Making A Knife From Pruning Shears

[@urbanstruggle2132]

The fact that you didn't say one word and just showed the work being done with the sounds made this video a damn work of art. Thank you! amazing knife as well.

[@TheSmallWorkshop]

Thank you, it's easier for me to make this kind of video so I'm happy you liked it!

[@Irene-iu9sj]

A real masterpiece my friend Made with inspiration and real craftsmanship. But what are you going to do with it?

[@jotocs3]

@@Irene-iu9sj I was thinking same thing as the metal would not be able to sharpen enough as a wood carving knife!..

[@suecollins3246]

They're _pruning_ shears, dear heart! Have you seen what the replacement cost of _one_ blade is? That blade will make one _damn' fine knife_ !

[@MrFilipT]

Ma bucur sa vad ca si romanii sunt pasionati de diy si lucrul cu lemnul, bravo!

[@TheSmallWorkshop]

Multumesc! Pai noi suntem maestrii improvizatiilor! :)

[@MrFilipT]

+The Small Workshop In cazul tau improvizatii frumoase si utile, cochetez si eu cu tamplaria si cu diy in general, dar de multe ori nu am timpul necesar... Plus ca nu filmez ceea ce fac

[@landon492]

Finally a video of someone making a knife without all the fancy tools like a table saw, belt sander, and ban saw

[@hoamanh7638]

Why would anyone need a table saw for a knife?

[@sakuraogami6885]

Okay but what's so wrong with using those?

[@hoamanh7638]

@@sakuraogami6885 It's not wrong, just not a great tool for knife making in general, because most functions u need for knife making can be achieved (even with better efficiency) using more compact, more simple and safer tools. Table saw is dangerous, uses lots of power, makes lots of noise, inconvenient to use, not too precise, making it one of the tools that should only be used when there is no other feasible option

[@sakuraogami6885]

hòa mạnh idk, the belt sander seems pretty convenient

[@hoamanh7638]

@@sakuraogami6885 I was talking about table saw though

[@liamburgess4014]

You are the best knife makers I have ever seen

[@mjodr]

One of the coolest knife construction videos I have seen. The re-purposing idea was brilliant, the techniques with basic tools were awesome, and the final product exceeded my expectations. Awesome video.

[@TheSmallWorkshop]

Thank you Matt!

[@1pdigit]

I know I'm just sitting here watching YT videos but I still value my time. I enjoy finding "no nonsense" videos like this one! (great editing) I also enjoyed the fact this is outside the box! What a beautiful final product!

[@lorencing]

love the demonstration at the end ... as well as the knife, nice work!

[@skatersirian]

Beautiful. That is one chunky, heavy-duty knife.

[@FirstnameLastname-bp5cm]

Everything about this is interesting. Project, editing and your making. Great work.

[@melker20001]

I love how nothing in his shop is or gets stuck in place, quick and easy just how i like it!

[@TheWoodWerker]

Sweet! I have some broken shears....hmmm might have to put this one on the Things-To-Do List soon!... Another Great video Man! Have A Super Blessed Week!..... Gus

[@mohamedalzubaidy1459]

One of the best knifes maker i've ever seen in my life

[@jochendenetitepa2772]

Amigo , eso no es un cuchillo , es una gran obra de arte y una joya , felicidades iii

[@gta5gamingvideos143]

Dude, you should make a shop with custom home made things like vintage knifes and old tools that you have restored and stuff like all the antiques you have restored. You would get so much business

[@Graysonemory]

this video alone got you a sub!! that was such a powerful showcase of pure talent and craftsmanship. I am extremely impressed. very good job sir!

[@TheSmallWorkshop]

Thank you very much!

[@randyquench8731]

As a hobbyist myself, I wish I'm as skilled as you. You have really good hands!!

[@АзархинРоман]

Нож такой формы удобен как садовый. Сам доводил до такой формы, только рукоятка в изоленте. Спасибо, беру на заметку.👍

[@timmann2871]

what a great knife. it's inspiring watching someone create like this with basic tools, well done.

