2018年7月17日 · I personally feel that carbide is the way to go with file guides. The problem is the attachment of the carbide to the actual file guide..... it either requires a way to mill/grind …

2012年4月28日 · Most files are only about 63 rc and wont have much affect on removing metal. Dont use a diamond file as they will cut carbide and put notches in the fine surfaces. I plan to …

2012年4月28日 · Just an update on my file guides. I am making them personally again. Benton is winding down however still has a few to finish up. He took a really good job at Pro-build and …

2018年7月17日 · I was watching Self Made Knives YouTube video about it his first knife this morning... more listening to it than watching it while I was going to drill these holes...great …

2012年10月20日 · Much appreciated compliments on the file guides guys. Dont forget the only thing that can cut carbide is diamonds. I've had to resurface mine a couple times because I …

2015年11月3日 · There are two basic methods to making a knife from a file. One is to anneal the file, grind/forge/file it to shape, then re-harden and temper. This will require heating the blade …

2017年7月9日 · What that means is that many files only have a hard "skin" of .005-.015" or so. In many cases you can go to all the effort of creating a blade from a file, and then it simply will …

2011年8月25日 · Heat the file up to a dull to medium red (we call this a sub-critical anneal) and let it air cool. At this point you should be able to drill a hole in it, and cut it with a hacksaw or a file. …

2020年12月21日 · I'm going to add jimping to my knaf making. Just curious what folks prefer across the various styles. Part of me says grab a checkering file and have at it. But my …

2010年6月30日 · thanks for the video Ernie it was pretty helpful but when you said that after you made the plunge line you grind down the rest of the blade thats what i was really looking to …