How can I go about filing a knife?

[Glockaholic]

Recently I have seen some pretty cool pics of blades that have some nice file work done to the top of them. How could I go about doing this to a few of my knives? Thanks

 

[L6steel]

Get a Dremel moto tool with a flex shaft and a couple different sizes of abrasive discs, some call em cut off discs, a pair of leather gloves, a respirator, and a good face shiled. Then just use a sharpy to lay out the carving pattern and knock yourself out. Just don't do something stupid like I did once and carve the tang end of a folder where the blade rubs the spring!!!

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[mikeS]

www.knifeart.com has an article on decorative filework.

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Sola Fide

 

[Bruce Evans]

Picture tutorial on how to do the vine filework here:
http://www.homestead.com/beknivessite2/vinefilework~ns4.html
Hope this helps,I just got it up on my website last night....Bruce

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[Glockaholic]

WOW!!! I would like to thank everyone for there advice... It seems like something I will have to practice at for a while be for I try it on some of my own knives, I'll probably search for someone to do a few of mine while I learn...Thanks

 

[mikeS]

Glocko, try a piece of mild steel bar for practice, it's cheap and it's inexpensive.

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Sola Fide

 

[Bruce Evans]

Its not that Hard to do the file work.Practice on anthing steel,brass,stainless,aluminum just anything will work for practice.have fun with it and just try it........Bruce

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Bruce Evans Handcrafted Knives
The soul of the Knife begins in the Fire!!!!!
Member of,AKTI#A000223 and The American Bladesmith Society