[@TheSmallWorkshop]

Thank you!

[@garhettbrown118]

That thing is so sick man! Your a hell of a craftsman.

[@brookelopez4138]

i wish more people focused on gaining useful wood/metalworking skills!! so cool!

[@kentaylor3087]

Beautiful...now I am going to attempt one.....thank you love your work

[@ozcanonal]

It was a pleasure to watch this video. The idea and how it turn out were awesome.

[@tsuchang1]

Very well done. Looks like a skinning knife.

[@legoboygaming874]

True true

[@alierem4266]

Although a great design of a recycled blade (of an equally great quality steel), besides skinning, in terms of usefulness as utility knife may well be the limitation of it.

[@amiaf]

I could continue watching and enjoying for hours.... Smooth, skillful, unique and amazing. Thanks for reminding us how we can still use our minds and hands.

[@dand4139]

I should be doing my homework but instead i'm watching this. Not gonna lie I was pretty entertained.

[@bushcraftfox9194]

Scissors not believe reborn to the knife so beautiful !

[@voodoo7vin]

lol glad you agree. top notch work and a beautiful knife

[@jaymeddaugh2044]

WOW, ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL LIL' WIDDLING KNIFE 🔪 !! IT'S GOT TO BE STRONG AS HELL TOO I'D IMAGINE?? GREAT JOB!!

[@GiacoWhatever]

Hey this was awesome! Also, I spotted Parkside and Dexter, some of my favorite brands... You must be from europe... :) Keep it up! I'll make a knife as well one day...

[@TheSmallWorkshop]

Thank you! Yup, I'm from Europe.

[@oscarbernardi7431]

per mancini?

[@gelosul]

@@TheSmallWorkshop salut Romanasule.frumos.

[@illustrio8688]

Are u romanian?

[@baltsosser]

I have several Parkside tools, and I'm in the US. They sell them here too.

[@mickmotly4083]

Very nice job with the knife and the video...I have seen thousands of hours of maker video's and this is excellent. Thank you for sharing!

[@jacejohnson1552]

Is it possible to be attracted to a knife?

[@luclachapelle8065]

Definitely

[@CCAAJB]

without a doubt, yes.

[@joelkolterjahn8602]

+Jace Johnson i almost cry to see that sexy knife. I want to make one

[@lovemeorleaveme1961]

If you are a magnet, yes

[@samstocker08]

fucking beautiful, exact same thought entered my empty little mind when I saw the OP haha +Lovemeorleaveme

[@monicavonr9029]

So beautiful.... your videos are like meditation for me

[@RichardMartin]

That's really pretty. Like it a lot. And I saw this after it was featured by David on Make Something's Makers and Shakers

[@comfusedWorldpassanger3399]

Nice little etc knife. I like that you use your file a lot, instead of ( allways ) a power tool. Keep up the good work.

[@MakeSomething]

That is pretty sweet!

[@TheSmallWorkshop]

Coming from you it means a lot, thank you!

[@frankeschholz499]

Great craftmanship -very well done! Can't understand those users who dislike it on KZbin. Big thumbs up from Germany :-)

[@TheSmallWorkshop]

Thank you Frank! I understand them, there are countless reasons: no talk, poor quality steel, safety, camera work, tool use, unconventional knifemaking, and so on.. :) What I would love is that they also drop a comment about what's wrong, so I can try to improve.

[@AJKungFuu]

Nice job beautiful knife.

[@TheSmallWorkshop]

Thanks!

[@bharatpatil3185]

whats A Beauty in workmanship quality !! execellent..!! no other words...it shows man 's intution for skillfull perfection and imaginative intellect...really good one..Congrattrs...!!

[@walkinthelight8740]

when drilling the aluminum with the blade attached, you should put some sort of stop at either end of the knife, that way if the drill bit were to catch the material and swing it around, the blade would hit the stop, instead of swinging full circle and cutting your fingers off

[@walkinthelight8740]

seems like the bolt that was holding the aluminum to the blade acted as a stop against the wood though,, nice knife

[@TheSmallWorkshop]

Yes, in this case the bolts were used as stops while drilling. Sometimes I use the small vice clamped on the drill press table to act as a stop. Thanks for the tip tho, safety is always important!

