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knife making - Mortblanc - 17 December 2014
RE: knife making - Tartar Horde - 18 December 2014
Good video Mort, and very insightful.
RE: knife making - CharlesHarris - 22 December 2014
I am still using butchering knives which my grandfather forged from discarded files, old Model A Ford leaf springs, etc. I search yard and barn sales for old hand made tools, spades, axes, brush hooks, Peevey tools, froes and other barn building, logging or farming tools. I figure if they have lasted 80-100 years r morw, they are better than most Made In China sold at Home Depot, Lowes or Walmart!
RE: knife making - Steve - 8 January 2016
I wish some of our old craftsmen could be given a venue to teach their skills to youngsters, perhaps unemployed school leavers.
RE: knife making - Straight Shooter - 8 January 2016
Really enjoyed that ! MB ....any more ?.....must be Canadian ! lol
RE: knife making - T-oddity - 9 January 2016
All good stuff, really like Mors kochanski, I've got a number of his videos and there all done in the same way, rough and ready, warts and all just the sort of stuff I like to watch.
This is a good demo on making a basic survival knife though personally I think it is well worth having a little basic blacksmithing knowledge as the metal would have been a lot easier to work if it had been normalised and you would get a finer edge once hardened and tempered.
RE: knife making - Straight Shooter - 9 January 2016
After reading Charles post yesterday got me thinking....and looking today......and finally found a leaf spring off ...i think ..and old ford Anglia ....any advice on working this metal would be great anyone have any knowledge ?
RE: knife making - T-oddity - 9 January 2016
SS an old leaf spring should be pretty good carbon steel and you can make a very substantial blade from it, I've only ever used them to make things like froes for splitting wood. What is your intention to make a knife similar to Mors by marking the shape you want and cutting it out by what ever means or have a go at some basic blacksmithing and hand forge a blade?
RE: knife making - Skean Dhude - 10 January 2016
There is a YouTube on making knives out of leaf springs.
RE: knife making - Steve - 10 January 2016
01 tool steel is not too expensive, especially compared to the amount of time you put into making a good knife. As the composition is known, all the hardening and tempering information is available. 01 steel is used by top knife makers.