Missourian
Diamond Member
I have no idea if this will work...but it was fun.
Normalized 1075 came in the mail today 1.5x12 inches...
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Cut it in half both ways...
![20210416_143336(1).jpg 20210416_143336(1).jpg](https://www.usmessageboard.com/data/attachments/472/472755-74275902d836696d63fe1b684054b119.jpg)
Laid out the pattern using my shavette as a guide, rough cut...
![20210416_144208(1).jpg 20210416_144208(1).jpg](https://www.usmessageboard.com/data/attachments/472/472756-b85fa5165b6805745278f6c6be6565c7.jpg)
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Shaped by material removal...
![20210416_160356(1).jpg 20210416_160356(1).jpg](https://www.usmessageboard.com/data/attachments/472/472759-db4ec95cbde8526f5c186fe438776e88.jpg)
Heated and flattened tang, drilled pin hole...
![20210416_185355(1).jpg 20210416_185355(1).jpg](https://www.usmessageboard.com/data/attachments/472/472760-79dc67a973f9a1bd0c9df86a0549cbaf.jpg)
Heat to critical and quench in oil...
![20210416_185953.jpg 20210416_185953.jpg](https://www.usmessageboard.com/data/attachments/472/472761-6620a52e1a7565bdb5803257ae1a3b53.jpg)
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Hollow ground...
![20210416_193026(1).jpg 20210416_193026(1).jpg](https://www.usmessageboard.com/data/attachments/472/472769-faa5ef5451e3b2a08201cd0252352905.jpg)
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![20210416_193011.jpg 20210416_193011.jpg](https://www.usmessageboard.com/data/attachments/472/472768-fddc6a9336d92d0cfefb7ff130dddca3.jpg)
Normalized 1075 came in the mail today 1.5x12 inches...
![20210416_142124.jpg 20210416_142124.jpg](https://www.usmessageboard.com/data/attachments/472/472754-3eba8dd2b5d75a520531102a5fb8e63b.jpg)
Cut it in half both ways...
![20210416_143336(1).jpg 20210416_143336(1).jpg](https://www.usmessageboard.com/data/attachments/472/472755-74275902d836696d63fe1b684054b119.jpg)
Laid out the pattern using my shavette as a guide, rough cut...
![20210416_144208(1).jpg 20210416_144208(1).jpg](https://www.usmessageboard.com/data/attachments/472/472756-b85fa5165b6805745278f6c6be6565c7.jpg)
![20210416_144846(1).jpg 20210416_144846(1).jpg](https://www.usmessageboard.com/data/attachments/472/472757-95033c7511da2a9889276fb0dd74a9a8.jpg)
![20210416_145555(1).jpg 20210416_145555(1).jpg](https://www.usmessageboard.com/data/attachments/472/472758-127973b068be24957be1c0e402c68602.jpg)
Shaped by material removal...
![20210416_160356(1).jpg 20210416_160356(1).jpg](https://www.usmessageboard.com/data/attachments/472/472759-db4ec95cbde8526f5c186fe438776e88.jpg)
Heated and flattened tang, drilled pin hole...
![20210416_185355(1).jpg 20210416_185355(1).jpg](https://www.usmessageboard.com/data/attachments/472/472760-79dc67a973f9a1bd0c9df86a0549cbaf.jpg)
Heat to critical and quench in oil...
![20210416_185953.jpg 20210416_185953.jpg](https://www.usmessageboard.com/data/attachments/472/472761-6620a52e1a7565bdb5803257ae1a3b53.jpg)
![20210416_185953(1).jpg 20210416_185953(1).jpg](https://www.usmessageboard.com/data/attachments/472/472762-916a361d627c7ce2a69ec1ae1b8717d8.jpg)
![20210416_190127(1).jpg 20210416_190127(1).jpg](https://www.usmessageboard.com/data/attachments/472/472763-f4da74d21a4e69eb0029c3ad67228db4.jpg)
Hollow ground...
![20210416_193026(1).jpg 20210416_193026(1).jpg](https://www.usmessageboard.com/data/attachments/472/472769-faa5ef5451e3b2a08201cd0252352905.jpg)
![20210416_191539.jpg 20210416_191539.jpg](https://www.usmessageboard.com/data/attachments/472/472766-d1ebf906d7d50cbf2f2872ac2a23d142.jpg)
![20210416_193011.jpg 20210416_193011.jpg](https://www.usmessageboard.com/data/attachments/472/472768-fddc6a9336d92d0cfefb7ff130dddca3.jpg)
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