Make a lawn mower blade knife.
Making awn mower balde knfe.
Make a lawn mower blade knife.
Use a wrench to loosen the nut until the mower blade releases.
It won t hold an edge very long but it will be well nigh indestructible in the face of abuse.
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When i put clay onto the blade i go about half way up the tang in order to leave a section of metal to hold onto with the pliers when i do the quench.
Take a dry rag or microfiber cloth and clean the blade before sharpening it.
Make a sweet knife out of a old junk lawn mower blade.
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So from a lawnmower blade you can make a knife that will act like a lawnmower blade it will bend instead of breaking and smoosh instead of chipping.
Lawnmower blades are not made of high carbon steel but medium carbon steel at best.
Since my own favorite bushcraft knife is forged from a mower blade i figured i should reply.
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If the blade is exceptionally dirty or caked spray it with some penetrating oil and scrub with a stiff brush.