Making A Leatherworking Half Moon Tool

Upcycling a high carbon steel circular saw blade into a classic leatherworking tool.
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Index of operation and materials:
0:30 Rough shape cut with angle grinder and cut off disk
1:17 Coke forge used to heat the metal
1:30 And bend the tang in position
2:06 Anhealing the steel to make it soft and easy to grind
2:25 Mark outline of tool I have drawn on paper with spray paint
2:30 Grind profile to shape with 2x72 belt grinder
3:17 This inside radius is easier to shape with a die grinder and abrasive stone bit
3:50 Hardening
4:00 Remove scales with bench grinder and steel wire wheel
4:16 Grind bevel to zero with 2x72 belt grinder
4:50 Hand sand up to 1200 grit for a mirror finish
5:15 Buff to mirror with bench grinder and fine polishing compound on cotton wheel
5:40 Prepare handle material (possibly cherry wood, not sure)
6:10 Handle is turned on the 1912 wood lathe
6:55 Only critical measure is the place for the steel ring on top
7:15 Cut excess material with bandsaw
7:50 Press the steel ring, friction fit
7:50 Drill hole for blade tang
8:00 Split dowel used to secure the tang.
8:20 Boiled linseed oil to protect parts and help them fit one in the other
8:50 Turn a brass cast ingot into a small disk for the bottom of the handle
9:13 Stamping initials
9:26 Antique patina to darken the letters and make them pop
9:40 Buff the raised parts with fine steel whool
9:50 Glue the disk with a drop of five minutes epoxy
10:13 Boiled linseed oil as finish
10:23 Stropping the edge with fine polishing compound on a piece of leather

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