I started out with an old knife that was just lying out in the shop, and I decided that it needed to be repurposed.:
I took masking tape and layed over the blade to get the outline, I don't really know what blade profile that I was going for, maybe like a drop point-spear point hybrid.
I then worked on the handle I believe it is made out of oak. I got the sharp edges off of the handle with some 80 grit sand paper. I then shaved down the sides on the belt sander. I got a little over ambitious and took too much off one side. WHOOPS. So I had to get a little creative and I put some ergonomics in the handles with some slight inward curves between the rivets.
Then came the blade. It was pretty easy, I used a cut off wheel to score and snap the excess blade. Then went to the belt sander, got the profile that I wanted, put an edge on it, and then polished out on the buffer, with 400 grit rouge.
I'm putting some vinegar on to darken the blade. I will post pics of that later.
p.s. sorry for the crappy pics. Have gotta get a new camera.
I took masking tape and layed over the blade to get the outline, I don't really know what blade profile that I was going for, maybe like a drop point-spear point hybrid.
I then worked on the handle I believe it is made out of oak. I got the sharp edges off of the handle with some 80 grit sand paper. I then shaved down the sides on the belt sander. I got a little over ambitious and took too much off one side. WHOOPS. So I had to get a little creative and I put some ergonomics in the handles with some slight inward curves between the rivets.
Then came the blade. It was pretty easy, I used a cut off wheel to score and snap the excess blade. Then went to the belt sander, got the profile that I wanted, put an edge on it, and then polished out on the buffer, with 400 grit rouge.
I'm putting some vinegar on to darken the blade. I will post pics of that later.
p.s. sorry for the crappy pics. Have gotta get a new camera.