Making a Drop Point Hunting Knife

Custom Knife Making: The Drop Point Hunting Knife
Thank you for joining me on my channel. Today, we will be making a Drop Point Hunting knife, with an added glass breaker tip. I made this knife using 5mm Bohler N690 steel for the blade, 3mm Stainless Steel pins, Tambotie wood paired with black G10 liners for the handle scales. Feel free to use whatever you have available or prefer. Don’t forget to like and subscribe.
01:10 Cutting the profile
03:00 Punching and drilling the pin holes
05:00 Marking and grinding the bevels
09:40 Filing the sharpening coil
10:50 Grinding the glass breaker tip
12:40 Heat treating the blade
13:45 Hand sanding the blade
15:05 Prepping the handle scales
22:20 Grinding the Handle scales to accommodate the glass breaker tip
24:20 Assembling the handle scales
27:25 Grind and peen the pins
28:00 Grind the handle to shape
33:40 Final finishing of handle
35:55 Sharpen
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[@chassepeche2978]

well explained without talking too much thanks

[@fabianpaez477]

Excelent your video anda work. I'm learning with yours works. Thank you to share you Talent! Salutation from Patagonia Argentina...

[@joshuab6704]

Beautiful craftsmanship.

[@muffin4392]

I knew I heard a fellow South Africa. What an outstanding build, lots of useful tips I'm definitely going to use for my next knife.

[@amitbhattachariya9357]

An exquisite piece of knife is being made.

[@mullmiller]

I know there are time lapses in places, but thanks for not speeding up everything, i often wonder how long certain task take on average, your videos will help a lot. Loved this. Thank you man

[@JD-7792]

Very classy video. You have a great attitude towards others using our adapting your methods to suit them. Thanks for a great video!

[@sgnsibande4606]

Wow such a masterpiece, thanks for sharing.

[@MASI_forging]

Awesome build. 👍👍

[@richardrudy2834]

Awesome video, well done 👏. Thanks for sharing

[@glenpaul3606]

Beautiful knife. I really like the Tambo tie wood grain scales..

[@CC-tk4ik]

Amazing work there sir! Thank you so much for sharing with us!

[@ronaldmclaughlin255]

I love knives but this one is blade lust.

[@MarkK01]

I am not a knife maker but your work is awesome. The knife is like a fine piece of art. Thank you so much for sharing your awesome craftsmanship.

[@alhernandez7260]

Beautiful!!!!

[@redwhitetrueblue9353]

Beautiful knife and crafted so expertly. I really appreciate your attention to detail. I look forard to more!

[@arturozarate1752]

Thank you very much for making this excellent video. It was most informative!

[@veersinghjaipal2169]

Super quality

[@edharker5775]

Amazing as usual. I really like the finish

[@stahlhart8998]

Really dig your Videos. Draw filing is a great idea....have never thought about that....

[@user-vy1hb3kq8m]

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[@MrMarkusbotha]

Wow! Henk. Ongelooflik. Pragtige mes.

[@TheGarner77]

Awesome build, clean lines. Love it

[@k9six185]

Looks to be a handsome tool

[@rainbowchild63]

Perfect!Be blessed!

[@PMCKnivesAndTools]

Really cool

[@whitecaps775]

Nice touch you have on the sander/grinder, hope to master mine that well someday. Thank you. Cheers!

[@duskorture]

My favourite KZbin maker!!!

[@urbanbugZA]

Thanks for sharing, I learned a few new things and a technique or two was confirmed. You had me at Tamboti and I really enjoyed going through the process with you.

[@harryvanniekerk7269]

I think that your clinical discipline shows throughout and culminates in a wonderful end result. I like what I saw. Thank you!😀

[@Jacobs_knives]

Stunning work as always, well done bud

[@tetovanej374]

very nice

[@barrymaher1575]

Great work!

[@Psymon_Psays]

Gorgeous knife and skillfully crafted. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and technique; invaluable for beginning knife makers such as myself. Much appreciated, sir - keep them coming!

[@neilyakuza6595]

Perfection, a beautiful classic look very clean in design.

[@BobBauguess]

Such a beautiful knife!!!!!!!!!

