Full tang craft knife from old file
Jul 19, 2008 21:36:48 GMT
Post by Matt993f.o.d on Jul 19, 2008 21:36:48 GMT
This is a full tang craft knife I made by stock removal for my girlfriend. She has already personalised it with the addition of a heart shaped bead made by herself from polymer clay, which is a sort of moldable oven-bake plastic compound. The knife is actually for working with this stuff, and is therefore very fine and slim. The photos were taken by her, when she was in a bad mood, so don't do it justice at all. I'm quite proud of it!
The blade was made by stock removal, from an old file. First the bevels and point were ground in with a combination of angle grinding, files and the belt grinder, then the tip was worked in on a belt grinder, and refined by hand. The blade was then heat treated by hardening in water, and tempering to a bronzey purple in the oven (210 degrees, for two hours). The handle is beechwood, stained with a "dark jacobean" wood stain, and varnished with 3 coats of spray on wood varnish. The handle is secured with three brass pins, and a good layer of slow dry epoxy. Polish is 2000 grit, buffed to a mirror shine. The edge was formed by hand on a 250 grit waterstone, then honed on a 1000 grit oilstone and stropped to a fine edge.
Here is the whole knife. The picture is crappy, and doesnt do it justice; It makes the knife look dumpy.
Here is the blade. It has a light coating of oil, at the time of photographing;
Here is a close up of the handle;
Plenty went wrong with the making of this. I split the wood at one point, and had to start again. Also, I ground the handle profile slightly differently than I had planned. None of them are mistakes I am likely to make again! ;D
The blade was made by stock removal, from an old file. First the bevels and point were ground in with a combination of angle grinding, files and the belt grinder, then the tip was worked in on a belt grinder, and refined by hand. The blade was then heat treated by hardening in water, and tempering to a bronzey purple in the oven (210 degrees, for two hours). The handle is beechwood, stained with a "dark jacobean" wood stain, and varnished with 3 coats of spray on wood varnish. The handle is secured with three brass pins, and a good layer of slow dry epoxy. Polish is 2000 grit, buffed to a mirror shine. The edge was formed by hand on a 250 grit waterstone, then honed on a 1000 grit oilstone and stropped to a fine edge.
Here is the whole knife. The picture is crappy, and doesnt do it justice; It makes the knife look dumpy.
Here is the blade. It has a light coating of oil, at the time of photographing;
Here is a close up of the handle;
Plenty went wrong with the making of this. I split the wood at one point, and had to start again. Also, I ground the handle profile slightly differently than I had planned. None of them are mistakes I am likely to make again! ;D