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Forging A Knife

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amishfoot:
Ok so the first try was a terrible failure  :( But, finally, I am staring this build along lol. This is my first build along and i lost some pictures:( but ill try and make due with the ones I have. Just ask if you have questions and ill try and answer. But, anyway this is just your basic build along about how to make a skinning/throwing anything you want knife.

amishfoot:
First, you want to start out with steel I like to use a 2" by 3/8" by about 9" or 10" piece of 1084 high carbon steel. Then, weld a piece of rebar to where you want the handle of your knife. Make it a very thick weld. The thicker the weld the less likely it will break off while you are hammering and it also eliminates the use of tongs. But, if your bar of steel is extra long the handle isn't needed and you can grab it with your hand.

amishfoot:
Before you start hammering, you need to know the parts of the knife. I found this picture online and it is very good to find out what the parts are lol.

amishfoot:
Now is where things start getting funky because I lost a lot of pictures that were too blurry to see what was going on. :'( But, first you want to start hammering from the edge to the spine making the rounded edge and the tip. Just do it as your personal preference or until your arm gets tired if you don't know lol ;D  Just make sure it is a nice rounded curve and there are minimal to zero dents in it. A very helpful tip I recieved from Burton himself of www.burtoncutlery.com is to flatten the knife as you go because it will smash and warp. This will help you a lot as you forge throughout this build along.

amishfoot:
Next you will need to put in your handle. This will start anywhere from 7 to 4 inches from the tip of the blade and then will be about five inches out to the end from there about 3/4" to 1 1/2", just whatever your preference is and whatever you think. To do this you put the bolster on the rounded tip of your anvil and hammer away at the spine of it until there is a divot in the handle that is however thick you want the handle to be. and then flatten the rest of the handle so it is all parallel. And flatten out the rest the entire blade again.

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