I am going to make a couple of knife blades
As my friend has a machine shop and the know how to , I am going to let him do the heat treating
He offered and IMO starting out , for me letting him do it will be a good idea for my first time making a blade LOL
Sure I made 3 knives already , but I bought ready to use blades and added the handle
Also he has scrap D2 and D3 tool steel I can use
Knife #1 ... I am planning on making a knife to use all around 3 1/2" - 4" (about ) blade with a full sized handle for normal day to day use
Knife #2 ... I want a knife with a 1 3/4" - 2" blade for field dressing deer and all other game , I find a longer blade just gets in the way more than it is ever used
So witch steel of the 2 should be better ?
Thanks
John