How To Make A Knife Without Heat Treating | The Easiest Knife To Make For a Beginner

[@OUTDOORS55]

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[@bebenda]

Can cold hammered steel bee good of a cutting tool?

[@donniegombel]

I was doing the same thing with a file, not removing the heat treat and dropped it an the concrete floor. It broke in three pieces.

[@ADB-zf5zr]

Thank you very much for this video, however a 400 Degree home oven oven simply doesn't exist... And then I realised you were speaking German rather than Swiss ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@toddmoore5557]

​@@ADB-zf5zr weßß

[@thothtahuti5509]

I love your video's, this is a touchstone for my knife making. I have been making some throwing file knives, but 2 of them have broken into 2 or 3 pieces after a few weeks of use. How would you suggest bringing the durability/toughness up so they don't break? I don't have the tools to do more than an oven temper.... it hurts so much when they break, they take soo much work and I have spinal arthritis so I can't just "make more", each one takes weeks of work :/ I've tried to find answers on Google but it's a nightmare of info.... please help ♡

[@aamirsaif6066]

I probably have watched hundreds of videos of knife making and by far yours is the best, reason being is the explanation behind the steps. Appreciated.

[@drexcote25]

Aamir Saif that’s a nice comment. I read some awful things and it’s like. Did you really have to put that

[@randymurray934]

100% Agree

[@karlgustav5490]

its definitively not knifemaking and definitively not a knife lol. at this point his grind is not even convex, it s a balloon ^^ its a tuto to learn how to grind a piece of steel to barely looks like a knife lol

[@Jamie_equilibrium]

@@karlgustav5490 can you please post a photo/video of yours?

[@chairvergil4552]

Karl Gustav the knife he made was sharper than most kitchen knives that are being sold out there. If what he made wasn’t a knife then I don’t know what is.

[@nextprotocol9938]

I was watching knife making or other such tool making videos for over a year now but nobody talk about the colour and temperature change which is by far the most important element in tool making.. hat's off for you.

[@toncheky]

To be fair, those videos are not how-to-videos, explaining the process is not implied.

[@bjellison905]

Every black smithing book addresses the colors and temps, and annealing

[@ch2507d]

Blacksmith ancient knowledge; blue is soft, white will crack, straw will dent but you can fix it. It is a rough estimate, if you make plough blades for agticulture or other tools for the house. Wood chisels need to be white or grey. If it is blue it can be coldforged,not the best but you can do something with it with enough force. No termometers back then,just eyeball Mk 1 and exterior light; bulbs give wrong picture

[@paulleftwick7782]

Edge tempered rest of blade softer Damascus steel video's cat litter to burn carbon out when hammering also glass is added to steel sometimes the temperature sparks of oxygen burning when hammering temp stops sparking give more heat before hammer

[@lunapatriot6709]

Alex, I'm a pepper, patriot,and share survival skills to help others. I love this knife. I appreciate you showing us how to make this with our common tools and home oven. I'm sharing your knowledge with my patriot group. Thanks. Luna Liberty.

[@meilmontigny9201]

I will probably never make a knife, but listening to you was really enjoyable. You have a teaching talent. TKS a million

[@subhrajit0993]

I like people who genuinely appreciate !! Good man. +1

[@swxqt6826]

You should make one, it’s a lot of fun. Assuming you have more than just a file as a tool...

[@YerZippersDown]

I like you

[@frankborgaard1959]

Awesome, 👏👏👏

[@p4our587]

Never say never. "Probably never" is the right idea. Better… anyway. I support it. 😁 Give it a try… it's lots of fun & your interest has landed you here. Well… until you learn that the knife you've been working on for a week won't harden because of the type of steel you've used and you realize that you have a nice knife prop. Might as well put a spring in it so that it retracts when you stab something… the good that this knife is for? Live & learn. … but it still looks neat! Now.... what sucker will buy this? 😆 joking. Ps…. Choose the right steel. Or make a knife prop.

[@brainerdglarpinax420]

Much respect on the fact that you're letting us know what the color changes mean. I'm starting to get into this after teaching myself how to use a welder. I've got a lot of ideas for blades and I'm glad people out there know what they're talking about. I've got plenty of old school files and one at 18 in long. That's going to be a nice one

[@Chase1297]

I couldn't sharpen a knife for shit for the past like 2+ years and your channel gave me the knowledge and inspiration to get after it and actually get proficient. As a knife head who is ironically completely bereft of the skills associated with the hobby: I appreciate your channel. I appreciate the knowledge you pass along. The stuff is priceless man. Thanks for posting these.

