Making a Knife from an Old File | NO POWER tools Knife Making
Channel: Mazay DIY
Date: 2023-03-25

Step-by-Step Guide to Making a Custom Knife from a File

📐 Free Tanto knife templates - https://mazaydiy.com/diy-tanto-knife/

👁‍🗨 3D model - https://grabcad.com/library/tanto-knife-4

🔪 No power tools? No problem! With just a few basic hand tools, you can transform an old metal file into a stunning and razor-sharp tanto knife. 
I'll show you how to shape your blade, beveling, temper the metal, polishing your knife blade to a mirror shine, sharpening and add a touch of personalization with a custom handle from apricot wood.

▶️ Step by step tutorial:
00:00 Old File
00:33 Anneling
00:58 Blade shaping
03:33 Grinding knife bevels
05:47 Drilling the holes for pins
06:37 Quenching + Tempering
07:27 Clean up a blade after heat treatment
08:08 Hand sanding
09:14 Polishing
10:00 Making a knife handle
15:59 Cold Bluing
16:34 Sharpening
17:14 Impregnation
17:41 Finished knife

🔨 To make it I used:
Filing jig for knife blades - https://youtu.be/BVIlNYuqW70
DIY Mini Forge - https://youtu.be/jOTsFgletJg
Homemade Knife Sharpening Jig - https://youtu.be/y-JCgHFSC8Q
Plywood Bench Vise - https://youtu.be/a3OVFZ-XiGc
Lifehack - How to Blacken a Knife Blade without Ballistol - https://youtu.be/tiwpI7pcgUc

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