How To Make Carving Knife
How to make your favorite carving knife.
How to make carving knife. I decided to experiment with the technique of laminating steel often referred to as san maiCheck out my recom. I also use a froe and a metal ruler that is nice to have but you can do with out them. This video will show you how to make a wonderful carving knife from repurposed metal and some scrap wood.
I lay the blade on a flat surface and use the point of the drill bit to mark the center lines. These will serve as my guide lines for shaping the bevels. A 2-hour session covering a variety of safe knife grips and traditional techniques in the ancient skill of knife carving.
I started with a small new sawzall blade and ground the teeth off. The blade has a full convex grind profile no secondary bevel which makes it well suited for carving and a snap to sharpen. The top and bottom are rounded to fit into a 14 hole in a handle.
The handles tend to fall between 4 and 5 inches. 2 Wrap 3 layers of tape around the blade part of your knife. I think is a great wood for knife handles.
You can also smelt the Iron Rocks to get low ql low weight lumps. The handle is sapele wood I have a small piece of it that Ive been using on small projects. You need a hammer a saw a file a vice an ax and a knife.
The handle tang part should be already cut in the shape of the wood handle scale. If you dont have a froe use a big knife or a ax to split the wood. If you dont know which size is right for you a 10-inch knife is a good starting place.
