Homemade Round Knife

[tomt]

1st time I have ever made a knife and the handle . made out of an old saw blade and deer antler. I made the sheath and carved with the new barry king tools.

[rscow]

Outstanding! I hope it cuts well and gives you years of service. Really nice!

[jackd942]

Very nice! I assume you used an old circular saw blade...what tools did you use to cut the blade to the correct shape?

[Basically Bob]

Wow, very. nice!

Wondering if you covered the hardware on the inside of the sheath?

[tomt]

Thanks for the nice words. Right now it is very sharp. I used it to cut out the case I made for it.

The blade came from an old saw mill that a friend of mine knows. then I took a 4 inch grinder and cleaned

up the edges and then used a file to get the shape that I wanted. I started with 400 grit to 1200 grit

to polish it. And no I did not cover the hardware because I put a plug in it that should have given me

enough room to not scratch it.

[Chad Prince]

I think you should send it to me so you can save the embarassment of having to use it. Very nice work there.

[tomt]

thanks but I think I will hang on to it to see if I can wear it out

[xpilot]

Impressive! I am always in awe at the number of talented people that I have seen on this website. Include yourself in awesome work and resourcefulness

[tomt]

thanks you should be able to make one for your self if you try

[jmann8686]

That is awesome. Do you have sizes on that or could you take some pics with a tape measure next to it so i could get an idea how big it is. I would love to give that a go. I have some old saw blades from a saw mill and I like to make things from scratch. Thanks.

[tomt]

Across tip to tip is 4 5/8" it measures 1 3/4 from the straight line from tip to tip down to the radius.

Handle measures 7/8 across. You can make the handle as long as you want to fit your hand. I used a round knife that I had to trace around. Then to get my angle that I wanted I drew a line around 1/2" around the

radius and then 3/4 then taper up to these lines. When you get your knife cut out try and make sure that

around the radius is smooth with no divets around it. I used a file to shape the angle but you can grind

it but try not to get it hot. You can use water to keep it cool while you work on it. After you get the

shape you want then start polishing. 400 grit sandpaper up to 1200 grit then use jewelers rouge to finish it. For the rivets in the handle I got a 1/8" brazing rod and took the flucks off and use them. you can

google knife making is where I got some of my ideas from. Take your time and you can do this. Hope this

helps you. Good Luck.

[jmann8686]

Awesome. Thank you for the pics and the tips. I have made two knifes before so I have a wee bit of experience with it but not much. So thank you. I hope to start working on it soon.