Homemade Forge - Making a Bushcraft Knife

http://www.naturalbushcraft.co.uk/ - This is my homemade forge that I made back in 2007 in order to make my very own Bushcraft Knife for the first time. The oil we used was NORMAL MOTOR-OIL. Taught & inspired by Greenpete's video's here on Youtube, thanks to him we have learnt how to make beautiful knives from old tools (metal working files). This is part of the process; Using our forge to heat the steel and then quench it in oil to harden the steel for strength.

I documented the whole process of making my first knife at my website here: http://www.naturalbushcraft.co.uk/bushcraft-articles/craft-making/making-my-f...

Also credit to GreenPete for teaching & inspiring me by making his knife-make video freely avaliable online. I have written an article that helps you download & burn his knife-making DVD that he has made freely avaliable, see here: http://www.naturalbushcraft.co.uk/bushcraft-articles/craft-making/free-knife-...

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[LohTek]

You're doing it wrong! without proper annealment, the metal will be very brittle and snap right in half under pressure, you should try using clay to slow heating/cooling process of the metal backing & tang of the blade, wait a few moments before cooling it in oil, You want the metal to be glowing a dull orange before it goes into the oil.

[NaturalBushcraft]

@LohTek I did anneal the blade and obviously did a lot of other work off camera (in terms of shaping it) this was only a small part of the process.

[Zacistan]

what did you use for fuel??



[NaturalBushcraft]

@Zacistan Lumpwood Charcoal.

[ILoveToKickShit]

Do you use just regular engine oil to temper?

[NaturalBushcraft]

@ILoveToKickShit Yes I did.

[NaturalBushcraft]

@handiest1 Glad you've got the idea ;D I tell you what bud, it's making use of what you've got. Don't follow my video for your safety but I can honestly say: I never got hurt and I made a beautiful knife out of materials and tools for free. What have you achieved?... other that trying to belittle people?

[mumblejunkie]

Looks quality people-can i buy 1 from you lol

[jmkm88]

good work made !

[dogbone222]

@KingJimCards He told me some bull about an unknown game...

[KingJimCards]

@dogbone222 Google is your friend, ask him

[DJTUCANMAN]

very good work guys cheers

[dogbone222]

@NaturalBushcraft What is annealment

[radioactiveroach]

Is it possible for you to put the process on video? or perhaps more of it?

[ManiacallySmithing]

@atomrocketcar man, tempering is the opposite of hardening, only not so advanced, for the knife must not soften back...

[ManiacallySmithing]

Oh man, I just love drop point knives...

[atomrocketcar]

@NaturalBushcraft what does it mean use oil to temper? make it hotter??