Homemade Knife making from a saw blade

[jacko1423]

i would be so proud of them!

[cahoonu]

You say you're not a knife maker. But those knifes look pretty good to me. I wouldn't be ashamed carrying them around. The gun blue was a good idea, I must give that a go. Polished non stainless knives are a pain in the butt.

[XSwingGolf]

@cahoonu Thanks for the words

[mossman671]

Beautiful edged weapons and tools. You did an excellent job and I know down deep you have that warm surge of accomplishment and creativity that will always top a store bought knife. Well done!!

[MarcoMontana22]

I think the knives look awesome, lets see a video on field usage and testing....

[XSwingGolf]

@MarcoMontana22 check out my NM Elk hunt video I use 3 of my knives to skin with.

[XSwingGolf]

I didn't. the answer to your question is, first you heat them to 1500 F then let them air cool. That makes them soft. then after shaping, you reheat them to 1500 F and quench in any kind of oil. Then you need to temper in a over 500 F for 1 hour and let cool

Go to my site dtknives .com for more info

[007mano1]

question ? why did you heat treat it before you actually made the shape on the file, you made it hard before you work on it ?

[mesa401]

REAL nice..

[jettastreetracer]

Hey nice work, botice that compressor u got under the bench and the angle grinder hooked up to thw hose, how soea ur tank hold up with the grinder, how big ia the tank and the scfm. Im lookjng for a compressor

[XSwingGolf]

@jettastreetracer angle grinders use lots of cfm. Get a bigger compressor. You may get 30 seconds before it kicks on.

[sevengable]

Curious here brother. You never said what KIND of saw blade. Band saw blade? Sawzall?

[XSwingGolf]

@sevengable sorry, it was a 14" saw blade

[hdrjunkie]

great looking knives abd great job for your first run. have you considered other finishes for the wood? I use CA glue for some of the pens i make, never tried wiping it on something thats not spinning on a lathe but im sure it would still work out, that zebra wood will look awesome with a shiny clear coat and CA glue is hard as rock when cured. Best part is it dries in minutes or seconds if you use Accelerator on it. search you tube for CA finish.

[shakeval]

the best way to get it good and soft to work with is get it hot enough a magnet won't stick to and then lay it in a bed of hot wood ash, let it cool overnight.

[church132]

now the art of sheath making

[XSwingGolf]

Well not those. but others I have polished. 

[mitraljez]

should realy polish it , make it shine :)

[CemeterySunshine]

I think your knife is fine. I've made a few knives and yours are pretty damn good.

[JohnDilao]

Your knives look great. Thanks for sharing the video.

[chestertheman1]

Beautiful.

[XSwingGolf]

any blade will dull with time, no matter what it is. Depends on what you cut with it. Put it this way, I skinned my elk this year with 3 knives I made. They got the job done. Check out my NM Elk video

[AkuraRaya]

how long do they stay sharp?

[TRAPnHUNT]

Why didnt you blue the blades before you put the handles on?

[XSwingGolf]

@TRAPnHUNT I did blue before I put the handles on. The problem is with shaping and sanding the handles will take some bluing off so you have to touch it up when you're done.

[XSwingGolf]

if you'd like more information or to see what I have, email me @  ciprints@yahoo.com

[MegaAllaroundguy]

are they for sell

[XSwingGolf]

RAGINSMASH check out the farrier file knife video

[RAGINSMASH]

I'm kind of disappointed that I isn't get to see the finished product of the file but I'm sure it would be a good multi-purpose weapon. If I ever make a knife then I will follow these guidelines.

[Erik22552]

You sir have done a great job in this video. My grandad showed me how to do the same thing with old saw blades. Made a full kitchen cutlery set with a filet knife and the one thing that was the hardest was experimenting with tempering because some knives you want to be flexable and others you want no flex at all. I'm trying to use old snowplow scraper bars now to make machetes and also some leaf springs. Thanks for the video!

[kickingbird2012]

i like u'r knives.face it,u got bit by the knife makin bug.lol. i don't polish my blades either.i like the rustic look.i was impressed that u used hand tools more,when i saw all the power tools in your shop.after i made a few knives i met a knife-maker down the road from where i live.he suggested i try some of his fancy power machines...bad mistake on my part.

[Mig2133]

Damn man awesome blades... Thanks for all that info... Hope my knifes come as nice as yours.

[betafreak39]

nice job

[allengoodman69]

11:04 ...Quit clownin' around, I'd call you a knife maker ! Great job on the knives,love the patina. Those ought to be great at skinning,will wait for some reviews of these knives...nothing like field testing you're own knife,good luck w/ the hunting sir !

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[XSwingGolf]

@allengoodman69 hey man I'm not doin the SoF2 thing anymore. Check my Elk video out. I skinned it out with 3 of my knives.

[allengoodman69]

lol,quit clowning around ---->11:04 to 11:08...yep - I'd you are now. Great job & patina on those knives !

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[XSwingGolf]

yes I sometimes polish the blade. Most of my knives are for use so a shiny polish is a waste. I sent you some pics on your email

[RAMBOKIDx7]

@XSwingGolf How do you even polish a blade? I have always wondered

[RAMBOKIDx7]

Amazing knife, great work!

[SHTFSurvivalist]

Dude you are a knife maker lol. Great knives keep it up.

[danniCALIFORNIA1]

You might not be a knife maker but you could have fooled me. I think they look great. I'm getting ready to attempt my first one and I hope it comes out as good as those did. Nice work.

[Roy39thArkInf]

I read once, that you can tell the experiance fo the hunter by the size of his knife. yours look about right.

[JesusFuckingChrist84]

If you want a lighter finish you can try beeswax or tung oil, I get dang good results from those.

Curious, did you anneal the saw blades then harden after you were done grinding on them? I imagine they wouldn't be very hard to grind out to begin with, never worked with saw blades as a knife steel. Speaking of, what kind of saw blade did I use? Purchase a new one or just salvage an old rusty one from a scrap yard?

Either way, very nice work. :D

[XSwingGolf]

@ jman432432 , I heated the blades in my brake drum forge until the blades were non magnetic. Then quenched in oil until warm. I wiped off the oil and put them in toaster oven 45min @ 400 degrees.

[SkidmoreRacing]

@XSwingGolf did you let the blades air cool after you took them out of the toaster oven??

[XSwingGolf]

@SkidmoreRacing yes I did watch this video of my heat treating method. Tempering time was changed. Temper 450 degrees for 1 hour. 

[SkidmoreRacing]

@XSwingGolf

thank you

[jman432432]

hey could you explain to me how you heat treated and/or tempered the sawblade knives

[TheEggopoop]

did you heat treat the saw blades too?

[XSwingGolf]

the saw blade was 14" diameter. L-6 steel so I've been told. I did get an Elk last Saturday and will post a new vid of that knife at work.

[MrTrim0]

what kind of saw did you start out with?

[FatDaddy4Fun]

Well done! = )  ~Wolf

[jackrusselleko]

verry nice...well done

[XSwingGolf]

thanks, I did soften the file. And yes I do understand the file cuts only one direction.

[brokenbrush]

You drag the file backwards across your work, Which dulls the edge off the file. that is why you are spending so much time filing. you need to look up softening or anealing the metal .that makes it soft so it files real quickly. But pick up the file on the back stroke.

[millsdixon]

looking good! you definitely appreciate knives more when you find out first hand what it takes to make one! Man I like the gun blueing too!

[Frequencitee]

That is impressive work!  Good job!

[Kdark7]

Nice very cool