Knife making - How about mixing birch twigs with epoxy and making a knife

▶️ I felt like making a knife with an epoxy resin handle again.
But it should also be something special.
So I took small, dry birch twigs and poured resin over them.

I was absolutely surprised by the result. No air bubbles and absolutely stable in terms of handling.
As always, reworking is very time-consuming with epoxy resin.
Still, it's worth it.

Sanding with very fine sandpaper, up to 5000 grit, is a must...and good arm training ^^

Steel is a remnant of 1.2510 (O1 steel) that I still had and before it started rusting, I made a knife out of it.

The heat treatment was a complete success. File test positive.
Subsequent tempering was just as effective.

The final hardness that can be achieved with O1 steel is between 61 and 63 HRC.

🔶 The sharpness of the knife has become incredible 🏋🏽
Can be seen in the video.

I polished the knife but no mirror polish. I like that a lot and it fits well.

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