How about a fulltang DARK BOWIE? - Knife Making скачать в хорошем качестве

How about a fulltang DARK BOWIE? - Knife Making

Order this knife: https://www.barbershop-customs.com/pr... https://www.barbershop-customs.com/ Here's a video documenting how we have made a dark, fulltang bowie. Let us know your opinion about this project in the comments! Our knifemaking jig: https://www.barbershop-customs.com/pr... FB:   / barbershopcustoms   INSTAGRAM:   / barbershop_customs   SHOP: https://www.barbershop-customs.com REDDIT:   / barbershop_blades   EMAIL: [email protected] How to blacken steel (hot oxide): A mixture of caustic soda (700g), potasium saltpeter (250g) and water (1,2 l) The temperature of the solution should be kept between 120 - 140 C. I keep the knife inside for about 30 minutes to get consistent black colour, you can manipulate the time to achieve different results, shorter period should give you dark brown or purple - ish colour. Be careful - this mixture is highly corrosive! Heat treatment: -Austenizing temperature: 830 C -Tempering: 180 C Specs: Dark Steel: 80CrV2 Blade thickness: 5 mm / 0.197" Length: 290 mm / 11.417" Blade width: 45 mm / 1.772" Blade length: 160 mm / 6.299" Weight: 320 g Handle: Stabilized poplar burl, Bog oak, brass pins “Errare humanum est, sed perseverare diabolicum" "To err is human, but to persist (in the mistake) is diabolical." ~ Seneca #knifemaking #bushcraft #bowie