Need advise about knife making

[chrisvreugd]

hi, I'm planning to make my own knife I would like to make my own Fallkniven F1!!!
I really love the whole design. I know you can get them from fallkniven, but they are a little expensive :-(
so can anyone help me with a better idea?

 

[leon-1]

Chris, you could try making one from O1 tool steel, but you would need a template if you are going to use the stock removal method. Someone may be able to supply you with one if anyone has an F1 blank that they are working on.

Worst comes to the worst and you cannot get a template drop me a PM and I'll see what I can do.

 

[bothyman]

Try this

>> http://www.greenpete.co.uk/knife_making/knife_template.jpg

>> http://www.greenpete.co.uk/knife_making/knifemaking.htm

Good info on here.

MickT

 

[chrisvreugd]

I think the template from greenpete is good, I like it! thanks bothyman! Now all I need is someone that can tell me where to get O1 tool steel from? Perhaps there is someone how has some?

 

[tomtom]

try british blades, one of the makers there will probably be able to spare you a bit

www.britishblades.com

 

[Shing]

Try http://www.cromwell.co.uk/browse?page=10, I would suggest getting the 4mm x 30mm x 500mm ground flat stock which is precision ground O1 steel. O1 is easy to saw, file, drill and grind and makes a very good knife. If you have difficulty getting it heat treated, ask on Britishblades, there are a lot of very helpful people on there who uses O1.

 

[Greenpete]

I think the template from greenpete is good, I like it! thanks bothyman! Now all I need is someone that can tell me where to get O1 tool steel from? Perhaps there is someone how has some?

Hi, you will find Phoenix Steels an excellent place, that's where I get mine from and I have found them to be of enormous help in the past. There's a link on my site or go to http://www.toolsteels.co.uk/
Pete

 

[Ahjno]

Chris,

http://www.gatherwood.nl/nav/mat_e.htm

Dutch and good prices (and for the interested: the site is in english aswell)

Hope this helps mate!

 

[bothyman]

Don't know if this is old news but I have just found this website seems to have some stuff that may be of help to some.

>> http://gbrannon.bizhat.com/

MickT

 

[chrisvreugd]

WOW, many thanks to you all! thanks to you I now have a Dutch supplier!

 

[chrisvreugd]

can someone tell me why everyone is using O1 and not stainless steel or RWL-34???

 

[leon-1]

can someone tell me why everyone is using O1 and not stainless steel or RWL-34???

Heat treatment for stainless is a lot more complicated and can require specialist thermal chambers (they cost a lot of money)