Message #394155

[charles]

 has any1 ever made a knife outa spring steel? i some leafsprings outa my pig waggon that i was thinkn bout heatn up, flatn out and make a cutter out of it. i know them springs are hard, yet flexible and was thinkn it would make a good knife. my dad made a couple knives outa spring steel wear band when he was workn at a foundry but it didnt hold an edge good. i bought an eyebrand knife, its hard to get an edge on it once its dulled out bad, but will hold for multiple deer, say around 5 and thats even ringing the leg joints instead of cutting them off with a saw.