[@33fastcar]

Ive only watched a few of your videos. My knives have NEVER been this sharp before! Due to your know how, I know how to better now! WoW! Thank you Mr Outdoor55!

[@twosidedcoin4688]

That denim cut was so impressive and satisfying, very nice, definitely gonna be picking up a few power tools and files on payday haha

[@Bush_Tucker]

Don't waste a new file go to the markets or garage sale and get old used ones

[@Shot8117]

I wanted to make my own knife for ages and this video is what made me decide to give it a go. Thanks for the advice and the time you put in to your videos 👍

[@joeyw7325]

Did you end up making one?

[@sebastianrizvic]

This video is such a great piece of knowledge for beginner knife makers. I made my file knife not too long ago and I had no idea how to temper it or heat treat it, I didn’t even know if I was SUPPOSED to do that. But now I know I can just use my oven. Thank you thank you thank you for this video! Very thoroughly explained and super easy to understand.

[@tom_olofsson]

Thanks for including the overheating tips.

[@fuckfuckmcgee69fuckfuckmcg63]

Been a welder/fabricator for about 5 years and I think knife making might be a new hobby for me! Love your videos man!

[@theboywholived2]

Fully agree one of the best videos on KZbin

[@OUTDOORS55]

Thanks my friend!

[@ehzhxhhdehhshsh4194]

dude since we’re in quarintine i’ve been in the garage for hours and my great grandfather had a bunch of old dull files and i’m gonna try this and maybe fail a few times

[@horvathbenedek3596]

Just a quick note - don't use all of them. If you live in the US for example, a simple propane forge is cheap as hell if you're interested in knife making, and files are pretty much perfect fot making knives. Don't waste perfectly good files on bad knives. I say bad knives because the knife here is pretty bad - no offense. That's what you get when you are afraid of overheating a massive chunk of steel. A proper knife should have a flat edge rather than convex, as it is equally robust, and cuts vastly better.

[@boxxy12]

Horváth Benedek convex will hold and edge longer

[@horvathbenedek3596]

@@boxxy12 Yeah, but what edge? A blunt axe still holds its edge. A fine edge is more durable, but cuts better. The point of a knife is to cut really really well. If it doesn't, you should get a machete or an axe instead.

[@boxxy12]

Horváth Benedek in my opinion a convex edge, that can shave, is capable of just about everything i would need it for, and i won’t be honing the knife as often. person preference is all this is.

[@horvathbenedek3596]

@@boxxy12 It's not about shaving. It's about fine work. Try slicing bread precidely with a convex edge. In fact flat edged are easier to sharpen too. You don't have to look out for a gradual patters, just go with the direction of the knife. There are plaves where convex is better, for sure. I just don't think you'll get a lot of use out of its durability due to the small size of the knife. If it was a 20 inch blade, I'd go convex all day long. 15, maybe. EDIT: Also, I don't understand this obsession with having an all around knife that can baton and everything. If you got a proper small knife + a medium sized machete, you'd end up with around 800 g of weight. This knife, just by looking at it, weighs around 500 g, and can't cut down trees, you can't make food with it, etc... I mean, you can, if you're really determined.

[@HafizurRahman-mw8bp]

I have a high respect for you the way you demonstrate teach and you are a great tutor to me. Everything you say is crystal clear. Thank-you.

[@saucyjack8548]

Great video! I was surprised when I saw 10 mins. Most of these knife videos are 30 minutes to an hour long. Goes to show, if you just get to the point right away every time, you can show someone a perfect instructional video in a fraction of the time. Well done.

[@DarthIckus]

That was the how to make a knife with basic tools video I have been looking for. Thank you! Slicing through that denim like that was extremely impressive!

[@clintonm2357]

I was curious when you started because a lot of people "temper" knives in the oven and end up with straw colored spines and purple blades, which is the backwards of your desired endpoint. Doing it your way is spot on. Great work.

[@mikafoxx2717]

Problem with the color is that it's related to oxidation - temperature AND time. The thin parts probably got hot sooner and had longer to oxidize. Oven for an hour that matters a lot, but for the 30 secs for a torch time doesn't matter as much.

