Introduction: Stock Removal Knife From Old File
After finding an old file for 25 cents at a garage sale. I decided to make a stock removal knife.
Step 1: Shaping the Blade
I used a right angle grinder with a grinding disk to shape the majority of the blade.
Step 2: Attaching the Handle
After a minor set back trying to use my drill press to put pin holes in the tang of the knife. I decided to use a cut off wheel in my dremel to cut a slot in the tang. I then used a small piece of scrap metal and epoxy to attach the pallet wood scales.
Step 3: Polishing and Sharpening the Blade
I decided to use a 120 grit flap wheel in my right angle grinder to polish out all the grinder marks from sharping the blade.
I then used my Lanky Sharpening Set to sharpen the blade.
Get the set here. http://amzn.to/2hK0poi
Comments
5 years ago
Looks good. Did you temper it at all? Put in a 450 F oven for an hour and you'll have a strong blade that won't be brittle, those old files are heat treated to be strong but not tempered back down like you want a blade to be.