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Knife Making

dav1965dav1965 Member Posts: 26,540 ✭✭✭
edited September 2018 in General Discussion
While not gifted, I am a reasonable resourceful guy with plenty of tools at my disposal, and sometimes I get free time at work.

How do you make a knife?
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  • dav1965dav1965 Member Posts: 26,540 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I am interested in learning how to make knives.

    What would be a good way to get information on how to do it?

    Im guessing a good book. Anybody know of one?

    I would love to take a community college course for it.

    I would also love to take a course in gunsmithing. I could make some extra money making triggers smoother and polishing the feed ramps and things like that.

    Any ideas?
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  • guntech59guntech59 Member Posts: 23,188 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Look for Walter Sorrells on youtube.

    I have watched a bunch of his videos. He seems very knowledgeable to me....not that I am an expert, but videos are such that even I can understand them.

    He also has links to a bunch of others' sites and videos.

    I am interested, also, but don't have the room or time to start anything right now.
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  • iceracerxiceracerx Member Posts: 8,860 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    It's going to take a whole bunch of 'trigger jobs' to pay for the FFL required to be a 'Gunsmith'.

    You'd be further ahead making/selling knives.

    I tripped over a book on knife making/etching the blades back in '77. The real eye opener for me was the author made knives from discarded sawmill blades (and there was a Sawmill in the family)


    I kick my self from time to time because I didn't buy it and have no idea what the title is/was.

    Edit: A course in Metallurgy wouldn't be a bad place to start.
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  • RobOzRobOz Member Posts: 9,523 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by guntech59
    Look for Walter Sorrells on youtube.

    I have watched a bunch of his videos. He seems very knowledgeable to me....not that I am an expert, but videos are such that even I can understand them.

    He also has links to a bunch of others' sites and videos.

    I am interested, also, but don't have the room or time to start anything right now.


    He is a great teacher and one smart dude.
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  • buddybbuddyb Member Posts: 5,394 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have made a few knives that came out pretty good.What I could not make,and admire the people that can,is a nice leather fancy sheath.
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  • 11b6r11b6r Member Posts: 16,584 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    There's a ton of books on the subject. Condensed version- 2 basic methods- forging a knife, and stock removal. Forging is heat, anvil, hammer. Stock removal is taking piece of steel, and grinding away the part that does not look like a knife.

    After that there is heat treating, tempering, sharpening, making/adding scales (handles). You can spend a bunch on power tools, or use a vise, a file, and a lot of your life.

    Have made a few to see if I could, was pleased with outcome. Not showpieces, but functional blades. Made a few from worn chrome molly power hacksaw blades, Think they could chop a railroad rail in half. Leave teeth on back of blade to get a hell of a fish scaler.
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  • dbain99dbain99 Member Posts: 2,104 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    There a few knife makers forums out there, I?d start there and look for someone local to you. You could look up the ABS makers in your area.
    I?ve probably made 15 or so, there is a lot of good and bad videos out there as well as good and bad info. You kinda gotta wade out into it and give it a try, there are many people out there willing to help or point you in the right direction.
    As mentioned previously are you interested in forging or stock removal?
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  • toad67toad67 Member Posts: 13,008 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by buddyb
    I have made a few knives that came out pretty good.What I could not make,and admire the people that can,is a nice leather fancy sheath.


    That man would be Mr.Trinity Scrimshaw. Awesome leather work..[^]
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  • nemesisenforcernemesisenforcer Member Posts: 10,513 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    There may be one in your area. Ask around. There's one here and i took a class with him.
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  • yoshmysteryoshmyster Member Posts: 22,065 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I wanna say "Boyd"? Had his book many a years ago. These days I say look it up on youtube.
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  • hillbillehillbille Member Posts: 14,460 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    have made a few machettes my just grinding down an old pushmower blade, you don't mind losing these or having them stolen
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