How to Forge a Knife - in 5 easy steps

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Saw this web page and got a good chucle from it.

http://wiki.ehow.com/Forge-a-Knife

Here's how to forge a knife similar to a sword.
Steps

1. Heat the metal in a forge or your own personal metal working furnace.
2. When hot, pound on an anvil to shape the metal, folding of the metal is a good way to get it to layer properly, this also increases the strength of the blade.
3. Put it in water and then reheat it slightly to temper it
4. Make sure you leave room for the tang (the part which goes inside the handle), so you actually have a knife and not just a blade.
5. Use metalworking files to grind the blade bevels. Use a whetstone to make it even sharper.
6. If you want to go it the easy way, just use some thin metal and sharpen it on a whetstone or any grinding surface.


Tips

* Don't touch the metal until cooled.
* Take your time. Knife making is something that gets better with the more time you put into it.
* Make sure you grind both sides of the blade evenly with the files; this makes a sharper blade.


Warnings

* Metal working is highly dangerous.
* Your knife will be sharp, so don't test it on your thumb!
 
I think they're exaggerating the warnings about metalwork being dangerous, tho!:D
 
Sweet. And I thought I was going to need some one on one instruction before my JS test! Good to know its as simple as that....and thank god they told me about the hot steel thing or else i would have burned my hands for sure!
 
Funny thing,I just went to the link & noticed that whoever wrote this tutorial is still logged in . Anyone could edit everything thats on the page:D Seems like ( if a guy was so inclined ) you could have some fun with that one.;)
 
David Wesner said:
Funny thing,I just went to the link & noticed that whoever wrote this tutorial is still logged in . Anyone could edit everything thats on the page:D Seems like ( if a guy was so inclined ) you could have some fun with that one.;)
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Heh, naah I'll leave that to someone else.
 
These instructions are good, but I think somebody here should follow these directions exactly and take pictures of each step. The visual aspect is definitely lacking...

:D

-d
 
I learned everything I need to know about forging a knife from the Tommy Lee Jones, Benecio Del Toro movie The Hunted
 
Ilovetoolsteel said:
I learned everything I need to know about forging a knife from the Tommy Lee Jones, Benecio Del Toro movie The Hunted
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That was one of the worst films I've ever suffered through... in fact, it was SO bad that my buddy and I watched "Shakes the Clown" immediately afterward, thinking 'if you think THAT was bad, watch this!' -- however, 'The Hunted' was worse!
 
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