Making your own knife

[WelshTriffid]

Hi Guys, I've decided to make my own knife for a bit of a project and was wondering if anyone knows where to get some cheap blade blanks?

Cheers

 

[elma]

Try www.brisa.fi
Great site, very helpfull people. They sell everything you need to make a knife and the site also has tutorials and a great gallery.
best of luck.

Ian

 

[redflex]

Try looking at British Blades forum

http://www.britishblades.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=1

or have a look here

http://www.knifekits.com/

http://www.knifenetwork.com/pages/index.shtml

http://www.knifekits.com/

http://www.dfoggknives.com/techniques.htm

 

[jongir]

Also here near the bottom of the left hand menu
http://www.brisa.fi/start3.html

 

[scanker]

I'd highly recommend brisa - I looked at various places for components and I've now had two orders through brisa. IMO the service is excellent - prices are extremely good, the delivery of my last order was four days (from Finland), correspondence is friendly and quick.

I think it's 10€ for postage, so it's worth planning ahead or getting together with a mate and buying all you need at once. I'd also look at www.axminster.co.uk for wood, if you want wooden handles.

 

[JohnC]

YOu may also like to consider http://www.greenpete.co.uk/knife_making/knifemaking.htm
who is a member here. I found them extremely useful and easy to follow.

http://www.toolsteels.co.uk/prods.html# this site was good for 01 steel

If you're making one from scratch some suggest making a practice blade from softer metal first to get the hang of tools etc.

 

[WelshTriffid]

Thanks again guys, I couldn't find any good links when I googled, brisa are soooooooo cheap aswell compared to the ones I did find. :You_Rock_

 

[Klenchblaize]

Hi Guys, I've decided to make my own knife for a bit of a project and was wondering if anyone knows where to get some cheap blade blanks?

Cheers

You don't say if you intend to forge your own blade from a blank of knife steel but unless you've had some experience of hot metalwork I strongly suggest you start by buying a kit with a finished blade. If you struggle with the fixing of handle scales and securing pins (and I'm not suggesting you will) you'll thank me. Honest!

Cheers

K

This my attempt at what I suggest you try first:

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[JohnC]

This was my (second) go at knife making. It's been cleaned up a bit since then. But it's worth having a go.

 

[Ahjno]

A knife blade is cool, but you need a handle too
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/community/showthread.php?t=10436

 

[Klenchblaize]

A knife blade is cool, but you need a handle too
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/community/showthread.php?t=10436

Great information! Well done and thanks for posting the link again.

If I could be certain of getting a similar set of "exhibition grade" Masur or Curly birch blanks (as dipicted) I would change my current Alan Wood two-knife set commision in rams horn without hesitation. Do you know the supplier of those blanks used for each knife???

Cheers

K

 

[WelshTriffid]

Gonna buy a readymade blade to start with, will see how I go from there