[@ironfae]

I’m a beginner and making one of these is SOOO easy. Thanks for the video. The best part is how easy it is to get old high carbon files. People at flea markets or junkyards practically GIVE them away.

[@matthewmarting3623]

This is more or less how I made my first knife. 15 years later, I can say that heat treatment is really not a big deal, and very worth learning early on. The idea of it is the biggest obstacle - all you need are bricks, a wood fire and a blow drier. Annealing cuts grinding time by 50-70% and allows you to fine tune the geometry with hand files. And you can then harden it again.

[@michaelscott8896]

Matthew Marting Man, this comment sends me to to hardware store. Thanx for your input. It backs up the video and answered a question I had while watching.

[@StephenStHill-si7en]

Fair enough but I think it is good to show it can be done well, while avoiding the hardening process and annealing with what most people have at hand without expenditure. Much appreciated.

[@FoghornGreenhorn]

Michael Scott is exactly correct. It's as easy as heating the file with a torch until its red hot... Bingo. Get the job done so much faster and save money on grinding wheels and sandpaper. And the claim that no heat treating involved is fraudulent. He still heat treats the knife in an oven lol. Buy a torch and make a small furnace if you want to make knifes. Torch will help you get a better quality temper also.

[@mikafoxx2717]

​@@FoghornGreenhornhow does a torch make a better temper than a temperature regulated oven? But I agree about the learning to heat treat part. 1084 and heat to nonmagnetic. Better yet normalize it first to a bit hotter than nonmagnetic but not quite forging hot, air cool, then just to nonmagnetic and quench. Temper twice at 350-400 for 1hr, ideally. Though for 1084 a single temper will probably be very very close, higher alloys or higher carbon steels at higher hardness benefit more from this, like 52100 at 64 HRC after temper, or something like D2.

[@michaelhutchinsknives5502]

I needed a pure quality-made hunting knife for my grandfather as he is a hunting lover. I got the knife and thought that the knife was just amazing. Grandfather also liked it very much and he said it cuts smoothly and perfectly. I will buy one more for my father. I bought it from Almazan Knives.

[@18632ewa8]

This is how I started making knives but taking a piece of Steel and grinding it in shaping a knife from that. Good video.

[@aohdan5713]

I wish i had, I started from blacksmithing them in my home made coal forge, this seems so much easier than blacksmithing

[@VitaliiLiutenko]

Mate, this is probably one of the simplest knife with one of the best sharpened I have ever seen. Excelent.

[@dawncheriewoodworth3449]

Yeah!! The very best knife making video I have seen to date. And I've seen a BUNCH! My favourite because I live in an apartment and forges are a big no-no. I am definitely going to take a stab at this one. See what I did there? Lol!!

[@darkswami]

You don't have a balcony? backyard? garage box? fire exstinguisher for peace of mind.

[@piefacemms8546]

Straightforward and to the point. Not a lot of unnecessary talkin and bs. Great video thanks

[@cwb8047]

I've seen other videos on making knives from files. This by far is one of the best. I'm a very artistic person. I'm an award winning woodworker/ furniture maker. Wood and Stone carver. I'm not trying to brag, I've been in some poor health. I'm going to try this. I've been fascinated by knive making. Thank you

[@dsmasynergy]

One of your BEST videos yet and I have seen a LOT of them. The red arrows showing colors and temperatures is going to end up all over the web, get a watermark on the whole section so you get credit for it.

[@OUTDOORS55]

My stuff gets stolen all the time watermarks and all haha. It is what it is. Thank you for watching my friend 😀👍

[@serph2951]

I noticed too!!

[@oliverg.2970]

OUTDOORS55 hi! Please could you give me some details to your small oven? i have Never Seen befor such a small one. Thx Oliver from Germany

[@fr4me.01]

@@oliverg.2970 its called a toaster oven.

[@benjaminlitchfield1697]

I've been looking around for a good video explaining knife making with a file and your video is by far the best that I have found.

[@sheltonharlow]

BRILLIANT! I was concerned about the heat treating, but this makes things a bit less complicated. Thanks!

[@abitoffcenter383]

This just popped up on my suggestion page. Which is why I'm just now seeing it in 2022 and not when it was published in 2018. Anyway........ I don't what ya say!! That file with a file on a file thing was hilarious! I'm thinking I'll subscribe now. Everyone needs a good laugh once in awhile. Learning something in the process is even better! Thank You Sir! I needed that.

