Making a knife without special tools. DIY

Hi, due to the breakdown of my belt sander, in this video I would like to show how to make a knife without special equipment, I tried to show all the main points of making this knife. If you liked this video, don't forget to like and share with your friends.

[@beerdrinker6452]

Making a knife without special tools, but with terrific skills and patience. Nice video.

[@sic-n-tiredtired4273]

Freaking amazing, you make it look so easy. thank you for showing the rest of us that don't have all the fancy tools how to actually make a knife.. lVery much appreciated beautiful knife.

[@edwardknives8692]

😊😊😊

[@frankhelms2083]

So, what alloy of steel did you use; what abrasive in your sandpaper; which composite or wood materials. What heat treatment, quench, and temper schedules. You could have done so much better with this video.

[@jerbear7952]

​@@frankhelms2083 can't wait to see your video. I would love to know all of that as well. Can you come back and let us know when you post it?

[@jelloworm8258]

@@jerbear7952 fr dude

[@mdbazir4472]

Without full equipment he can made prefacet knife, you are really craftsman sir .respect to you sir.

[@edwardknives8692]

Thanks 👍🤝😇

[@lacanian_lifter]

That filing guide you showed is gonna make my future projects much cleaner and easier. To hell with the 1x30-I love those clean bevels

[@edwardknives8692]

👍

[@peteford4388]

This is what I was looking for! I have a diving knife whose plastic handle has disintegrated. Nothing fancy, but a shame to throw it away, but no special tools. This has inspired me to repurpose it. I have a chunk of rosewood that has been in the shed for a couple of years. Don't worry, it won't be going in the sea again... 😁

[@krazmokramer]

Beautiful knife! I really like the simple lines. "Less is more" Thank you for sharing this video!

[@ihorpavlovych5236]

Where there is a will, there is a way. The sound of the file eating the raw steel of the blank held in the vise is fascinating...

[@edwardknives8692]

👍👍👍

[@umitavc6232]

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[@umitavc6232]

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[@marktvcturner2448]

Wow, that was amazing. Thanks for making the video. Quite inspiring.

[@vrod1a]

Amazing craftsmanship with basic tools 👍

[@xxARAtaixx]

The greatest knife making video. With almost ALL makeshift tools you fabricated something absolutely beautiful and obviously made with the highest possible standards given the tools at your disposal. Hats off to you sir.

[@xxARAtaixx]

That drill held in a vise and used for sanding the handle was the pinnacle of your great video. You sir are a true master of your craft.

[@johnferguson40]

One of the most fulfilling knive vids. Well done.

[@чужой-х8о]

Всю жизнь доверяю то что собрано и сделано в ручную 👍👍

[@edwardknives8692]

👍😎

[@flaviocastoldi7521]

I give to you my compliment becuse i see a lot of knifemakers and theirs productions but they have all instruments for working and in that dconditions is very easy to have the best knives. you are an artist as i whant to be . grazie tante

[@edwardknives8692]

☺️☺️☺️

[@greyscout01]

Wow. Like a work of art. You really did make it look deceptively easy. Beautifully done.

[@robertbourke7935]

Fantastic work with basic tools. Great result.

[@shubbz87]

when i was about 14, i used my dads grinder and drill to make pipes for myself and my friends. i am a big boy and will make my own knife haha great show

[@dusandzivy898]

Krásny nôž! Šikovné ruky pána majstra. Nech sa darí. Pozdravujeme zo Slovenska(Slovakia).

[@ПРОСТИКС]

я перевод твой искал на угад . привет из россии.

[@breitemasse]

peefect blueprint to start this hobby ❤

[@ParkourFalke95]

very beautiful knife. love the shapes and size.

[@prrider785]

Time and patience = beautiful product. MOTIVATIONAL!

[@prrider785]

@edwardknives8692

[@TheWtfnonamez]

Wonderful. Thank you for sharing your knife skills brother. We are in your debt.

[@rondangeli4175]

You showed it takes skill not fancy tools to make a really nice knife

[@edwardknives8692]

Thanks 😌

[@kubazukowsky]

Mate, this is just amazing to watch. I am planning to do it myself soon, I really need to. To cure my wounded sould ;) Thank you, I really appreciate you sharing this.

[@johnhwilliamsiii8138]

Very nice classic knife.

[@sebbean881]

Classic Design, very beautiful. Nice work!

[@shawnmiller8969]

Man that's cool. Makes me wanna try my hand at it. Sweet knife

[@HeathsandMacDonaldYeso]

Why wait

[@Ravingbiker]

Absolutely beautiful. We’ll done👍

[@InformationIsTheEdge]

All the knife you will ever need for hunting/camping needs. Good as any you can buy and better than most.

[@athanasioslianoudakis9119]

Simplicity is inteligence .Here is an example how to make a knife. !.We though don't know the kind of steel, and I think the tempering could be better. Grate result.