[@captainover-tighten6729]

No, the bolts not doing anything, and even if the knife was attached to the wood block, it’s not held down either - please use a vice or clamp to deck. It clamp a piece of wood as a stop on back side of bit. Like a 2x4. Love the projects - but when you use the drill press I cringe!

[@CasualInventor]

Great skills. The end product is a work of art. Thank you for showing all the detailed stages of work and preparation that went into this knife. Most enjoyable.

[@SuperPetars]

The only thing I would edit out of this video is the breathing in the background. Everything else is 🔥🔥

[@drnh4444]

Far and away one of the very best videos of this type I've ever seen. Simple reason, you have a small selection of easily affordable tools and a great imagination. THIS is what KZbin is all about and you've totally inspired me to try somehting. Brilliant work. Really appreciate you taking the time to share this buddy

[@jstefan6678]

You're very creative I liked and I smacked the bell

[@baszotek5819]

serio myślisz że jak powiesz o tym dzwoneczku i like'u to dostaniesz serce za komentarz do filmu wrzuconego 4 lata temu?

[@jstefan6678]

@@baszotek5819 I understanded every word

[@jean-luclefevre9099]

Très belle réalisation et très bien expliquée en images, bien affuté aussi ! Very good job ! Take care, Jean-Luc

[@TheSmallWorkshop]

Merci!

[@LekkerRandom]

Nice piece of art, where can i buy 😂

[@theabiodunbada]

I can watch you do this all day! I like your profiling!

[@Landrew0]

Much more fun than buying it at a dollar store.

[@neco777777]

Don't you ever dare to stop making stuff like that ;) Your design is beautiful! Thanks for sharing :)

[@yeeto_bandito]

I remember when my arms were covered in bald spots from testing knives 😂

[@randyy1964]

That was extremely enjoyable. What a craftsman

[@bearkatwood6354]

So I am guessing you got it sharp? Nice work.

[@grantgoodson3979]

Watch the last 5 seconds for an answer to that question.

[@bearkatwood6354]

+Grant Goodson I did, I was being sarcastic. You did an excellent job, I think I got cut watching the video.

[@londiniumarmoury7037]

Projects like this was where it all began for me, a few years ago I made my first few knives out of old sheer blades, files and other general tools. I actually really like some of the steel used by garden tool manufacturers, I remember I think it might have been the 4th or 5th knife I made (can't remember) and it was an old extendable garden scissors, you know the long pruning sheers that are used to cut large bushes. And I have no idea what steel it was, but it was brilliant for a knife and ended up being one of the strongest edge retention blades I ever made. I even prefer it to some of the new better knives I make, don't know where I left it though probably rotting in a toolbox somewhere. Great video.

[@daisy8luke]

That would make a nice little skinner.

[@TheSmallWorkshop]

Probably.

[@johnny6767g]

Simple yet brilliant editing, lots of heart.

[@graderman12h34]

great video.I have a question only because I've never dine this but I'm going to try one in the morning, what is the sand paper stuff I'm guessing at what it was,that you polished the blade with?

[@TheSmallWorkshop]

It's wet/dry sandpaper.

[@graderman12h34]

+The Small Workshop thank you.I have a box full of old shears, have you ever used scissors??.

[@DaemonsBane]

One of, if not the most, unique and amazing knives on youtube

[@flaviovale96]

Amazing

[@TheSmallWorkshop]

Thanks!

[@garymatney9344]

Very clever my friend! Great skinning knife design!

[@kingfisherblues57]

grinding non ferrous metal such as brass on a grinding wheel is VERY dangerous. The wheel can explode and potentially put your eyes out. No joke. The knife is nice, I just don't want anyone to get hurt making one.