[@lmaoparkes3199]

Thats my project on this pandemic lockdown sorted. Ive run out of walls to paint . Good vid 👍

[@jimybrooks6055]

I had an angle grinder it shit it's self a day ago I think my local hardware store are still open tho

[@tuckercates409]

Me too!

[@David-eb6zp]

This video like a piece of gold, because of the knowledge that you gave it to me. Thanks so much

[@MikeJones-vb1me]

Maybe mention that most files and rasps are case hardened, the core steel (or the part you expose and make the edge from) is soft.

[@xj9779]

If you have quality files for metalworking they're very good... Hoofrasps are not superbad maybee case hardened it makes good bushcraft bowie types, just aneal it to 250 °C to make it more sturdy. But keep your fingers away from these cheap Chinese stuff and other crap from the one dollar store. If you are not sure if it is case hardened cut off some piece of it and see if it sparkes different from the core

[@TheWtfnonamez]

This is such a superb technique for making knives if you dont have all the time and space to make them from scratch from tool steel and heat treat them yourselves. Genius, thank you so much.

[@OUTDOORS55]

Thanks my friend! And thanks for watching!

[@maht81]

Quick question, why not tempering at first? Wouldnt it be easier to shape? Gonna start making one tomorrow. I Truly enjoy your videos!!!

[@robertwhitehead3513]

thanks for explaining the heat treating process while working ion the knife. very helpful!

[@canusakommando9692]

I use my heavy duty 4300 Dremel. It works great.

[@jassimseethynooh5032]

Dremels are the best, the control you get with em are amazing

[@mirtilourbano]

Brilliant technique and superb knife 😊 Techical question: is it possible to heat treat in hoven before all work is performed on the file? Wouldn’t that make the job easier? Keep up the good work! I truly appreciate the knowledge you share.

[@serph2951]

Great video! I love the angles,audio and pretty much the whole production, this is one of your best videos!

[@OUTDOORS55]

Thanks my friend 😀

[@kendewey8054]

Been watching lots of knife making videos and not going to lie, you are by far the best most imfo videos iv seen

[@einarvolsung2202]

This was very educational I learned a great deal. Thank you.

[@tikkidaddy]

You can't file a file with a file and not ruin both of your files...😂😂Brilliant...filed this statement away in my files for future use

[@jimkilleen3127]

Outdoors55, lot of good info about knife making from file and without bother of forging. Info on steel colours was great

[@PastorTonyManuel]

the rolled up jeans test was brilliant, I haven't seen that one yet

[@mikeanderson3549]

Thanks for all the info. Most informative knife making video ive seen so far.

[@Hungrybird474]

Grinder has been sharpening my lawn mower blades for years

[@oldguy3525]

One of the best file to knife tutorials

[@mikelikesknives428]

You have come a long way in a relatively short time. Your knives are getting very nice looking. They also perform very well. Thanks for the time you take to explain the steps. I can't wait to try knife making. Just waiting for the weather to get better. Thanks again!

[@dannyfisher6681]

That's some pure wizardry. Awesome.

[@VMOMM1]

Thank you for your video! Fantastic! Temper it to 400ºC or 400ºF?

[@OUTDOORS55]

400f Thanks my friend!

[@INCOGNATIONABLE]

nice to see that outdoors55 is staying safe from covid by wearing a face mask even in 2018

[@mickey7660]

Soooooo satisfying watching it cut through all that jean material!!👍

[@Jurgy777]

You've got good taste in equipment! I have the exact same bench grinder, belt sander and disc grinder, weird.

[@legiersworkshop]

I dont have the space or time to do all the heating and annealing in my garage/woodshop, so I am extremely thankful I found this video. Definitely gonna try it soon!!

[@hugbearsx4]

Nice work, thanks for sharing! Any reason for tempering after shaping instead of before?

[@robertmceuen3630]

Old files are in a different class than modern files. That said, I have a knife that my friends dad made out of a file 40 or 50 years ago. My buddy was using it to skin an elk in Idaho. The other guys in camp asked him why he didn't need to sharpen his knife as he proceeded. I have that knife now, and man is it a good one! I've got it now that all I need is a few strokes on my 30000 grit diamond hone, and it stays razor sharp. Thank you Mr. Tuer. RIP.

