Sunday, May 24, 2020

Making a Knife from Scratch- Second Attempt


This is my second attempt at making a knife. This time, I used part of a dishwasher door bracket for the metal blade. I beveled the correct side for right-hand away cutting use. I also made the bevel angle more acute. It’s still the same basic square shape as the last one, but like a mirror image. Just like the previous version, I used scrap cedar that I picked up at either Lowe's or Home Depot. I used my angle grinder to cut the blank and to rough grind the bevel. Then I used my strip sander to sharpen the blade and round over the handle. It’s not the sharpest knife because I am still honing my honing skills. It’s good enough for opening boxes and carving balsa.


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