[@MonkeyBlueAss]

+Bill Anderson - WHY CAN EXPLODE WITH NON FERROUS VS FERROUS ??!!! EXPLAIN PLEASE

[@chugapug77]

+MonkeyBlueAss The non ferrous builds up in the grinding wheel and when is heated expands and blows out chunks of the wheel.

[@alexsivarajan]

At which point did he use brass ?

[@alexsivarajan]

Whoops, I just found it sorry

[@hannsvii]

I was gonna make a pun but it was so bad I opted not to.

[@SquillyMon]

Absolutely Fantastic... Craftsmanship is alive and well...its a good thing.

[@nakyahkearney5413]

Who watching this in 2019????

[@bowenwerner3085]

me

[@sethabrahamson5676]

No I’m watching it in 2020

[@markrarey3834]

Very nice video and beautiful end product. Well done!!!

[@BasedGarlicMan]

that wood was fucking beutiful

[@TheSmallWorkshop]

Thanks! Someone was throwing it away :D

[@dumbit4767]

The Small Workshop why would people throw wood like that away

[@BurningTurtle98]

People who don't do any wood working would probably look at a piece of wood like that as clutter and want to get rid of it. Same reason why there are people who burn beautiful hardwoods as firewood. Luckily they're usually willing to part with the pieces for almost nothing (sometimes free if you're lucky), because to them it's nothing more than firewood

[@cl4tt3rf4ct8]

BBG-Christian not everyone knows the value of goodwood.

[@dumbit4767]

Ik right

[@bonesstones6584]

Wish I could like this video again, it's one of the coolest projects and most satisfying videos on KZbin!

[@hk2200]

that ll take a while to grow back

[@TheSmallWorkshop]

Almost there! LOL!

[@BookofIsaiah]

That's beautiful !!! This video has inspired me to make a knife like this one for my son. Thanks for posting the video!!!

[@TheSmallWorkshop]

Happy to hear that! Thank you too!

[@jizzallovaislam]

You should run some classes in prison, teach them to make proper knifes!I joke, you're very skilful.

[@colonelstriker2519]

struan john lol

[@ryan_theprogamer6477]

Nice knife I think I need that for trips and I like ur Videos 👌

[@JuKisu-Noah]

Why do U need that?

[@ryan_theprogamer6477]

@@JuKisu-Noah becsuse I need knifes and that is important for me and my trips...

[@Regen117]

Ryan why you need it?

[@JuKisu-Noah]

@@ryan_theprogamer6477 but what for trips?

[@ryan_theprogamer6477]

@@JuKisu-Noah I dont wanna talk about that here lets talk private because my trips are private and I wanna go to a Jungle for an YT experiment

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Boy o boy, I just got some replacements pruning shear blades, so this could be a great winter project. You make it look easy! And it sure came out beautiful!

[@TheSmallWorkshop]

Thank you! It sure was an easy project, everything went smooth, no surprises.

[@alierem4266]

Such a brilliant recycling idea is hoped that many idle items and ideas are united to create things of beauty and of useful things for life.

[@kaziklu79]

Very nice knife. I've made 3-4 knives using pruning shears but yours has a very interesting design.

[@TheSmallWorkshop]

I've seen a couple of your knives and they are very good! When I got this idea and googled it I was surprised so few people thought of this. I think your video was the only result both in videos and google images!

[@kaziklu79]

:) Thanks! I think you've done a great job with your knife.

[@alairqu6580]

Am i the only one that notice that his drawing skill is mastered?! very nice mock up i have to say

[@sergeantbigmac]

Awesome work man. Some of my favorite videos are the ones where something gets re-purposed and made useful again.

[@TheSmallWorkshop]

Thank you! Same here.

[@FermeEnAutonomieChezArthemise]

Wawww quel beau travail, j'apprécie surtout la qualité du travail et les techniques utilisées, vraiment très inspirant. Bravo!!!

[@eldonriaza7417]

Jean-Francois Perreault i like that shit

[@billnilsen4831]

I really enjoyed this video from start to finish. Great job on the knife and the video.

