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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: bow101 on January 08, 2014, 12:17:50 am

Title: Knives
Post by: bow101 on January 08, 2014, 12:17:50 am

What is a good way to cut out a rough blank from a circular saw blade. I do not have a torch but have a dremel and angle grinder.

Title: Re: Knives
Post by: caveman2533 on January 08, 2014, 12:21:22 am

Get a thin cutoff wheel for the angle grinder. A couple of them.

Title: Re: Knives
Post by: Blaflair2 on January 08, 2014, 10:35:07 am

Or u can use a small drill bit and drill very close holes in the shape of the blank. If u have a dreamer though I would do as was said and just use the small cutting wheels

Title: Re: Knives
Post by: Pat B on January 08, 2014, 11:01:11 am

You can also score the metal with a cold chisel and hammer then break it and file the outline smooth. I've used this method for knives and trae points.

Title: Re: Knives
Post by: osage outlaw on January 08, 2014, 01:04:48 pm

Quote from: caveman2533 on January 08, 2014, 12:21:22 am

Get a thin cutoff wheel for the angle grinder. A couple of them.

Thats what I use

Title: Re: Knives
Post by: mullet on January 08, 2014, 01:07:23 pm

I learned the method Pat describes in the Fox Fire Books, works great and easy.  Actually the young man at the time, Tom Carlton, that interviewed the gentleman for that chapter was a karate student of mine after he got older.