Does anyone else make knives?

[guzzo]

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I was wondering if anybody else makes their own knives. I make mine from old car springs. The big Bowie Knife was my first and is tougher than anything I have bought. I heat treat the steal and then temper it.....the first two are a bit rough but I am getting better and boy do they hold a good edge.

Love to see any pics.

 

[Aussie-Pride]

Mate that got to be the most random thing iv seen posted on here.. Do you melt the springs down? are they pictures of ones you have made yourself?

 

[AM Pythons]

i was thinking of buying some 'blanks' that ive seen in knife mags & have a go at shaping them..setting the handles, learn the basics first.. nice knifes mate, i have heard of ppl using old car springs..

 

[guzzo]

Thanks Mate,

Yes I made these.....in a nutshell....I get a spring and heat it up till its glowing cherry red. I then keep slowly heating until a magnet does not stick anymore (a strange thing but it is a good indication when it is hot enough) I then straighten the spring and let it cool in the ashes of my forge. When cool I work on the spring and file away the bits that dont look like a knife...haha..until it looks like a knife.
When I am happy i again heat it up until the magnet does not stick and then quench it in old oil from my hilux.

It will be very hard now but brittle so I then heat my View attachment 150807oven to about 220 c and bake it for about two hours to temper it. I then let it cool in the oven and then it is all good to put a View attachment 150806handle on and sharpen.


I made my first forge from an old Webber BBQ and used a leaf blower to get it hot enough......worked greatView attachment 150805

 

[Snakeluvver2]

dude that is awesome.
Make me a sword

 

[guzzo]

I hear springs make great swords. it is very tough steel but the downside is that it will rust easily so I keep mine oiled when not in use.

 

[Snakeluvver2]

i willl pay you for a sword dude hahah

 

[guzzo]

View attachment 150808Here is me quenching one in oil. I always heat a scrap peice of steel and drop it in the oil first to heat it a bit.....helps avoid cracking of your blade.

 

[PhilK]

How come you don't quench it in water?

Very impressive.. I'll give you a PM one day when I want a knife! Haha

 

[guzzo]

i willl pay you for a sword dude hahah

I have had a few offers on my Bowie....it has a 35cm blade so i suppose it is almost a sword haha. If ever make a sword I will let you know.

 

[guzzo]

How come you don't quench it in water?

Very impressive.. I'll give you a PM one day when I want a knife! Haha

Oil gives a more consistant quench. Water can lead to cracking though i know some steels are quenched in water. For spring steel i use oil....bit messy but I have had no problems....

 

[Snakeluvver2]

I have had a few offers on my Bowie....it has a 35cm blade so i suppose it is almost a sword haha. If ever make a sword I will let you know.

brutal

 

[guzzo]

View attachment 150809Here is one I tested. I did 100 cuts through nilon rope then 100 shaves of a block of jarrah then 100 hacks into the block of jarrah and it still cut paper.View attachment 150810

This is my second knife - bit ugly but tough as nails. My Brother in law is a pro Roo Shooter and uses it every day and swears by it.

 

[jacorin]

so the next step is to buy some slaves and start making samuri swords????? in the early days they tested blades by seeing how they cut bodies lol....

 

[Bearded_Lady]

This is wicked! What an awesome hobby!

 

[guzzo]

I have heard of that.....brutal times......I think I had better just stick toView attachment 150822 Jarrah. This is another one. 100feather slices through 3mil leather then 100 shavings of the jarrah block and still shaves hair.View attachment 150821

 

[caustichumor]

Nice efforts mate, I have made a couple of knives, and it is a great hobby. And I am always looking out for old files, rasps to covert into blades... Spring steel is a good choice though and makes for a good working blade...

 

[krusty]

top stuff,they look great.

 

[guzzo]

so the next step is to buy some slaves and start making samuri swords????? in the early days they tested blades by seeing how they cut bodies lol....

I think I had better stick with jarrah......no slaves available....

 

[guzzo]

I have seen some great ones made from old files, if you can get really old ones i hear they are the best.