[@HondaGolwing1977]

Excelente trabajo....prolijo.!!..Saludos From Chile.

[@warlockpolarbear724]

Great little utility knife. Always interested in inovative knife making. Looks great.

[@muhammedcalik5811]

I'm an amateur and never do a job like this before I didn't have the cutting tools I don't use my hand similar to this one idea is important to me thank you, the video was good

[@Scrivscribe]

I like how you ground down the brass pipe on the bench grinder! Will definitely be using that idea considering that I don't have a lathe...yet ;)

[@TheSmallWorkshop]

Thank you, I was pretty proud of the idea, it was basically the only original thing in the video, kinda like my tip for others. Happy to see someone noticed it and found it useful.

[@eCitizen1]

A very fine knife. Another great video. Thanks.

[@firstgoinpostal]

Nice job!! Now I'm of the mind to make something similar,but different at the same time. A liner lock folder.

[@ajeje1996]

The handle looks like a Kukri... great project, kudos!

[@TheSmallWorkshop]

Thank you!

[@donnythedart]

That was a lot of hand work! Very nice results!

[@TheSmallWorkshop]

Thank you Donny!

[@colinelshout3]

Its a Shame that it only has one bevel, because this knife is absolutely brilliant! Very Nice work there mate!

[@gmaent1]

Great knife. You are extremely talented. Thank you for sharing.

[@oldmanfromscenetwentyfour8164]

Excellent! I have a few broken shears, now I know what to do with them. I think the curved side would also make an nice carving knife/hook.

[@TheSmallWorkshop]

Yea, I still have it in my junk pile, to be repurposed into something someday :D

[@Jeerin_]

Wow best small knife i've ever seen!

[@fullstrutn]

very very very nice and you didn't have to compromise the temper of the tool steel either

[@Resto-Rob]

Your knife from a broken pruning shear came out looking great!

[@francesluck6597]

What a stunning piece of work, a beautiful knife. Thanks for this video.

[@malsoonsakit4786]

Loved it. I'll make more than one knife like this this summer

[@mrgrass1389]

Great build. I actually tried this, I don't have the artists eye that the craftsman in the has, but ended up with a really nice knife. One problem that I had was breaking the handle and having to start over several times.

[@andressalas4266]

Great job on the upcycle. the handle came out extremely well. Now you got me thinking if I've got an old set of shears that I can do this to!! HA!! Nice work!

[@TheSmallWorkshop]

Thank you! My only concern about this type of blade is how long will it hold an edge.

[@ВячеславДнепр-ч4у]

Браво! Люблю когда изделию вторую жизнь дарят!

[@garysutter3152]

That made a very useful little knife.. Thanks for sharing!! Love the Burl..

[@TheSmallWorkshop]

Thank you! The burl is olive wood from a cracked cutting board someone was throwing away.

[@garysutter3152]

+The Small Workshop // I could see making some sweet pistol grips from that scrap olive burl cutting board.. I'm gonna make a few sets of 1911 grips in the near future, I also have a junk set of shears & an old lawn mower blade that will become a couple knives when I get the chance once spring comes, It's too cold currently in my wood shed/garage..

[@ericlee1624]

New sub, i love the channel. As someone interested in making knives, but not able to dish out a bunch of money on tools, THANK YOU for showing some ways to make fun, functional blades with fairly common tools.

[@GeorgiaRidgerunner]

nice knife... well constructed too..... destined to be a family heirloom..... dont lose it....

[@TheSmallWorkshop]

Thank you!

[@matt_williams1015]

Really cool way of making a knife! And it's beautiful craftsmanship!

[@TheSmallWorkshop]

Thanks a lot Matt!

[@AmagansettPress]

Very nice job. Beautiful design. Great materials choice. A+ Thanks for making this video !!

[@samstocker08]

That's a beautiful little knife, absolutely gorgeous

[@bomaite1]

I have a shear blade just like that and I was planning something similar. I am going to steal some of your ideas.