Sidearms & Scatterguns My Latest Filework

[liontribe]

i was inspired by the amazing work done by some knife makers with just simple files. i decided to do a bit of file work myself. this was a 12" Nicholson mill bastard file last friday. i gave it a make-over, you might say. really a fun project.

liontribe

 

[klf]

Re: My Latest Filework

Great work. Will you have it heat treated to make it less brittle? What finish did you use?

 

[nw911guy]

Re: My Latest Filework

Excellently done. Friend of mine made a hunting for his dad as a metal shop project in high school. He had special permission.

I'd like to know how you wrapped the handle and how you shaped it. I'm intrigued. Dad's file drawer is full of dull files. lol

 

[liontribe]

Re: My Latest Filework

thanks for the good comments. i completely annealed the file to make it nice and soft. easier to grind and no worries about chipping or breaking. after i had it rough ground, i did the heat treat and temper. i do my final grinding and polishing carefully. don't want to get it hot at this point. the wrap is a modified version of the traditional japanese sword wrapping technique. mine has a more organic flow to it. i like the wrinkles and drape of this wrap. the finish is an acid etched pattern that i use quite a bit. i usually work with thick steel stock and this was was the opposite. i wanted to make it as sleek and slim as possible. this was an old file that a buddy of mine came across. we are guessing 50 years old or more. it was under the flooring of an old barn on his property. he dug it up when he was tearing the old building down.

liontribe

 

[moochy28]

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That is my second obsession,knives..That thing is cool.

 

[Cleanmiss]

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That thing looks great! Do you think you could PM me or fill me in on your annealing process Ive been wanting to do this for a while. Ive made a couple of blades from different scrap metal arounf the shop but havent tried a file yet. I have a couiple broken ones thatd make great little knives.