very nice, I have bent several of my sawzall blades over the years are you having problems with this?

and they seem like they would make very nice filet knifes.

 

Thanks for the comments. I have never had one bend. These are thicker and much more stout than a regular Sawzall blade.

I went through a lot of different brands of blades before I found one that was fully hardened. They don't flex much like you think they would. (They are just under 1/8'' thick)

 

Great looking knife :thumb:

 

These were the first version but the edges rusted very quickly.

I usually wrap a 3'' fire steel in the handle as well.

 

Those knives are great!

I'm seriously impressed

 

Very impressed. Could you share your process for setting the grind/edge? It looks really, really clean.

 

Any chance we could get some close-ups? I'd love to see how thick they are.

 

I'll take some this weekend.

 

Awesome looking knives. Might be interested in seeing a few more pictures as well. Maybe even a demonstration video or series of pictures if possible.

 

Awesome...I love the design. And your duracoat work is cool too. May I ask what blades you are using?

 

Very Cool!!!

 

Thanks everyone. DMAC- These are the best I have found. I ordered 100 of them from a local supplier and got them for around $6-8 each?? I'm out of town and can't remember right now. (it seems like it was just shy of $800 shipped) You can get two knives per blade but the teeth are backwards on one of them: Some people prefer them that way so its not a big deal.

It seems like mine are 8tpi. They cut wood, steel, plastic, pretty much anything.
I also bought a couple of really big Starrett blades (2'' tall) but the spine was soft on them.

Anyway, I'll try to get some more pics this weekend.

 

I pride myself on being an unimpressable *******, usually judging everything silently... but you sir... are a true artist. I am glad to see some skill still exists in this world. How long did it take you to get this good?

 

Reciprocating saw blade is the key term here, not sawzall blade.
Side note, I just snagged a magnum blade at work the other day. Probably 3/16" thick and about 3" deep. It's cut down to about 12" total length with a wood handle attached with brass tube peened to hold the scales on. Looks to be maybe 40-60 years old, looking at the stuff stashed with it. Looks like a gasket scraper style tool but will soon become a few small skinner/trout knives. I love this ****!
Pillage my friends!

 

Nice work. The stencil really sets them apart from anything else I've seen.

Well done

 

Very nice work!

 

Very nicely done! Thank you for posting.

 

Thanks for posting. You answered the question I had from your other post