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Anyone Into Knifemaking?
Posted on 6/25/17 at 11:34 am
Posted on 6/25/17 at 11:34 am
I decided to make my Dad a homemade father's day present.
So I picked up a blank and some scrap ebony from Woodcraft. FYI ebony smells like shite when you're grinding it.
Needless to say, it took me much longer than I thought, but I'm happy with my first attempt.
Since then, I've made two more.
I'm really hoping to buy the tools needed to do some stock removal and grinding to actually make a blade from scratch, but I'm happy making handles right now.
Very calming.
Second Attempt with Rosewood
Third attempt with Ambrose Maple
Still needs clean up and polishing, but I have to wait until tomorrow for the epoxy to dry.
So I picked up a blank and some scrap ebony from Woodcraft. FYI ebony smells like shite when you're grinding it.
Needless to say, it took me much longer than I thought, but I'm happy with my first attempt.
Since then, I've made two more.
I'm really hoping to buy the tools needed to do some stock removal and grinding to actually make a blade from scratch, but I'm happy making handles right now.
Very calming.
Second Attempt with Rosewood
Third attempt with Ambrose Maple
Still needs clean up and polishing, but I have to wait until tomorrow for the epoxy to dry.
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Posted on 6/25/17 at 11:39 am to PurpleandGold Motown
That's awesome! Your work looks really nice, especially for a first timer. I've started reading about knife making and sharpening but don't have the equipment yet.
Posted on 6/25/17 at 11:39 am to PurpleandGold Motown
No, but I'd like to.
Found this website and they have pretty much everything you need. LINK
Also, you might want to consider replacing those wooden fasteners in your handle. The wood will shrink over time and you'll lose any mechanical binding for that handle.
Found this website and they have pretty much everything you need. LINK
Also, you might want to consider replacing those wooden fasteners in your handle. The wood will shrink over time and you'll lose any mechanical binding for that handle.
Posted on 6/25/17 at 11:40 am to PurpleandGold Motown
Very nice.
Posted on 6/25/17 at 11:40 am to PurpleandGold Motown
NIce job! Seems like a fun hobby.
Posted on 6/25/17 at 11:41 am to upgrayedd
I've got some brass stock, but no real means of cutting it yet. I've bought a table top sander, a dremel (fricking useless), files, a coping saw and a few other hand tools. I'm about tapped out this month for a new hobby, but I'm putting money back to buy a used band saw and a vacuum.
Posted on 6/25/17 at 11:43 am to Oilfieldbiology
If you have amazon prime there's a book called Simple Knife Making for free to borrow from the library.
Great book. Goes from handles to making your first forge.
Great book. Goes from handles to making your first forge.
Posted on 6/25/17 at 11:47 am to PurpleandGold Motown
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I've got some brass stock, but no real means of cutting it yet. I've bought a table top sander, a dremel (fricking useless), files, a coping saw and a few other hand tools. I'm about tapped out this month for a new hobby, but I'm putting money back to buy a used band saw and a vacuum.
Check these out.
LINK
They're called corbys. All you have to do is countersink, screw them together then grind off the excess material.
Posted on 6/25/17 at 11:54 am to upgrayedd
Thanks, I'll looks into those.
The steel pins that come with the blanks I use are never long enough for the handles I make.
fricking useless.
But best advice I've got right now, if you want to get into this as a hobby: BUY A BELT SANDER. You can get one at Harbor Freight right now for about $45 (they're on sale).
And get your wood from Woodcraft. They have a remainders box full of exotic hardwoods for $1.25 a pound. You can get a long piece of something like rosewood, mahogany or ebony for $1 and make four sets of scales. Much better than paying $18 for one set.
The steel pins that come with the blanks I use are never long enough for the handles I make.
fricking useless.
But best advice I've got right now, if you want to get into this as a hobby: BUY A BELT SANDER. You can get one at Harbor Freight right now for about $45 (they're on sale).
And get your wood from Woodcraft. They have a remainders box full of exotic hardwoods for $1.25 a pound. You can get a long piece of something like rosewood, mahogany or ebony for $1 and make four sets of scales. Much better than paying $18 for one set.
Posted on 6/25/17 at 11:56 am to PurpleandGold Motown
My FIL does this. He is retired and really enjoys it. I do a lot of smoking and grilling so he made me a meat knife. It's actually my favorite knife for cutting and trimming raw meat.
Posted on 6/25/17 at 12:03 pm to Barrister
Yeah, I'm really enjoying it. I work in real estate and marketing, so I rarely get that satisfaction of holding a finished piece or completing a project all on my own. Checks are nice though.
THere's just something about taking a piece of wood or steel and turning it into something useful that just speaks to me (and probably other men) on a visceral level.
"I needed a knife, so I made a fricking knife.
Damn right!
'Murica"
THere's just something about taking a piece of wood or steel and turning it into something useful that just speaks to me (and probably other men) on a visceral level.
"I needed a knife, so I made a fricking knife.
Damn right!
'Murica"
Posted on 6/25/17 at 12:16 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
[/URL][/img] Forged this from ball peen hammer
Posted on 6/25/17 at 12:17 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
quote:
THere's just something about taking a piece of wood or steel and turning it into something useful that just speaks to me (and probably other men) on a visceral level.
I agree. I'd like to start out doing fit and finish type stuff then possibly move on to making blades.
Posted on 6/25/17 at 12:19 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
[/URL][/img] These were fun to do but not much of a knife. The carbon content is too low in the spikes to really hold an edge.
Posted on 6/25/17 at 12:19 pm to roobedoo
That's pretty badass. What's your forge like? I've seen simple versions using firebrick and a propane tiger torch.
Posted on 6/25/17 at 12:24 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
My grandfather got into this as a hobby. He staryed making knives for my cousins for high school graduation. When his health started deteriorating he worked on Stop to get knives made for all of us. He passed away and my grandmother has been able to give each of us the knives he made.
They're all unique. Mine is a 12" Bowie style hunter with a handle made from a deer antler with a hand stitched leather sheath. My brothers is a 7" drop point style fixed blade with marble handles.
He made friends with a guy at a gun show that would cut his blanks in the styles he wanted. He had the stuff to hone and sharpen the blades. Made all the handles from scratch. One of my cousins got one with a kabar style leather wafer handle.
I'll try to post a picture.
They're all unique. Mine is a 12" Bowie style hunter with a handle made from a deer antler with a hand stitched leather sheath. My brothers is a 7" drop point style fixed blade with marble handles.
He made friends with a guy at a gun show that would cut his blanks in the styles he wanted. He had the stuff to hone and sharpen the blades. Made all the handles from scratch. One of my cousins got one with a kabar style leather wafer handle.
I'll try to post a picture.
Posted on 6/25/17 at 12:24 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
We cut the end off an old freon tank and lined it with kaowool and put a firebrick in the bottom. We made the propane burner from plans found online and available at Lowes. It can get a spike glowing red/orange in just over 10 minutes.
Posted on 6/25/17 at 12:32 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
How much to make me one
Posted on 6/25/17 at 12:33 pm to roobedoo
What was your total out of pocket costs and time invested to make?
Posted on 6/25/17 at 12:34 pm to SabiDojo
quote:
How much to make me one
Now that I have the tools to make them -- still need more, but you always need more tools like you need another putter -- about $12.
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