You're living my dream. I'd love to acquire some equipment...but need a shop first. LOL.
Makes me miss our boxer, too.
Hardening is the one thing that needs some special equipment.
I only have an oxy/acetylene torch. Temper was in Momma's oven.
400 for 2 hours. Twice.
Everything else can be done with hand tools.
Ideal no, but the bigger knife was shaped and profiled with a hacksaw and
a file. The handle was shaped on a 4x36 sander. But rasps and files
would have been ok. The smaller knife was shaped with an angle grinder,
beveled on the 4x36.
This steel is unbelievably soft. Be careful where you buy from.
Some is ready to work, others needs annealing. Something
I don't want to deal with right now.
Clarkm on here has a thread about buying the blades ready to go.
Doing the handles himself.
That's a great way to go without needing much to work with.
Files and sandpaper, your rolling.
