KNIFEMAKING

Second Fixed Blade Knife, 2017

Using the same resources (YouTube and woodworking tools) but with better material and an improved skillset, I made another knife attempt. The blank was 01-Toolsteel, and the handle scales I laminated from burlap. The finished product was much more usable than the previous knife, holding an edge quite well.

Fixed Blade Knife Project, 2016

At age fifteen I used the stock removal method to fashion a knife from a mild steel stake. I studied YouTube tutorials and used my Dad’s woodworking tools to rough out the shape and grind the bevels. By heating coals in a firepit with a hairdryer as a bellow, I heat treated the blade.