Making a PRIMITIVE Knife w/ MAMMOTH TOOTH Handle

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We have decided to make another video without music :)
So here's a crazy idea I've come up with, an obsidian-like pattern on the blade. With a mammoth tooth handle it makes a pretty primitive looking knife I think 😁

The mammoth tooth is really hard to process and it smells like at the dentist's. The effect was totally worth the struggle tho.

Let us know your opinion about this style 😊

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How to blacken steel (hot oxide):
A mixture of caustic soda (700g), potasium saltpeter (250g) and water (1,2 l)
The temperature of the solution should be kept between 120 - 140 C.
I keep the knife inside for about 30 minutes to get consistent black colour, you can manipulate the time to achieve different results, shorter period should give you dark brown or purple - ish colour.
Be careful - this mixture is highly corrosive!

Heat treatment:
-Austenizing temperature: 830 C
-Tempering: 180 C

Specs:
Tiger
Steel: 80CrV2 4mm
Length: 250 mm
Blade width: 35 mm
Blade length: 130 mm
Handle: Stabilized mammoth tooth, Brass pins
Weight: 220 g

"If you rile a tiger, he's going to show his claws." ~ Rob James-Collier

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