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Offline BJung

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Pull blade
« on: February 05, 2022, 02:47:49 pm »
For those of you that have tillered with a pull blade, do you think I can sharpen the edge of a leaf-spring and wrap the ends to make a rustic pull blade? The spring is about 1/8" wide and has a slight but not prominent curve.

Online Pat B

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Re: Pull blade
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2022, 02:56:48 pm »
It will work, it's good steel, but you'll probably have to anneal it first to soften it enough to sharpen and shape it then you'll have to temper it again to harden it back. 
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Offline Hamish

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Re: Pull blade
« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2022, 01:56:24 am »
You won't need to anneal it, If you want to put an edge on it. Springs are tempered hard enough to hold an edge but not so hard that a file won't bite(still much harder to file than annealed steel though). Even so your best bet would be to grind the edge, frequently dipping it in water so you don't wreck the temper.

If you wanted to do major blacksmithing on it to take the bow out or turn it into a conventional draw knife with tanged handles, then you would need to redo the heat treatment.

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Re: Pull blade
« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2022, 12:07:44 pm »
Thanks