high carbon cable will break cleanly, it will almost look like it has been cut. Old Harley motorcycle chains make great knives too, the new ones not so much, and don't even think about using the O-ring chains. makes buckee want to go kill a critter with it...lol cool piece, please show a picture sequence throughout the whole process for us Next time I will take pictures throughout the entire process, sorry I didn't this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devildog Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 Very Cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 Ross? Could you take me,... give me a new shape, sharpen my edges, and shine me up a little?? :D:D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambuscher Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 Years back I found some files from the fifties that had never been used. Still have a couple of them in a tool box in the barn that I use from time to time. (Gave a few of them away.) Always wanted to make knives out of the but didn't know how. Are they worth more as old files or knives?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerforged Posted October 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 Years back I found some files from the fifties that had never been used. Still have a couple of them in a tool box in the barn that I use from time to time. (Gave a few of them away.) Always wanted to make knives out of the but didn't know how. Are they worth more as old files or knives?? If they have not been used, then they are worth more as files if they are well used then I see nothing wrong with making something else useful out of them. It doesn't have to be a knife, I know a gunsmith who takes old files and makes custom screwdriver sets for the high end guns he builds. He tries real hard to make sure at least one of the files he converts was actually used on the build of the gun. I even made a camp set (fork, knife, and spoon) for a client out of 2 old files that were his Grandfather's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 That's awesome and good looking! Way to recycle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 Ross? Could you take me,... give me a new shape, sharpen my edges, and shine me up a little?? :D:D:D LMBO Randy!!:hammer1::clown::clown::clown: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganHunter Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 look at the bright side if it ever gets dull you can use it to sharpen it's self...lol...very cool looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 Ross? Could you take me,... give me a new shape, sharpen my edges, and shine me up a little?? :D:D:D ross is an excellent craftsman, not a miracle worker:clown::clown: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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