[@MrSIXGUNZ]

Your my new favorite channel sir!!! Thanks much for everything you do!!! Blessings 😇🇺🇸

[@andrewfriesen692]

Great video, and the overheating is a good tip. I have knives and have always wanted to make one, but I couldn’t get a forge, just a teenager. But I watched your video and said, I got those tools and a file. And here I am trying to make a knife

[@RESTLESSOUTDOORS]

Ooooh.... build an entire knife from start to finish with a $17 Harbor Freight Chicago Angle Grinder!!!

[@OUTDOORS55]

Already did that😉 kinda

[@stuartracing1]

You can even buy the file there too,and the discs...

[@noveske.2236]

Paul Stuart no you can’t.

[@TrTeMc10]

PC Principal ... I did...

[@huntersnoeberger7706]

I did but with a better grinder. Same thing as he did but only used a grinder.

[@benbrice9343]

I really like the knife. Thank you for taking your time to show us how to make one. I think I am going to make one myself.

[@raulduke7142]

I enjoyed the denimstration.

[@robertmceuen3630]

Oh, by the way. EXCELLENT job. You are an artist.

[@fittereveryday2868]

You can't really file a file with a file without ruining both of your files. Made my day, lol!

[@oldeebutgoodee]

I’ve learned more from this one vid than the scores of others I’ve watched over the years. Thankyou.

[@dillemannen]

Awsome videos just wanna thank you for the inspiration. Running around at work now looking for old files 😁👍 keep up the good work

[@francosarti3062]

u're the clearest guy I've meet in this explanations. very intelligent and talented

[@chubbyninja842]

I've seen several of these "make a knife from a file" videos lately, and the question occurred to me: why don't you temper it BEFORE you grind out the shape? Wouldn't it grind out more easily once you reduce the hardness?

[@StephenStHill-si7en]

Doesn't the gold look nice?

[@richiec9077]

I love the way you kept the Nicholson logo at the bottom of the handle 👍

[@greyviking2412]

Dude, thank you for this video. It totally gives me the motivation to dip my toe into making a knife. Cheers.

[@ronroberts110]

The heat-per-color section at 4:00 was really useful. Well done.

[@mikeford963]

Technically, tempering is a type heat treatment. Any time you apply heat either from the making process or tempering, you are changing the crystal structure of the steel.

[@Reploidx9]

Same thing as bevelling and profiling in that manner, bevelling IS profiling, except after being used for different steps people just count them as being separate.

[@mikeford963]

@@Reploidx9 No, not really. The step he refers to as "tempering" is the initial quench that hardens the blade. Tempering is the next heat treatment step. Not the same thing.

[@ericwhitlow7364]

Awesome video. Our high school used to make knives out of old files in machining class before everyone lost their minds about “weapons “.

[@glbwoodsbum2567]

I wonder what Rockwell hardness that knife would be with the two tempering Cycles at 400 degrees?

[@sidneymoore2231]

Around 58

[@glbwoodsbum2567]

@@sidneymoore2231 Thank you!

[@ninjamel_official5730]

This is one of the best guides for making something I've ever seen

[@selador11]

Just curious. Why didn't you temper it before starting to cut it? You could then have used a file on it, no?

[@bigmofo1122]

That is a good question. It would have bring the hardness down and make the whole process easier.

[@wavepropulsion1]

This tempering don't do the metal softer but tougher, flexible. To soften a file you must heat, then leave for hours in ash or something to lose the heat slowly, but after the process you must heat again and submerge in oil and then do the temper in the oven. He is saving lots of time, tools and skills needed, just using the file temper from factory.

[@charlescannon6775]

Yes you can do that I've done it many times. Not sure why he didn't do that. I guess that's just not the way he wanted to do it. I like to soften up leaf springs before I work with them.

[@dfalconerio]

I think the point of this video was how to make a knife with out that process. Im new to knife makig and the whole toughening process is actually what scares me the most haha so atleast this video shows me a way to make knives.

[@Hellstorm1190]

dfalconerio The tempering he does in the video IS the process. If he had done it first, he could've easily done the whole knife with another file. It would've been good to show that, because not everyone who want's to make knives, have all the power tools he used.

[@jgrant5255]

Your video enabled me to really understand the (simple) knife making process. Thank you.