[@jeremynedrow7003]

Amazing job with minimal tools.

[@edwardknives8692]

Thanks)

[@trondaustad8617]

Thats art my friend. Nice job and video😊

[@NeillWylie]

What a beautiful knife. Your filing guide is almost the exact same as mine.

[@woodiemoore]

Amazing. Thanks for sharing.

[@johncarlisle552]

It’s a beautiful blade bro. Nice design and execution!

[@gmacka6333]

Beautiful job. Very well done

[@sergioaugustofavini5790]

Parabéns Amigo! Ficou linda essa faca! Abraço

[@ErfanMahmodjanloo]

very very nice my friend 👏👏🌷

[@maestrohulk746]

I hope you know im making this with a hacksaw, a file and sandpaper, and noone can stop me

[@dogs-game-too]

How'd that go?

[@maestrohulk746]

@@dogs-game-too i put a hole in my finger, so, bad.

[@maricelahernandezmontejo-fx6eq]

​@@maestrohulk746😂😂😂😂 no am😑amigooo

[@bonczy_flips]

Are you actually serious about putting a hole in your finger ?

[@maestrohulk746]

@@bonczy_flips yeah

[@BCJerbs]

That's a beaut bruv! Thanks for sharing your build with us! Cheers, Kimmers and Jerbs 👍🏻🇺🇸🔥🔪🔥🇨🇦👍🏻

[@RockSteel-mi3ib]

Very nice work!

[@bildergucken4430]

Excellent, beautiful knife!

[@ШтирлицОтто]

Hi. It looks great. What steel did you use in that case? Thanks.

[@frankhelms2083]

It's not the tools, it's the steelworking, handtools usage, basic chemistry, & physics knowledge that makes the difference.

[@Jtryan123]

excellent knife🗡🛡

[@webincomeincome8767]

Great job and a lot of hard work paid off. I didn’t see any hardening process so wondering if blade will hold an edge for long. Beautiful job.

[@piamoltzau4382]

gefällt mir sehr gut. Du hast echt Talent. Bewundernswert

[@Tyler-Knife1]

Nice job 😮

[@PlayingwithKnives911]

Simple lines and looks great. Thank you for making this content.

[@edwardknives8692]

☺️

[@Sasquatchflow]

Beautiful and amazing! 🤙🏻🇨🇦

[@laurentlagrange5071]

Très beau travail 👍 tout a la lime chapeau , merci de ta vidéo 👍👍

[@Tactical_Style1994]

wow! it amazing.

[@lindawallace6750]

BEAUTIFUL !!

[@anuvabastidanakist2437]

Love the blade length from handle to tip great shape only thing I would change is towards tip on back of knife I would put or make a hump so when skining with blade edge facing up the hump will slightly push tip or point away from meat and not stick into meat so easy old butchers knives if you look were like this or slightly curved

[@3DCGdesign]

It's not the price of the tool, it's the skill of the artist. Lovely work. What are the materials used in the three thin layers you stacked and glued with epoxy between the guard (back quillon) and the wooden handle? What are their purpose? My guess is they are leather, brass, and steel and they are just decorative? Is the guard made of brass?

[@VerbenaIDK]

for me it's the tools what kind of dimbass has a dremel but doenst even has a hacksaw?

[@greekveteran2715]

@@VerbenaIDK Look at the mirror, you'll see a bigger one...

[@sadikhgurbanov3472]

Edward you are best.

[@rondavis191]

very nice job, looks great.

[@korgan7779]

Very well done, Sir!

[@jasonbennett8455]

What type of steel did you use for this very nice well done God bless from Canada eh

[@kapythebara5089]

what about without powertools? great video aswell!

[@User367-m9q]

Отличный нож получился!👍Практически на,,коленке,,😄.Правда,я предпочитаю нержу,а её таким способом не закалишь...А муфеля-нет...

[@indibrothers2433]

That file jig is sick.

[@roo3566]

......with some special tools. Like Dremells, electric drills, blow torches, grinders et cetera. Still a great job and very interesting. I'd love to see a knife made totally by human-power though.

[@jagpreet6114]

👍🏻 for your hardwork

[@adrianlouviere7650]

Very nice work. Would have been helpful to know the sources of some of your materials. Thanks

[@jamzwayne]

Well done. The truth about a bevel jig is they are very, very accurate.

[@oneshotme]

It looks great!! Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@edwardknives8692]

Thanks 👍

[@jameseveland6718]

HEY THANKS MAN IM GONNA TRY THIS IM GONNA USE AN OLD LAWN MOWER BLADE TO MAKE IT I KNOW ITS ALOT OF HAND WORK ITLL BE HARD FOR ME CAUSE I HAD A STROKE N LOSS ALOT OF USE OF MY LEFT HAND BUT I HAVE THE TOOLS BUT WHAT GRIT WAS THE SANDPAPER THAT YOU USED IN THE BEGINNING THERE N drill bit size what grit metal files to use what round grit files did you all use for this project I'd really appreciate it ok bud ok thank you hope to hear back from you

[@postmano]

Exelent work , congrats!!!

