This is called profiling the knife or “making a blank”.

Stock removal knife making tutorial. Lots of info here in this video and a couple hacks if you don't have a lot of tools laying around! Forging to shape provides a minor change to the orientation of the “grain” but there would still be reduced toughness in the direction where the tip can more easily break. A walk through the wonderful world of hand sanding!

Each episode in the comprehensive stock removal knife tutorial will hold valuabl. Stock removal is the process of removing material from a steel workpiece via saws, belt sanders, and abrasives. Stock removal knife making video clips.

The harsh realities of sanding through the grits and how to do it right. Hey everyone so over the summer, the day after i had posted the last video i broke my arm rendering myself unable to forge. So since i couldn't forge and s.

Forging is not necessary, you can just file and grind everything away to create a knife (stock removal) the. In part 5 we talk through all the different handle material options, then we will select our material and prepare it to ensure it is flat. Stock removal is different than forging.

You will not be grinding the edge or changing the. Lots of tips on simplifying heat treating, sanding and grinding. This tutorial is on the process of stock removal for making a knife.

It is popular, but it confused me for a long time. In part 6 we shape the handle on the tutorial knife with several good pointers on keeping things symmetrical. I decided to use a cut off wheel in my dremel to cut a slot in the tang.