Bob
Nice post, and a lot of good experience and common sense observations. But be careful treading on such sacred ground by letting the cat out of the bag.
ie: "Making knives is not rocket science.." ---OH, NO!!!

I believe in function first also, but will not hesitate to take money from a guy who likes a knife just because it is "pretty".

Question. Do those old saw mill blades need to be drawn back in Rc to work with and then re hardened? Are they hardened throughout the whole circular blade, or softer in the middle?? Just curious as I have one. I usually buy sheet stock to start, but am thinking about doing something with that circular saw mill blade.
Tim


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