Here
I will try to explain how I do the "Vine Filework"
I do my filework after I have heat
treated and after I have hand rubbed the blade,since
I differentialy heat treat the back edge is preatty
well soft.If you are using stainless you will have to
do this before you heat treat.I use a round and three
corner file.
First mark the area to be worked with
marks every 1/4 inch,this is for a starting reference.
Start with the round file and make
round cuts straight but at an angle around 45 degrees
to the blade.make these cuts between every other mark
on one side of the blade then on the other side start
on the next marks making a zig zag pattern.
Doing
filework is not really that hard.with a little practice
on some scrap pieces of metal you can be doing some
flework on a blade in a day or so.Remember a pattern
doesnt always have to be perfectly cemetrical in fact
sometimes it looks bettewhen it not.Filework is only
limited to your imagination and can be as simple as
just a few cuts and really elaborate with many different
cuts to make a design.if ypu have a idea and are not
sure how you would do it or how it would look,just
draw
the back edge of a knife and draw different type cuts
to make the pattern you are wanting,you can do this
when you see on another knife and you want to recreate
it.Just have fun with it and dont be afraid to try
something
on a piece of scrap and see how it looks.
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