Knife Making: Dual Neck Knife Blanks

In this video, I’m going to make two neck knife blanks. These will be made out of 1095 high carbon steel using the stock removal method. I will not be grinding in the bevels because I have a future use for these, but I will be cutting and shaping the profile of these blades. An angle grinder, bench grinder, drill press, and belt sander are the main tools that I will be using. The angle grinder quickly cuts out the steel, while both the bench and belt grinders shape the profile. A hand file helps to get into the areas that are difficult for the machines. I end up heat treating these blanks using my wood forge. The blades are quenched in vegetable oil and tempered back using the residual heat from the fire (not ideal, but it works for this purpose). Although I did not show it, I did a second temper in my oven at 450 F for about 2 hours (more appropriate way to temper steel). The last step is sanding these blanks. I spent quite some time hand sanding and there are still many bubbles and marks left over from the heat treatment. For what I have in mind for these blanks, the rough sanding will not be an issue.
I plan to use these for future videos in my series “Will It Rust?” in testing different patina solutions. The current knife that I have is getting fairly thin from all of the repeated sandings. The blanks should make it easier to sand and determine how well a particular solution forces a patina. Since they are fairly thick, I won’t have the problem of sanding them too thin, at least, not for a very long time. I could have gone with a simpler knife profile, but I liked how these neck knives looked so I decided to use them. Be sure to see them in future videos.
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[@blushchickenbuilds9289]

Nice!

[@JoeyAtilano]

Nice! Can't wait for the future parts too.

[@SharpWorks]

Thanks man

[@forzapaq]

Nicely done. Really like the simplicity of a neck knife.

[@SharpWorks]

Thank you!

[@turkeylegtv2757]

Great video 👍👍👍 the knife blanks turned out really nice

[@SharpWorks]

Thank you!

[@lukehunter1]

Damn , wish I'd found this before the raid