Making a knife at home

Author: the most reliable

29 March 2022 23:34

Community: DIY!

Tags: how to make knives with your own hands, tips

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Hello to all knife lovers, and those who like to make something with their own hands! The fact is that one of my very good friends in Chishki brought me blanks for knives and pieces of wood for handles from the beautiful city of Kazan. So I decided to give him a gift. further - I will more or less try to tell you what and how I made the knife...

Wooden knife

Now let's talk about how to make a knife from wood. As practice shows, blocks of wood can often be transformed, so we will take a plywood sheet as a basis.

All necessary materials for the work are yours. So let's get started.

First of all, take the desired template and carefully transfer it to a plywood sheet, then simply cut it out.
Next, take a file or sandpaper and go well along the edges of the knife so that they become smooth and free of small sawdust.
Then you should use wood varnish. Apply a thin layer of varnish to your knife and wait 20-25 minutes for it to dry. This manipulation will make it stronger and get rid of harmful parasites.
The final stage of the work will be its decoration, but what it will be like depends only on your imagination.

Classification by purpose

The conditions for its self-production depend on the choice of knife type. There are types of knives that are easier to purchase in a regular store. These are knives that do not require the ability to work in special conditions, high strength and durability. Such products can always be replaced with new ones if they become unusable. It makes sense to independently produce blades with unique properties, which require a high level of basic characteristics.

Let us highlight the main types of products , most often made by hand:

Touring knives are unpretentious and functional models, the main features of which are the ability to easily sharpen and straighten the blade. A camping knife should successfully cut branches, plan wood, and cut ropes. This blade is traditionally used to open cans of stew. The use of stainless steel for the blade is encouraged, since exposure to various aggressive environments is not uncommon. Very often the blade acts as a replacement for an axe, so the butt must be wide enough to withstand impact loads and breaking work. The hardness of the blade also cannot be ignored, because small game, fish and other food products are often cut with the same knife.
Hunting knives are leaders among homemade products. Must have unsurpassed wear resistance and hold an edge perfectly. A hunting knife should not be considered universal. It serves only for the extraction of the animal, finishing it off and subsequent cutting. The steel for these blades is selected with maximum hardness. This hardness is limited only by the need to maintain the required impact strength; the cutting edge should not chip when the blade hits the bone. Unlike hiking ones, a hunter’s knife should not be long. Then, when cutting, you can use only your hand, which is much easier than making cutting movements “from the shoulder.”
Survival knives are a separate group of blades, functionally close to tourist ones. Often such knives are simply modified copies of camp knives, which are supplemented with sets of various auxiliary functions depending on the manufacturer’s imagination. Often, additional equipment does not have the best effect on the main purpose of the product, and the owner receives a beautiful toy instead of a useful tool. It is better to purchase a compass, flint, thread, fish hooks and many other various little things separately, and give the knife the opportunity to perform only its immediate tasks.
Kitchen knives are unexpected neighbors on this list. But it was no coincidence that they appeared here. In terms of its tasks, a kitchen knife is similar to a hunting knife. Its main purpose is cutting food. The chef's knife is a leader among other kitchen types when making it yourself. Its distinctive features are its massiveness, high hardness of the blade, and a chip-resistant cutting edge that holds an edge well. It would seem easier to buy such a knife, but truly high-quality models are very expensive. Therefore, making a chef’s knife with your own hands is a successful and profitable alternative.

Do not confuse tourist, hunting knives and survival models. It is impossible to create one blade that will be universal in all conditions. When some characteristics are improved, others always suffer. A camping knife will never be able to cut a large animal because it does not have the required hardness and does not hold an edge. If you wield a hunting blade instead of a camp blade, you can ruin the blade, which will become impossible to use when cutting. You always need to clearly understand what tasks the product will perform. If the range of tasks is wide enough, it makes sense to make your own blade for each of them.

The simplest knife with your own hands

Now you will learn how to make a knife at home. To get started you will need the following materials:

Steel.
Wood, you can also use deer antlers.
Thick pins made of copper.
File, band saw for working with steel.
A stove or heating pad for working with steel.
Sample.

Having all the necessary equipment and materials, you can safely begin work.

To begin, select the template you like and accurately transfer it onto the steel. Then, using a machine, carefully cut it out, and then file the knife to give it the desired shape and smooth edges of the handle.
Next, drill 2 holes and cover them with wood, this will be the handle of the knife.
Then use a pin to carefully secure the bolts.
At the end of the work, simply sharpen the blade of the knife, after which it can be used at home.

If you want to make a butterfly knife, then the sequence of actions will be the same. The only difference is the presence of not one blade and handle, but two at once, so that the knife really is a butterfly.

Paper knife

To make a knife out of paper, follow these steps:

Fold a sheet of A4 paper in half.
Then make a triangle.
Use scissors to make neat edges and start cutting everything out.
When you have a knife, you will need to fasten it on both sides; this can be done using PVA glue or a stationery stapler.
To make the handle, take a small piece of paper, fold it in half and cut out a small rectangle on it. After completing these simple manipulations, you will get a handle for the knife.

Features of sharpening the finished product

Sharpening the blade will be correct only if the angle of the blade to the block is chosen correctly. The main principle for choosing a sharpening angle is that the smaller the sharpening angle, the sharper the blade, and the larger the sharpening angle, the longer its sharpness. The universal angle for sharpening is an angle of 20º, but if particularly desired, the master can rely on the following generally accepted values:

an angle of 30-35º is selected for hunting and folding knives;
angle 40-45º - for knives that require edge sharpness and increased resistance to dullness;
25-30º - angle for household knives;
25-40º - selected for sharpening tactical knives.

Sharpening a handmade knife

Sharpening a knife should be accompanied by smooth movements. When sharpening the curve of the blade, you need to slightly lift the handle of the knife, which will create the same sharpening angle around the perimeter of the cutting edge. The direction of the blade should be such that the direction of movement is always strictly perpendicular to the cutting edge.