[@neanderthaloutdoors9202]

Very nice end result bud, like yourself I'm a basic hobbyist knife maker using mainly good quality old file's for my blanks and basic tools, new Sub here 👍🏻

[@edwardknives8692]

🙂👍

[@faustomarchisio4842]

Strolene!

[@StickEm1982]

Man that’s the coolest stuff evor

[@wolfganghuhn7747]

So to take the hardness out a bit you just looked for the straw color?

[@madtronome2969]

Beautiful

[@jurgenwerndl1139]

Beautyfull 👌👍

[@Pclog0144]

A very informative video. You didn't heat treat it, was it wet steel? Did you temper with a blowtorch?

[@michaelr138]

Sehr gute Arbeit 👍

[@edwardknives8692]

Danke!

[@mikimiki1151]

beautiful👍👍👍👍👍

[@edwardknives8692]

Thank)

[@rusmirhalilovic5719]

Best DIY video on youtube, congrats... What is this green stuf for polishing ?

[@KuntaBladesID]

Thank you for sharing 👍

[@kingsclownvideos]

Very nice.

[@Jeff-jg7jh]

4:00 that's one of those cool ideas you see on Utube. I'd pay a lot for that knife.

[@محمدعلي-م9ك3ن]

لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله ❤❤

[@martinmiller1087]

Your incredible craftsmanship resulted in a beautiful, very servicable knife. Thanks for sharing the fabrication process with us. ... Is it O1 tool steel? ... New subscriber

[@русланіщенко-с4ъ]

Лівша красава👍👍👍

[@willydytico396]

Good Morning Edward… Do you make & Sale knife like this one in 4 or 5 inch blade length, and how much?

[@BiglookG29A]

Can you please list the materials you used. I recently retired from the Navy and want to start learning a craft. My Grandfather made very high quality knives but died before he could teach me his skill. I would really appreciate it.

[@tomascanterarossi4218]

Just amazing

[@CsongradiRobert]

👍Nice!

[@edwardknives8692]

Thanks)

[@sudo_nym]

Thank you Edward!

[@TomJones-op9nj]

Amazing work….amazing result…..funny how it works like that!!

[@pasikhawm7419]

how do you clean you files after filing softer materials like brass or copper? we all know it get more stuck to the files compared to steel

[@kajsilee]

why dont you use the edche of a plank for the spine of the knife and save yourself some cutting and grinding?

[@baroneblades5386]

Beautiful. No makers mark yet?

[@ИванФаков-е9щ]

А где гриндер? Где понты? Где нож в сервант? Почему так красиво и, практически, "на коленке"? Молодец, однозначно.

[@edwardknives8692]

Спасибо!)))

[@ghostsniper2099]

Very nice. I'd like to know the total time spent making that knife.

[@helkdona226]

What's the black material between the brass

[@devono7230]

Very nice. How many hours to make. ?

[@boaragile82]

Nice grinding. I've used similar grinding jig, though using steel hardware to attach the file (more like old Aaron Gough setup). Tempering with a torch? Give me a break. It is not consistent, and tedious to do for any meaningful amount of time, while electric oven is dirt cheap and provides for proper tempering cycles (which could be hours long).

[@adhityas85]

simple tools , but very special in quality

[@calebjcover]

How do you know when the blade is hot enough for the heat treatment? Very nice video!

[@tommyvega7948]

you look at the colour. When it's cherry red you know it's between 800-900°C, which is the temperature for haderning steel.

[@robinleebraun7739]

Use a magnet. When it no longer pulls on the hot steel, it’s hot enough. Saw that on Forged In Fire.

[@mikafoxx2717]

​@@robinleebraun7739 This. Austenite isn't magnetic and it needs to be austenite crystals before quench. Special alloys can make it stay austenite at room temperature which is why some stainless steels aren't magnetic. Best to use 1084 for this process since it's the easiest and fastest to transform since there's no chrome or stuff to slow down how fast carbon gets into solution. Ideally, you normalize it before the quench heat, so you take it nonmagnetic and hotter, to almost forge temp, then air cool, then you do the nonmagnetic and quench. This step helps with steels like 80CrV2 or 5160 with some chrome in it which slows how fast it dissolves, though it also makes it not need to be quenched as fast for the same reason since it gets more easily trapped. Some steels like 1095 and w1 are water quenching, and 1084 and 5160 is fairly fast oil. Canola is a very slow oil so you'll have to have a really thin knife for it to cook fast enough in that.

[@peterhartmann336]

super - mit doch einfachem Werkzeug. Astrein