Making a Large camp knife from an old rasp. Part 2

This is part 2, rough grinding. This isn't actually a big part of it, this knife is going to be a forge finish, and since the rasp let me forge it close to shape, I'm doing very little grinding, and thats the way I like it.

All I'm doing here is cleaning things up, my spine, my handle, grinding my main bevel, and in this case I'm adding a small choil.


Update - sorry, I never finished taking photos of the progress, so I can't continue the series. stay tuned though, I intend to do a step by step of a small belt knife soon. You can see the finished knife here

Step 1 Tools

The tools I use for grinding are few (I'm cheap).

I use an angle grinder for the really rough work. (be careful, this thing can ruin 8 hours of work in 2 seconds)

Then I take my 3"x21" handheld belt sander clamped in a vise. And using a rough belt (I lik 36 grit) and clean up all the angle grinding.

And since I dont like using power tools for the close work I then take the knife and clean up everuthing with a file. (Double cut nicholson files are good).

Comments

[triumphman]

When did you drill the many holes that I see for the brass pins? I am having a hard time drilling a hole in my 1/4 " knife blade project. It is a piece of steel from a truck leaf spring. Any suggestions to make hole drilling easy. I have a drill press, hand drill, angle grinder, wheel grinder, etc... Tried, oil, many types of bits! Only one finally broke through, a masonry bit, but it got fried and is burned up! HELP!

[triumphman]

Don't be sorrry, just do it !

[Barrettkg]

I made my knife last summer at my buddies forge and we were constantly referring back to your ible so for that, thank you. I made the knife out of an old file that was once my great uncle's but it was rusted out of use so to be able to re purpose it into something i will treasure is an amazing feeling and for that I too thank you

[curvy77]

u say it hasent been heat treated however certain peices of metal dont need to be treated. your knife if treated may actually weaken.

[rocketman121]

Glad to see that I'm not the only one to make an improvised stand sander... Nice work, and great instructable.

[a_traceur]

Hoping to heat what more you do!

[oldanvilyoungsmith]

Unfortunately, I finished it without taking more pictures. So the "ible" stops here. I'm gonna do another knife here soon, and I hope to document that one. Sorry bout forgetting photos.