I had a Knife that came out of the quench with a small warp. Here is how I fixed it. I’ve used this several times since and it has worked fine every time.
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Knife 32 – Mini Cleaver
This was made from a left-over piece of 1095. The shape of the piece of steel inspired the knife. I also wanted to try grinding after heat treating before I did it on a full-size cleaver.
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Heat Treating for Beginners
Heat treatment for beginners. One thing I discovered is heat treatment for beginners doesn’t have to be as complicated as it seems. Follow a few […]
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Apr
13
With My Own Hands – My Knife Making Journey
Buy on Amazon A guide for new knife makers who want to experience knife making but do not know where to start. This book […]
Apr
10
Leg Bone MUK Knife
The Muk knife is named after George Washington Sears (Nessmuk) (December 2, 1821 – May 1, 1890)), who made it popular when he wrote “Woodcraft”, […]
Apr
16
Knife 65 – Leuku – #2 – Gun Brown Finish
The Leuku Knife, also known as a Sami knife (Sami: stuorraniibi = “big knife”, Finnish: lapinleuku or leuku), is a large knife traditionally used by the Sami people. I decided to try some Laurel Mountain Barrel Brown & Degreaser to brown the blade. This is how it came out!
Apr
13
Knife 64 – Leuku
Leuku knife … In keeping with the History quest, According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sami_knife the Leuku also known as a Sami knife (Sami: stuorraniibi = “big knife”, Finnish: lapinleuku or leuku), is […]
Mar
04
Making A Leather Knife Sheath
Not all knife makers make their own Leather Knife Sheath. Some farm out the leather work to leather professionals. Since I like to keep as […]
Feb
29
Wooden Lined Knife Sheath
I decided to make a Wooden Lined Knife Sheath for my Kephart EDC. This is how I did it: Completed the Wooden Lined Knife Sheath […]
Feb
29
Knife 63 – Kephart EDC – Multi Part Handle Scales
Horace Kephart (1862-1931) is a familiar name to bushcrafters along with George Washington Sears (See Knife 59) and was one of the leading outdoor writers of his time. Kephart designed the knife. This is how he described it in the first edition of Camping and Woodcraft: “This knife weighs only 4 ounces. It was made by a country blacksmith, and is one of the homeliest things I ever saw; but it has outlived in my affections the score of other knives that I have use”.
Feb
29
Knife 62 – Brut de Forge Bowie
This Brut de Forge Bowie was forged from a similar tine as Knife – 42 Hunter Forged from an Implement Tine. To the right it is being normalized. Notice the groove (or fuller) in the tang. I cut that with the belt grinder. It serves a couple of purposes. It lightens the knife. It makes less surface area of the tang that must be flattened and gives the epoxy some space.
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Categories
- Antler Handles
- Blacksmithing
- Bladesmithing
- Books
- Build Mistakes mentioned
- Design Notes Mentioned
- Etching
- Filing (Spline & Blade)
- Folders
- Forge a Knife
- Forges
- Forging a Knife
- Hand sanding
- HeatTreating
- Hidden Framed tang
- How To
- Jimping
- Knife Handles
- Knives Built
- mig2
- mig4
- Misc
- Sheaths
- Stock Removal
- Tools & Equipment
- Wood Stabilizing