Making a knife according to your own taste and, as the hunters say, "on your own hand" is a real art and enjoyment of the process. However, this occupation is long and very difficult, it requires certain carpentry skills and the ability to work with metal.
Instructions
Step 1
To make a solid knife, take a power saw and a birch block. Sketch the knife on a 1: 1 scale, drawing all the details. Remove a copy from the drawing and make a knife template. On a metal workpiece, trace the template with a marker.
Step 2
Cut the resulting workpiece along the contour with a grinder with a cut-off thin disc. First cut out where the blade, slopes and handle will be at the knife. Use a sharpener to refine the silhouette of the knife. Leave the butt of the blade untreated. Mark the boundaries of the slopes with a marker. Fasten the workpiece in a vise and make descents on both sides of the workpiece with a grinder with a 7 mm disc. Use safety precautions when working with tools. Modify the slopes on a grinder or belt sander.
Step 3
Use the template to transfer the knife pattern back to your workpiece. Cut off excess metal from the knife handle and butt. Remove any burrs from the sharpener and sand down the risks. Use a 5 mm diameter carbide tipped concrete drill to drill holes in the handle.
Step 4
Make a knife handle. To do this, using the template, transfer the silhouette of the knife to the tree and cut out the plates with a jigsaw. Be sure to allow for fitting and machining allowances. Process the workpiece on a belt sander. You should get two dies of the same thickness.
Step 5
Mark them for the pins and drill holes 5 mm in diameter and 3 mm deep. Glue the studs into the holes (you can use cuttings from threaded steel studs M5). Studs are needed so that the halves of the handle do not move during processing.
Step 6
Then clamp the dies in a vice and file the edges with a file and then sandpaper, achieving symmetry of the leading edges. Place the finished halves on the blade, clamp them with clamps (use spacers so as not to spoil the wood) and use a belt sander to adjust the silhouette of the handle. The blade of the knife must be buried. To do this, it must be heated to 300 degrees and cooled in engine oil. If you are not satisfied with the result, this procedure can be repeated. The steel should be covered with an oxide dark film. Put the blade and dies together, check if the handle is comfortable. You can remove the radius and chamfers from the dies and sand with sandpaper. You can decorate the handle with the ends of the sleeves. Glue all the parts together, dry them, first clamping them in a vice (use gaskets). Once dry, polish the handle, then it can be vacuum treated with linseed oil.
