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| Build a Hunting Knife |
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John Lennon |
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Building a hunting knife is quite easy if you have all the correct materials ready.
What you need?
1.A steel sheet for the blade part that is preferably made up of carbon steel. You can get this easily from the scrap yards
2.Steel marker pencils, cardboard
3.Grinding equipment. Wheel and belt grinders with different grit belts (40, 80, and 120 grit belts)
4.Gas torch, and if possible an electric kiln.
5.Get Started with Building your Hunting Knife
Following is a quick guide you can use to start making your own knives- Blade Metal
Your hunting knife has two basic parts. The metal blade, and the handle that holds the holds the blade. Getting the right type of metal is important and something as strong as carbon steel should do. You will need ample sheet of carbon steel to carve your blade out of it.
Design your Knife
Before you even think of building your hunting knife, you will need to have the perfect design ready. This is where you might have to spend some time experimenting. The best way is to draw designs on papers. Do a number of designs and choose the one you want to use. When you have the design you want, draw it on a cardboard, according to the actual dimensions that your knife will have. Cut this design out of the cardboard and try using it just to see if it goes well with how you want your knife to be.
Once your cardboard knife design is suitable for your purpose, you are ready to begin. Put the cardboard design on the steel sheet and draw an accurate outline. This is not the outline you will use for cutting though. You will need to draw another larger outline over this leaving out approximately around one eight of an inch space around the original design. This is the room you make for sharpening and cutting errors and you can always grind away the excess.
Cutting out the Blade
You can use a gas torch for this or even a band saw will do fine. However, a saw is laborious to use. Use the gas torch cut out the design that you have marked on the steel sheet while leaving adequate space for fitting the handle at one end.
With the blade cut out, there are two more processes you will need to do "Grinding" and "Sharpening" This is important as it will determine the quality of your knife's edge. Start with a wheel grinder and evenly grind the edge of the blade. You also might want to smooth out the blade surfaces if necessary. After wheel grinding, you will need to use a belt grinder to further sharpen and smoothen the edges. Start out with a 40-grit belt. This done, you will now need to re-grind the blade with an 80-grit belt to remove the 40-grits marks, and then the same process to be repeated with a 120 grit belt.
Hardening the Blade
Hardening the blade gives it strength. Hardening is done heating the blade to a very high temperature and letting it cool off. This will cause the brittleness and impurities to go away. You can use a torch for this but the best method is using an electric kiln. Heat the blade to a red hot temperature and let it cool off slowly.
Finishing the Process
Once heat treated, the blade is ready for use. You might want to re-grind the edges again for any irregularities and you can do this with a 120-grit or higher grit size. You are now ready to spend on other remaining accessories like getting a leather sheath and using a good strong handle to hold the blade firm.
About Author:
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