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Process of Making a Scrap Knife

video Process of Making a Scrap Knife

This is a video I made a long time ago that I just found recently. Decided to upload because it pretty much covers the entire process I use for making a scrap parts knife.
Enjoy!

31 comments

Nov 1, 2011. 6:21 AMcurvy77 says:

nice job on the groove. i thought about doing the same for my knife but couldent decid if should. u just made up my mind. Thanks dude!

Feb 24, 2011. 5:11 AMunclex6 says:

after I get a new knife I put strike-hold on it go to http://www.strike-hold.com

O YA ={)<- man with a mustache O YA

Feb 11, 2011. 4:32 PMmakerboy112 says:

Legion Machete from New vegas :D

Feb 6, 2011. 8:09 PMBodryn says:

I think you can get all that rust and crud out easily using a wire wheel on a drill. I have done that many times to get rust and crud out of metal projects. After doing that, you can use some kind of buffing compound to get the surface really elegant and smooth. You could even spray clear lacquer on it to protect from further rust. That is a tip from my brother who has done body work on cars. I used clear lacquer once on a car I had which had some minor nicks. No rust developed there.

Jan 30, 2011. 7:18 AMGreg C. says:

Very nice! I am a beginner/amateur bladesmith myself.
If you haven't already, check out this website: http://forums.dfoggknives.com/index.php?
The guys on there are great, the site itself is a treasure-trove of information. Ben Potter (Sword-Hilted Broken-Back Seax) is on there, along with some of the big names in the knifemaking community. If you do get on, look me up. Username is Greg C.

Greg

Jan 30, 2011. 10:25 AMcowscankill (author) says:

Thanks Greg! once I get money again, I'll look into it. For now, I'm making armor.

Jan 30, 2011. 5:45 PMGreg C. says:

You're very welcome. :)
Greg

Jan 25, 2011. 7:48 PMBodygard1117 says:

Brave man not wearing shoes. AWESOME INSTRUCTABLE !!! Ive made a few myself and the best thing that i learned to do about the pits in the metal is clean them out with a dremmel and polish them up. It gives it a funky wavy look if it cleans up rite.

Jan 26, 2011. 2:04 PMcowscankill (author) says:

I never wear shoes in my house xD And thanks, I decided to leave the black marks on the blade because it gives it a unique look.

Jan 26, 2011. 12:43 AMminerug says:

Great job. Do you know any links or something for making a knife from leaf spring?

Jan 26, 2011. 2:03 PMcowscankill (author) says:

Well.... I've never tried :D
So no, I don't. Sorry bout that

Jan 24, 2011. 3:22 PMskimmo says:

you said to used a file to clean it up, i think its worth while geting you hands on a belt sander of linisher, it makes a crap job a quick job

Jan 21, 2011. 8:53 AMBasta says:

Bravo!

Jan 19, 2011. 4:42 PMWELDERHEAD says:

Dude, you want to be carefull cutting like you did in the video. I'd hate to see a young man like yourself walking around with only 8 or 9 fingers. Try using an old file for you next knife. It is very hard and keeps an edge longer than mild steel. You'll need a 4 1/2 inch angle grinder for shapping, but I'm sure you'll like itbetter. If you have a horse shoeer in your area, ask him doe one of his old files he uses for triming horses. Works great. Good luck and stay safe!!!

Jan 20, 2011. 1:47 PMcowscankill (author) says:

Thanks for the tips! And don't worry, I do stay safe. I wasn't chopping hard because I fear myself.

Jan 19, 2011. 11:54 AMSandra88 says:

Nice job!

Jan 17, 2011. 7:12 AMseabee890 says:

i a babbling i know. love the character of the blade looks great after all the hand work. very nice job.

Jan 18, 2011. 1:45 PMcowscankill (author) says:

Thanks! I do plan on hardening my future knives as soon as I can get a forge built.

Jan 16, 2011. 7:14 PMknuckel says:

did you get the idea from fallout, the one fire gun, i forgot its name :D

Jan 16, 2011. 7:19 PMcowscankill (author) says:

Haha? What? This is a knife?

Jan 16, 2011. 7:56 PMknuckel says:

ya, its like a flaming sward :D from a lawn mower blade, gas tank, motorcycle hand break, and a pilot light

Jan 18, 2011. 1:43 PMcowscankill (author) says:

Ah, well if I were making a shishkebab I would have made one. Haha.
It would be cool with the fire and stuff... but alas, I can't make it.

Jan 16, 2011. 10:51 PMtheouro says:

It's the Shishkebab

Jan 17, 2011. 7:08 AMseabee890 says:

oh yes, one other thing..... wear shoes next time you are working with metal above ankle level. that thing looks heavy enough to take off your pinky toe,. good boots or soup cans cut in half over tennis shoes for a red neck approach will help protect your very important feet.

Jan 17, 2011. 7:05 AMseabee890 says:

your method could bepart of the problem why it geets dulll so fast. it sounds like everything that you have used on it would anneal the metal. if you can get one(that nobody needs) find a CO2 extinguisher(f7?) heat the blade in a forced air fire until you can get a good glow, then either quench it in motor/trans oil(make sure container has a lid for the flames and set it in evenly, (not on one side or other, or it may warp) or hit it with the CO2 for about five seconds) the the co2 process will make it very brittle and it won't be a chopper but you should have bettter luck on holding an edge. let me know if you try either of these out how they work for you. If you are a blacksmith and reading this and you find a huge falw in my plans, please make a comment about my comment.good vid BTW.

Jan 16, 2011. 5:01 PM

Dr. Pepper says:

I love it! Very nice!

Jan 16, 2011. 7:21 PMcowscankill (author) says:

Thanks!

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Jan 16, 2011. 6:24 PM

Phil B says:

Where did you get the steel you used? Is it harder than mild steel? Did you do something to temper it? How did you cut or grind it to shape? Thanks.

Jan 16, 2011. 7:20 PMcowscankill (author) says:

I used a very old lawnmower blade I found in the woods. The steel isn't that hard, and it can dull pretty fast actually. I didn't temper it in the video, but I attempted to do so with a blowtorch (didn't work). I used a handheld angle grinder to cut and shape it.