How would one make a knife from a file ?

[RH]

Heard a lot that folks use a file as their first foray into making. Let's say I wanted to do that, just forge a crude blade from a file. What would be the minimun equipment needed, and basic steps ?

 

[EricElson]

The last two issues of BLADE magazine have a series of articles by Daniel Winkler ABS MS called How to make a knife from a File...


Eric

 

[Michael Bennett]

http://www.primitivearcher.com/pages/articles/drawknif.html

 

[Running Dog]

HR,

I hope you get a chance to forge a file knife for yourself, but don't think of it as crude, just rustic!

Running Dog

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