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home made knife

this is a knife i have constructed for fishing!

20 comments

Feb 13, 2011. 7:26 AMmdog93 says:

Did you use scrap materials (wood and metal) for this, if so what did you use and where did you get them?

I find it interesting looking at all the different items people reuse for their scrap metal.

Jul 14, 2011. 11:40 AM

cobalt420 (author) says:

hi,

can you go to the launch it chalenge click entries and vote for my baseball launchit contest entry.

thanks

tell your friends to vote for mee too!!

Feb 13, 2011. 10:40 AM

cobalt420 (author) says:

actualy i did. I got the matal from an L-bracket, I hade to hammer it strait, and the wood was scraps from when we build the railing for our stairs. the only tools I used were a file and a dremel. the blade i hardened by herting with a lighter and quenching with ice water(you are supost to use oil) then for 1 hour in the oven at 400 f.

Mar 1, 2011. 5:42 PMSylkhr says:

The reason you are supposed to use oil is that is quenches the metal more slowly than a water bath will. You'll have better results with your hardening if you use oil (old motor oil works well). Also, if you were heating your metal with a cigarette lighter, you aren't going to get anywhere near hot enough to harden it. In order to test if it is hot enough, you can use a magnet. When your steel becomes non-magnetic, it's time to quench. This is around 800 degrees C (1450-ish F). A blowtorch will work for smaller blades. I recommend Basta's ible' on this,
http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Build-a-Knife/

Sorry if this comes as condescending, I'm just trying to help.

~Sylkhr

Jul 14, 2011. 11:40 AM

cobalt420 (author) says:

hi,

can you go to the launch it chalenge click entries and vote for my baseball launchit contest entry.

thanks

tell your friends to vote for mee too!!

Mar 1, 2011. 8:02 PM

cobalt420 (author) says:

thanks i did do this on my new blade and used a magnet then aneal (i think thats how you spell it) the blade at 425 f now i am using bras pegs fo my new handle.

Mar 1, 2011. 8:38 PMSylkhr says:

The brass rivets are a good idea. Glue is usually not enough to hold the blade on. Also, almost on the spelling, it's anneal, two n's

~Sylkhr

Mar 2, 2011. 3:22 PM

cobalt420 (author) says:

thanks im going to chech out your ibles now!

Feb 14, 2011. 10:59 AMmdog93 says:

cool. Good use of basic tools that. Was it a steel bracket?

Feb 14, 2011. 1:30 PM

cobalt420 (author) says:

yup stay tuned for my ible on how to build a tomahawk(axe)

Feb 15, 2011. 10:12 AMmdog93 says:

do you know what type of steel it was, how will the edge hold up?

Feb 15, 2011. 3:48 PM

cobalt420 (author) says:

the tomahawk or the knife?

Feb 18, 2011. 2:54 PMmdog93 says:

err both?

Feb 22, 2011. 1:22 PM

cobalt420 (author) says:

no clue

Feb 22, 2011. 3:39 PMmdog93 says:

ok thanks anyway

Feb 22, 2011. 6:52 PM

cobalt420 (author) says:

no prob, just made a new knife just whaiting for the torch to heat treat,2.5 inch blade! ;)

Apr 24, 2011. 8:48 AMinventor master says:

your kinfe may be defected and not as strong. if you add in two flat pieces of metal on both sides, wrap it with cloth and tape to prevent it from weakening. then take a hammer and pound it till is slim and smooth . then use a flame to make sure the blade is attached , and then pound it again to provide maximum shatpness. staple the tape and hot glue gun it. this will provide a stong sharp knife . hint lengthen blade

Jul 14, 2011. 11:40 AM

cobalt420 (author) says:

hi,

can you go to the launch it chalenge click entries and vote for my baseball launchit contest entry.

thanks

tell your friends to vote for mee too!!