How to Make a Fixed Blade Knife With Minimal Tools
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How to Make a Fixed Blade Knife With Minimal Tools
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in this instructable, I'll teach you how to make a fixed blade knife with only two power tools: angle grinder, and drill
Tools
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1: drill
2: angle grinder (with cutting and sanding disc)
3: hammer
4: safety glasses
5: sharpie
6: gorilla glue
2: angle grinder (with cutting and sanding disc)
3: hammer
4: safety glasses
5: sharpie
6: gorilla glue
Materials
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1: wood (or any other kind of handle material)
2: steel
3: leather (or any other kind of spacer)
2: steel
3: leather (or any other kind of spacer)
Rough Draft
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draw out what you want your knife to look like on the steel. make sure to include the tang (part of knife that goes inside the handle)
Rough Cut-out
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clamp your steel in a vice, or to the table. Then use the cutting disc for the angle grinder on the steel.
Sand the Steel
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after you cut out the blade, it's gonna look pretty crappy. so use the sanding disc for the angle grinder on the steel.
Attach Handle
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gorilla glue the handle material into the tang. start with a spacer then attach the handle. make sure you using gorilla glue, not super glue. gorilla glue expands when it dries, to hold the handle on.
Let the Glue Dry
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place the knife blade side up under somthing heavy, like a shelf. and wait.....
Final Sand
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smoothen out the knife for the final time to make it look good.
DONE-SKIZZLE!
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your done! now brag that knife around to your buddies, and maybe try to sell it!