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KHalverson:
I do mostly forged blades now .
but here is a fairly simple build along that requires minimal of tools to transform a junk file into a good usable knife.
feel free to substitute tools as you have them.
my goal was to build a knife with only tools that most people here have.

here is my list of tools being used.
safety glasses
cordless drill
tape measure
belt sander
dremel tool
hammer
files
prick punch
sand paper  (various grits)
spring clamp
propane torch
kitchen oven.



here is my intended victim with a sketch of the proposed knife
I chose an old u.s.a made Simonds file
I also use german and Swedish made files .stay away from cheap files!  i.e china and Pakistan.

next step is to cut out intended pattern and trace on the file

Gus:
Yes Sir, Very Cool!
Looking forward to watching your progress.

Thank You for posting this thread!

Regards,

-gus

Gus:
Yes Sir, Very Cool!
Looking forward to watching your progress.

Thank You for posting this thread!

Regards,

-gus

KHalverson:

  next step is to rough cut out the blank using the dremel and cut off wheels
I now use the belt sander to profile the blank to a more refined shape


this is a slow process using only the 3x18 belt sander with a 36 grit belt
I like to do this bare handed so I can feel how hot the blank  gets.
if it gets too hot to hold  dip in water to keep cool.



here is the rough profiled blank  ready to go into the kitchen oven

koan:
Is it better to soften the file before rough out? Thanks for the biuld-a-long, been wantin to try this for some time now... Brian

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