How to forge a knife Part 2 of 2

http://www.stormthecastle.com/blacksmithing/index.htm
This is part 2 of my knife forging tuturial. In this part we finish the knife, Make and attach the handle, polish and grind the blade.

Part 1 of this tutorial is here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqiyaNVbsEI

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Howto & Style

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• knifesmith knifesmithing blade

[TheFirestorm114]

what is the most comon steel you using to forge sword/knife etc ... ?

[epicfantasy]

@TheFirestorm114 I am not sure which is the most common. But, I like to use O1 steel.

[ytdcfjhvjvp0j]

2 questions:

1) When the hot blade is dipped in oil, only the oil on the blade lights, while the stuff in the bucket that touches the flame doesn't. That is because the oil is cool. At what temperature will the oil ignite when in contact with an oil fire?

2) The annealing softens the metal. If you don't anneal and work slower from that point, doesn't that mean that the blade will be stronger and hold an edge for longer?

[epicfantasy]

@ytdcfjhvjvp0j 1. I am really not sure about the ignition temp of oil. Really not something to worry about though. 2. The blade wil be technically stronger but it will also be more brittle and prone to snapping. So, it needs a little softening to make it flexible and have some give in it. bend don't break kind of thing.

[Wuolle51]

When you quenched the blade in oil, does it need to be oil or can you use some other liquid?

[epicfantasy]

@Wuolle51 it should be some kind of oil, can be new or old motor oil, vegetable oil or transmission fluid.

[Xionnae]

I used to make knives like you. Then I took an arrow in the knee...

[epicfantasy]

@Xionnae lol, I really need to do some kind of skyrim video

[TheTomciesielski]

nice job there buddy!! i have learned something new today!

[brandof94]

beautiful knife but if ur going to make a tutorial, you need to learn the proper terms. hardening the edge is called tempering and what ur doing on the back is called annealing.

[frostdragonlord]

U r awesome man!

[TheFirestorm114]

thanks a lot for the answer :)

[Markussoll]

how long to make a knife??

[Markussoll]

@Xionnae i was going to say that but then i took an arrow in the knee

[spopp17]

This would have to be the best knife making tutorial I have seen. Thank you.

[SharPShO0teR23]

@epicfantasy Try to make a Elven or Daedric Dagger ;)