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Step 10Design Your Blade

Design Your Blade

I like a knife blade about the same length as my pinky finger.

Decide what you want and first mark, and then scratch that shape in your blade.
I'm going for an asymmetrical bonsai-utility tip.

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3 comments

Jun 2, 2011. 9:11 PMcbarry-1 says:

Tanto Blade

Jul 27, 2011. 6:47 AMTenebrioun says:

*kiridashi

May 27, 2008. 3:16 PMmaxa says:

is it good and sharp

Apr 20, 2009. 5:01 PMparkmike01 says:

depends how sharp u make it....

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Tim Anderson is the author of the "Heirloom Technology" column in Make Magazine. He is co-founder of www.zcorp.com, manufacturers of "3D Printer" output devices. His detailed drawings of traditional ...