[@mictaylor9531]

Great work and video - I’m glad that you use a mixture of machine and hand tools to make your pieces, it shows patience and skill 🍺👌🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@nicoventer5565]

Baie mooi mes die! Kan sien jy ken jou storie. Mooi gedoen en die videos is baie nice!

[@dendjpelawi]

Nice knife.😎👍

[@43sq]

Well done

[@honkingdonk3981]

Knife making, staring Utred son of Utred.

[@rossbaker5034]

One of the best looking drop point hunters I've ever seen. It's shaped almost identically to the one I have and it's my favorite hunting knife yet. Of course yours is quite a bit better made. I'd some day like to have me a custom one like this built for me. Excellent work sir.

[@vasuhardeo1418]

amazing work dude

[@firdaus-wx7rv]

Excelent.. Bro

[@craftspoon1341]

Hi, Thank you for this 37 min video and for the clear, sharp and precise explanations at each step. 👍🏻💪🏻 But in reality, this project took you how long between the creation of the template and the finished product? Where can I this template? Thanks for your answer.😊

[@user-lo6go5jl7q]

Высший пилотаж! Бомба!

[@eloylobatoneto]

Sinceramente, estava sentindo falta das suas produções. Que bom que voltou! Deus o abençoe!!

[@alexandrebaccili454]

Beaultifull

[@dosomemakesome9575]

Nice👍

[@gomesgarage6537]

Bom muito bom 👏👏👏

[@JorgePetraglia2009]

Amazing workmanship performed by a true artist, looking forward for more videos. You are good amigo, keep the good work. Greetings from Toronto.

[@delenk]

Exelente vídeo. Muito técnico, com fundamentos corretos! fiquei fâ de seus vídeos!

[@jamesmcvey7472]

Great Vid making my first knives right now you explained a lot and very helpful have about 10 profiled have to build a 2x72 belt grinder and off I will go

[@fubar9109]

Baie mooi.!!!

[@hdsamte]

Is the handle wood not hard enough or are the initial sanding grits rough.. I keep noticing chipped off pieces on edged. Amazing piece of work !!!

[@timgruver5932]

A very well shaped knife. Excellent finished look. Do you know what the Rockwell hardness is. I like blades that are at least 60 RH.

[@Anmobgoccult20]

WONDERFUL, I have no words, always super perfect and unique precise product, wonderful work and video, well done and good luck, respect from old BG. p.s. It is a great pleasure for me to see that there are such precise people in the world, and that of the White race!!!

[@reteipegal7690]

(Anmobgoccult20)S.P. Ever since the French Industrial Revolution the White Race were the leaders in Engineering. They are not very good at many other skills. It was only in the 1920's that Jspan caught up and lately China is trying their best. Every race has their own excellence and we should respect each other for that, like you do. Thanks.

[@BryanHamann]

I've been curious about heat-treating N690 without an electric kiln before. You seem to make it work using a propane forge! What oil are you using to quench?

[@chrispalffy3511]

Awesome to watch you at work sir. I thought you did a perfect job. Can I ask what thickness is the stock you used please?

[@sinanakcal626]

Mükemmel

[@edanpino-xt1ph]

I’m not sure that glass breaker is properly placed, but it looks pretty good

[@Vuk736]

Огонь👍👍👍

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[@heimoebner4840]

Hi, well done. You say its a N690 Steel. Don't you have a problem with oxygen when hardening? At what temperature do you hardening?

[@ASimao71]

Actualy it can be done this way... Realizing how thick a knife blade is, and the heat treatment protocols given by the steel supliers (which are for one inch thickness standards) soak times and temperatures for hardening and tmpering should be "converted" for the piece to be heat treated so... Would it bennefit from an anti scale compound applied? Well, maybe... Would the use of a thermocouple give a more precise temp? Sure... But, if one has enough experience, it can be done this way for simple carbons to 12C27, AEBL, N690, D2, etc, yes. Not so much for the PM steels though. Those are a bit more finicky...

[@gideonkotze3459]

Baie mooi.

[@Unclelarry766abc]

Question, what kind of buffing wheel do you use for the wood handles? Thank you and great video!