[@V2weapons]

wow great job mate looks good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@OUTDOORS55]

Thanks my friend 👍😀

[@suzannehousden1779]

Very much very much appreciated this video. You're very talented and wise.

[@OUTDOORS55]

Thank you for the kind comment 🙂

[@hphillips7425]

Good video. This would be a good project to do since everyone has to stay home because of the CCP virus

[@xpndblhero5170]

I like that you was able to keep some of the file pattern on the finished blade..... It adds to the character.

[@tysonreacts3251]

Another Masterpiece. Have you thought about making a Primitive style knife, also keep up the great work ;)

[@TheCutter5150]

Absolutely beautiful craftsmanship from just a simple file, truly AMAZING! 👏

[@bill3641]

Great video, BUT , it's one more reason for the wife to give you "The Brow"

[@Loewenherz6183]

Good video. The temperature is very important! Great respect to you. You told the people also the important stuff.

[@bensartakamcas1n126]

Everyones gonna be like FINALLY Also please make a battle axe from a circular saw PLEASE

[@azmike1956]

Having done a lot of laminate work I have a good number of knife blanks! Thanks!

[@aussieboi784]

Wow. Who would of thought that eminem was so good at knife making?

[@Biblicalgiants]

This guy has class. Eminem doesn't.

[@richardalvarado-ik9br]

slim shady!!!

[@christosswc]

Yes but can he rap?

[@abhilashdas2460]

@@christosswc no

[@beautifulmeeses]

@@christosswc yeah, no way in hell.

[@tanksouth]

What a practical recycling of material!

[@bugganator12]

I've been filling my file with a filed file for quite a while

[@gouthamreddy1196]

Thanks, it's wonderful to see the knife making.

[@GENTICA]

we have a lot of files but we dont have a knife.

[@bryanbock1942]

Wow. That’s awesome. I’ve been wanting to make a knife but didn’t know how to do the whole quenching part. This was really self explanatory. Thanks for the video. I am gonna attempt making a knife now.

[@fastlingo]

you should have tempered it before shaping it, it would have been easier

[@nickmeijer88]

The whole point is to skip the treatment process as it involves a lot of extra steps, tools and skills. It's not necessary as long as you don't mess the existing treatment up. What I don't understand is how the project file can get worked on with other files while still factory treated. Will the edge hold better like this or when doing the treatment all over including tempering at the end?

[@rycallter3372]

@@nickmeijer88 You misunderstood. He should have tempered (softened) the file in the oven BEFORE started grinding it and not after. The only thing he was skipping is the hardening part, because the file was already hard to begin with.

[@Gettinsomeair]

Thats called annealing. Hes not trying to soften it so it doesnt have to be retreated afterwards with heat and quenching. That is heat treating. The reason he doesnt want to get it too hot is he doesnt want it annealed.

[@nickmeijer88]

@@Gettinsomeair that's what I understood as well. Will be wearing your tools much faster though. If you want to drill holes through the handle you better get a very hard drill bit as well

[@Gettinsomeair]

Yes you will wear your tooling much faster. But when done properly and slowly it can be done with minimal wear. Thats the reason most people anneal when bladesmithing

[@NT4XT]

Making a file knife is now on my bucket list. An impetus I can remember, for acquiring a vise, angle grinder, belt sander, bench, and bench grinder. lol. "Make knife" => get all the above.

[@Nibbly_Bits]

How To Make A Knife Without Heat Treating: -Sharpen a piece of metal

[@nikolajc7617]

and you are an expert????

[@Saiserk]

*hard metal

[@TheCooperman666]

@@Saiserk Lawnmower blade easy knife no messing around.

[@rowanfernsler9725]

Nikolaj C and what are you?

[@cleanthegreen]

That’s exactly what he did and what he meant to do. Wtf?

[@dragan3290]

Yesterday I made a bolo machete! Kept it cool. Used high carbon steel ( no idea what grade) 3 mm and extremely hard. I'm finishing the handle! It's heavy on the toe. The way I like it! Very hard to sharpen! You have motivated me because I made 2 and a copy of my BOWIE knife!

[@chrisangelis5609]

Hope that someone tries this in the microwave instead of an oven

[@snaypersvd2259]

Dude, you are definitely one of the most talented masters of KZbin!!! Handsome with minimal equipment make real veshchi👍

[@jacobkeary6740]

*_You could file the file if it was TUGNSTEN CARBIDE_*