Forging A Kukri Knife From An Old Rusty Tool - Blacksmithing

Forging A Kukri Knife From An Old Rusty Tool - Blacksmithing:
In this video, I'm gonna show you how to make a kukri knife from an old rusty tool.
I found this old, rusty, dull, useless billhook in the shop. I believe my grandmother was using it to cut stuff in her garden a few decades ago. But I have no use for it, and I wanted to turn it into something I like, something I'll keep, and something that reminds me of her. So I decided to reforge it into a Kukri knife.
After annealing the blade, I reforge it to straighten it and give it the rough shape of a Kukri. Then I ground it to shape, normalised it (off camera), quenched it in oil and tempered it. When the blade was cleaned, I used Wenge to make the handle and shaped it with my belt grinder. A little bit of two part epoxy, three brass pins and some boiled linseed oil and it was all ready to use. I really like how this knife turned out, and knowing it is now a utility knife as well as a tool, coming from a tool my grandmother used for years just makes me happy.
As always, thank you for watching, be good, be safe, keep making, and see you in the next one!
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[@RedSmithLeatherwork]

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[@CraftsWithEllen]

That's a cool sharpening setup you have! And a beautiful way to put your grandmother's blade to new use 😍

[@RedSmithLeatherwork]

Thanks a lot Ellen! It's a cheap one, but very effective. Some call that a game changer ;)

[@scoobshagg]

Well done Red, a great reforging of a billhook. The grain on the handle looks great. Happy forging

[@RedSmithLeatherwork]

Thanks a lot Tim! I love Wenge! And shiny blades ;)

[@GrahamDallas]

That is simply beautiful, great project and a great re-use of an otherwise worthless billhook.

[@RedSmithLeatherwork]

Thank you very much Graham! And a good way to ensure this blade will stay in the family and not being thrown away because useless :)

[@danthemakerman]

Nice work man! That Wenge and brass look really good together.

[@RedSmithLeatherwork]

Thanks a lot Dan! I love mixing brass and wenge. I think it also works very well with paddauk and purpleheart, but it's a pain to find those here.

[@SylviePereiraSyPer]

Le manche est vraiment magnifique. Le métal qui dépasse, la forme, le bois : il est top. Bravo !

[@RedSmithLeatherwork]

Merci Sylvie ! Content que le design te plaise :)

[@JohnMadeit]

Complete transformation. Nice work Red

[@RedSmithLeatherwork]

Thanks John! Happy you liked it :)

[@MtPhillipMetalWorks]

Very clean! Nicely done Red

[@RedSmithLeatherwork]

Thank you Sir! Means a lot coming from you!

[@jrand2631]

Beautiful work! What a great Kukri. 👍👍👍

[@RedSmithLeatherwork]

Thank you very much!!

[@davebauerart]

Great transformation! I really like the shape and color of the handle.

[@RedSmithLeatherwork]

Thanks a lot Dave! Wenge is a wonderful wood to work with. My favorite with purpleheart and paddauk

[@BeInspiredwithDominic]

Awesome work, thanks for sharing, Red!

[@RedSmithLeatherwork]

Thanks Dominic, glad you enjoyed it!!

[@MaltandMake]

That handle looks so good!

[@RedSmithLeatherwork]

Thanks a lot James!

[@Everythings_Adjustable]

Good to see you Red, Great work making the Kukri 🔪 👍 😊

[@RedSmithLeatherwork]

Thanks a lot Sparky! Much appreciated my friend!

[@Everythings_Adjustable]

@@RedSmithLeatherwork Thank you, always interesting 👍

[@vdz8578]

Great build, really enjoyed watching it! 👍👍

[@RedSmithLeatherwork]

Thank you very much!! Happy you liked it !

[@douglasfathers4848]

I was expecting a restoration but what you did with it is amazing. Very enjoyable to watch Red . may be I can try remaking some of the old tools I have . Cheers . :)

[@RedSmithLeatherwork]

Thank you Douglas! I was very tempted to simply restore it, but I have a few of those and I'll probably do it anyway on another one. But I also wanted to reforge it into a kukri and I'm pretty happy with the result :) Thanks for watching!

[@EdBrentnall]

Another great build, Red! I really like the shape of the Kukri and making your own is very cool. I think the donor blade was a bill hook. You'll be so ready for the zombie apocalypse! 😁

[@RedSmithLeatherwork]

Thank you Ed! I've always wanted to try and make a Kukri :D You're right, it's a bill hook and apparently also called a William's hook. My grand mother would be mad to see what I've made with it, but yeah, I'm ready from Zombies ;)

[@Nocewoodshop]

Gorgeous build

[@RedSmithLeatherwork]

Thanks a lot Franco!!!

[@garagemonkeysan]

Great video. Beautiful knife. Mahalo for sharing!🙂🐒

[@RedSmithLeatherwork]

Thank you very much ;)

[@FeatherForge]

Nice one Red. It looks great. 👍

[@RedSmithLeatherwork]

Thank you Andy !!!

[@randyrodriguez4643]

Well that came out just as beautiful as could be! Next video, a custom leather sheath for it? :)

[@RedSmithLeatherwork]

Thanks a lot Randy! Not yet, next one will be leatherworking though. I need a quiver and it's a long overdue project :) Sheaths will come too!

[@chybz]

Super nice video Red bro, really like the handle. Nice toothpick !

[@RedSmithLeatherwork]

Thanks a lot Remy! Wenge is a beautiful wood for handles :)

[@FAMAWoodworking]

Great job!!!

[@RedSmithLeatherwork]

Thank you very much!!

[@Eleyone]

Great work to reforge these old rusty Opinel knife :) Next step will be a nice new leather knife sheath to go along ? ;) See ya !

[@RedSmithLeatherwork]

Thanks a lot Arnaud ! Good to see your name pop up in the comments. Yes, a sheath will come, but first, I need a quiver ;)

[@wayneshirey6999]

Very nice

[@RedSmithLeatherwork]

Thank you Wayne!

[@ianmurrell209]

It is (was) a billhook, used for removing tree branches. Great re-purposing.

[@RedSmithLeatherwork]

Thanks Ian. Yes, apparently also called a William's hook. I learned that now :D

[@garoudiaz]

That was a billhook brand opinel like the pocket knifes?

[@RedSmithLeatherwork]

Yep :) They used to do a lot more than pocket knives back in the days

[@mayurbavale9372]

Only Khukri

[@RedSmithLeatherwork]

Yup

[@MrDigitalCypher]

how does one double like a video?

[@RedSmithLeatherwork]

Haha, not sure you can, but you can share it :) Thanks for watching!