Forging a Custom Made Knife Forging a Custom Made Knife is the process of forming metal after heating it to forging temperatures. This can be […]
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Knife 17 – Hunting-Skinning Knife with Wenge Scales
This was made as a hunting and skinning knife. The style was chosen for a couple of reasons. The bevel of the knife makes it easy to make. The curves could be easy made with my grinder, making the hand sanding to a minimum.
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Knife 13, 14, 15 and 16 – Kiridashi
To make these knives I used the grinding jig for the bevel. The large choil (I’m not sure this term is being used technically correct, but it’s close) was done on the belt grinder. I try to design my knives based on the equipment I have to simplify the builds.
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Knife 12 – Kitchen Knife Hophornbeam Handle
Knife 12 – Kitchen Knife Hophornbeam Handle
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Knife 11 – Leather handled EDC
This Knife 11 – Leather handled EDC is a simple design and fairly easy to make. Using leather, rope or paracord for a handle saves […]
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Knife 10 – Riggers Knife / Sheep’s Foot
The Rigger’s knife is traditionally a sailor’s knife. The dropped blade allows a rope to be cut on the deck without skinned knuckles and the sheep’s foot stopped a sailor from stabbing another (or himself I suppose) in rough seas.
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Knife Edge Geometry Types
Knife Edge Geometry Types Hollow Grind or Concave Grind a knife blade ground to create a characteristic concave, beveled cutting edge. This is characteristic of […]
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Knife 9 – Hunting Knife from a File
Knife 9 – Hunting Knife from a File Knife 9 – Hunting Knife from a File was made from an old file using strictly stock […]
Continue readingGrinding a Custom Made Knife
Grinding and shaping your knife is one of the most important tasks a knife maker will use. Every knife you make you will be ground […]
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Knife 8 – Riggers Knife / Sheep’s Point
This Knife 8 – Riggers Knife / Sheep’s Point with a sheep’s foot design is made from 1/8” 1080 high carbon. This knife is similar […]
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