How To Make Carving Knife
Then you can make a crude pickaxe to actually mine Iron Ore to smelt into lumps to make a carving knife.
How to make carving knife. The blade has a full convex grind profile no secondary bevel which makes it well suited for carving and a snap to sharpen. How to make your favorite carving knife. In this video I make a small carving knife.
If you dont have a froe use a big knife or a ax to split the wood. Using an old one is fine as long as it hasnt been bent or overheated which often happens. The tang is ground to a maximum thickness of 14.
This video will show you how to make a wonderful carving knife from repurposed metal and some scrap wood. I decided to experiment with the technique of laminating steel often referred to as san maiCheck out my recom. The handle is sapele wood I have a small piece of it that Ive been using on small projects.
You can also smelt the Iron Rocks to get low ql low weight lumps. I lay the blade on a flat surface and use the point of the drill bit to mark the center lines. Use the crude knife on a branch to make a crude shaft iirc.
I think is a great wood for knife handles. I also use a froe and a metal ruler that is nice to have but you can do with out them. The handles tend to fall between 4 and 5 inches.
These will serve as my guide lines for shaping the bevels. At the end of this session you will have carved your very own spatula to take home and use and will have the knowledge needed to go away and build on. He will show how he bends the steel to make the blade how he grin.