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[Pensacola Tiger]

I have my friend, I'm active at BladeForums. I like the "shop talk" board best.

LOL you just won't give up will you.

Last month I reprofiled a hardened steel kitchen knife, a 10" chef, with a file- so don't try to tell me it can't be done.

You remind me of my Dad. He loved to make silk purses out of sow's ears with whatever he had on hand. He felt he'd failed if he had to go buy something he thought he could do without. I miss him.

[Tippet]

Thanks Tiger that's nice of you to say. Actually my dear old dad is the same way, which is probably explains me lol.

Is it at all possible that there is more than one way to skin this cat?

I don't know! My story, and I'm stickin' to it, is that anyone who says you can't cut hardened steel with a file is wrong. Anything beyond that is still fair game I guess.

[SShepherd]

I grind post HT, as long as it doesn't get hot enough to hurt your fingers you'll be fine. Most knives are tempered around 350 degree plus, which is waaay past most peoples pain tolerance

you can use files, as long as the file is harder than the blade.........you start getting up around 61+ in hardness and files won't be much good.

[thombrogan]

My story, and I'm stickin' to it, is that anyone who says you can't cut hardened steel with a file is wrong.

I think Bob H can harden some steel that'll file your file.

[Tippet]

I'll bet he can! Then I'd have to get a diamond file.

[ksskss]

Did we scare the OP off?

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Ken

[Tippet]

No, I don't think he's been back to check the replies. He registered on the 25th. The next day started this thread, then 3 minutes later he made a post in different thread. No activity since.