How to forge a knife from a file

Think of knife styles that are used for chopping as opposed to slicing. The file should simply “skate” like a piece of glass.

In order to shape this file into a knife i first used a hack saw to remove the tang of the file and then used an angle grinder with a grinding wheel, and ground the file to a shape which i had drawn onto it.

How to forge a knife from a file. This stainless steel is the result of a perfectly balanced combination of carbon and chrome providing an exceptional cutting edge while guaranteeing a high durability. Mora knives aside, it can be difficult to find an affordable, quality bushcraft type survival knife. Or you could hot cut the tang off the other end of the file.

You can use a wide variety of tools to get the knife into the shape you want. This listing is for 2 x knives made from high carbon steel, we initially ordered them to be made form files but they are made from blanks with the file texture pressed on to them also the cutting edge is not up to our normal standard, so we put them in clearance, just not quite what we wanted! I do this three times.

After annealing you can file it so that it begins to look polished before sending it back into the forge to begin quenching. Properly melting metals can be a bit dangerous in our home. If you are going to make a knife from a lawn mower blade, choose a knife style that benefits from excessive toughness.

Once the knife is ready for a handle i harden and temper the blade. In order to shape this file into a knife i first used a hack saw to remove the tang of the file and then used an angle grinder with a grinding wheel, and ground the file to a shape which i had drawn onto it. I wanted to show you how i would go about making a knife with only a bench grinder, but what really happened is that i realized how much i love using the bench grinder to make knives jojo�s bizarre adventures.

Anything too oddball and that won�t be the case. Grinding the blade and tang. Anneal the knife by heating it to a red hot temperature 3 times.

I�ve outlined the steps below so that most everyone can complete this and move on to more exciting filework. Here’s another quick knife, this one is made from an 8 inch file. If we�ve never done business before, i ask for 50% up front.

You could also use a technique called back face shearing to trim off the tang or the end of the blade. When the outline of the handle is formed, it will start to look like a knife. After the third heating, let it cool in the fire overnight.

The file should simply “skate” like a piece of glass. You can do this rather than the heating on the forge or you can do it in tandem. After the final heat its back in the wood ashes to anneal for final shaping which i do with files and sandpaper.

It is essentially a mixture of paraffin, bacon grease. Heat until yellow using your tongs, grasp the steel and heat it in a forge to the point where the color turns yellow (around 2,100 to. Think of knife styles that are used for chopping as opposed to slicing.

If the file cuts the steel of your blade, it is not as hard as it should be. It will be blackened from the burnt oil, so you need to take the time to clean it back to bright. I then tidied up the shape with a one inch belt sander, and began to add a bevel to it.

Im nearing the end of a file knife, and i just annealed it by heating it evenly then turning off the air supply to the coke in the forge and allowed it to cool overnight hope this helps monty. To test the blade for hardness, take a good file and try to cut the edge of your blade. The 50% is refundable in case a decision is changed if it�s a knife that will be saleable otherwise.

Let it air cool in between heatings until all of the red is gone. You can post now and register later. File knives set of 2.

Check if hardened with a fine file (skates on surface rather than biting) wash off all surface oil with steel wool or the like temper in oven twice at around 400 deg. Place the metal inside the forge and pull it out when it’s time to hammer, place the handle area on the edge of the anvil and strike the area with a hammer on and off the anvil by half. In order to create custom pieces, you need to either melt the metal and cast it in a mold, or heat it until it�s soft enough to shape with your hammer.

Otherwise, the total is paid on completion. Link to post share on other sites.