Category Archives: Projects

Once I had settled on the design of my knife the next task was to turn it from bar stock into a blank ready for heat treatment, I was given a disc/belt grinder sander combo and was looking for a … Continue reading →

In December 2012 I received a piece of 01 tool steel large enough to make a bushcraft knife, I had put handles onto knife blanks before. But never had I made a blade from stock, I had tried to make … Continue reading →

In a recent attempt at attaching handle scales to a knife blank I have learnt a few lessons: I need access to a wood workshop with a pillar drill and a sanding wheel. I can hand carve for hours with … Continue reading →