DIY ~ Mini Survival Knife ~ Step By Step (Here goes nothing)

[slowz1k]

Very cool... Please keep us posted!!!

[PT945]

Interesting design.looking forward to the finished knife.

[Gone Bananas]

I use a Paper/Pad grinding disc to get a main profile then a few different files then sharpening stones......

[Echo2]

how are you planning on profiling the cutting edge?

[Gone Bananas]

I am new to knife making so I am going to give this my best shot. Some of you asked for a step by step of my next.....Here goes.......................

My first step is the layout/mark-up. The steel I am using is a heavy duty radial arm saw blade.(Pre Hardened as long as you go slow so not to heat up the metal too much) Using a sharpie I did the layout that I wanted. I know that the shape will change based on feel but this will get me close to where I want to end up.

Then using a cut off wheel and a bench grinder, I did a rough cut out of the knife blank and then worked my way to my marker lines with the bench grinder.