Guns, Dogs and Blades QnA

Interesting. They look cool. The leather work is really cool. I'd be interested to see what he does as far as annealing is concerned. As you know, files are very brittle.
We talked about that, he explained he has a process he must do on the front end so he can start manipulating the steel then treats them again when done. He has a small propane forge. He does not have a brinell tester so he does not really know where they end up. I have always wanted one for this or that but have never bit the bullet! Pun intended.