[@user-pd7sl9es4w]

Супер. Класс 👍👍👍

[@brianscustomcanvas1911]

Any chance you still have this piece still in your inventory? If so seeing it made on the video I'm interested in it if available so I can use for skinning. I do custom leather sheaths and holsters so I have that part covered🙂 please let me know . Thank you

[@johnjude2685]

First thank you for making this video. Second I have my BlackSmith shop and garage please work on the audio as I don't want to miss your instructions but can't bear the unnecessary shop noise. I'm interested and will review this later as to loud for family in the house Thanks

[@reteipegal7690]

@John Jude, I feel sorry for you. The ear specialist who supplied your hearing aid is not good. The machine noise is always soft when he speaks. When rhe machine noise is loud, he does not say a single word. You miss nothing, because he only speaks when the machine noise is muffled.

[@TheLordArion]

Looks beautiful! The one thing I couldn’t get though was why the glass breaker on a hunting knife?

[@meandmyRC99]

Car accident while driving out to hunt. Ya never know.

[@michaelsewell3706]

Nice work , what is the name of the Epoxy you are using? I live in PE and hopefully I can find it locally.

[@morgandecker1060]

Fantastic video and an amazing knife! Do you have a website where you sell your knives? I’d love to own one

[@user-gf5qy8ik8h]

👍👍👍

[@bobrok2634]

beautiful Knife. i love the layout. where can i steal it?

[@henniebotha8871]

Is the trace for this knife available? Would love to have a go at making a similar one

[@eminakdemir7279]

❤

[@scrqqge]

Why not heat treat the whole knife, instead of the glas breaker and then the knife?

[@user-so3wr7oj3m]

нож за 37 минут сделал. молодец.

[@zilebulatovic2350]

👍💯

[@DavidLee-fy7rd]

Was that stabilized wood?

[@iseskaz]

Where/What is the tool you use to chamfer the holes @ 3:54??? Send link is possible. Thanks!

[@MikeG-js1jt]

The knife is fantastic....but those scales look like used floor boards from the hood

[@BarisBaydur]

Hi, i want to ask you that, is N690 steel got enough hrc and stainless steel with your heat threatment process? Because in some areas i saw N690 steel need oxygen free process. What do you think?

[@efrainrodriguez5614]

Se vende ese cuchillo?

[@AkhyarHanungBagaskoro-qz2yf]

Sorry, can I ask for a template image for this knife? because I didn't find it in the video description

[@Anothermachine]

How well did the teeth hold up on that?

[@johnnysaayman2894]

Wat glue make do you use. Thank you

[@thomaschetney990]

What drilling speed do you use??

[@arkas6797]

Το υπερβολικό τρίψιμο των πείρων στον μύλο δεν τους υπερθερμάνει με συνέπεια την κατάρρευση της κόλλας σας; Έχω δοκιμάσει πολλές κόλες στο υλικό G 10 αλλά απέτυχαν, γνωρίζετε κάποια κόλλα που δίνει ικανοποιητικούς δεσμούς στο G 10;

[@user-gs7rk1kj5h]

Steel grade???

[@user-kz2kr9mw4m]

what kind of metal do you use to make a knife?

[@reteipegal7690]

AHTOH, replay the video. He gave the type of steel at 1:16-17

[@DJ-ui1yc]

Hi, can one order from you?price please?

[@heimoebner4840]

I meant, of course, the carbon in the steel

[@user-wg3oy4tn4r]

красиво. Жаль не понимаю по английски

[@muammar_kaddafi_]

it is wrong to do metal hardening after removing the descents. carbon burns out

[@Ceriva09]

you should not handle epoxy no matter which kind without gloves .. otherwise nice work and beautyful knive

[@virgiliotorres378]

12:53 12:43

[@menatworks]

Ganz okay aber mir zu klein....

[@vikp6115]

you need to invest is some lights in your videos , too dim hard to see in some places, ..

[@boaragile82]

Nice metalworking and fit&finish. Heat treat? *siiigh* Why no tempering? I won't trust a blade that did not went through proper tempering. This is inexusable with 690, which is easy to temper (150 to 180 C, doable in simplest electric oven, and it should produce 58, perhaps 59 HRC blade with much better toughness).

[@DongaloBeats]

why peen the pins and then sand the scales? you just sanded off all the tops of the pins where they were actually peened.