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Or how to get into leather working with a simple leather knife sheath. How to make a knife sheath is another whole area of knife making with tools, techniques and ways to make it as simple or as advanced as you want to. Leatherworking is a whole craft in...

How to heat treat Takefu V-Toku2 steel After a bit of reading online and with the help of Jake Summerell from 116blades,  we have landed on the below for our own treatment of Takefu specialty steel v-Toku2. This is a high carbon Japanese carbon...

Heat treating Aogami Super in Oblivion Blades billets The "super steel" Aogami Super Carbon is a fairly complex ultra-high carbon steel. Aogami Super is a steel from Japan, this is what JapaneseChefKnives.com has to say about the steel; "Aogami...

How to build the MG Santoku Kit Hayden has been in the workshop again, working on another video showing how to build the knife kits. This time he is doing the MG Santoku Kit with G10 scales: LINK. The MG blades are made in Spain from Stainless...

Tool rest for the 2x72" Grinder from Nordic Edge Jason Van Sleeuwen from Laser Engraving Australia has kindly shared his drawing for a bigger tool rest for the 2x72" grinder  Feel free to use this for non-commercial production, and be sure to give...

How To Heat Treat 440 C Stainless Steel 440C is a high quality, high carbon Stainless Steel for blades, high in Chromium for good corrosion resistance in the kitchen or marine use. Composition: C 0.95-1.10%, Si <0.80%, Mn <0.80%, P <0.035%, S...

 Belt Grinder, 2 x 72” Assembly Instructions Note the grinder is heavy, being 2 people to lift it out of the crate is required Assembly is not difficult, but there are photos below to help Tools required: Allen keys in 5, 6 and 9 mm and an...

Instructions for Brisa Knife Making Kits with pre-milled scales The kits come with blade sharp and ready to go handle scales that are rough ground to shape corby bolts for the handle Optional: Some kits come with spacer material, either loose or already...

How to make the handle scales for the Nordic Knife Design Beaver 70: (These instructions will work for most any fulltang knife using 1/4" corby bolts and handle scales) A tutorial how to make a NKD Beaver 70 knife using the blade, handle scales and 2 x...

Abrasive Belts: What belts to buy?. So here is a quick guide to get you going. This is not a long, exhaustive list covering lots of specialty-use belts for specialist makers, but a good middle-of-the-road list of belts that works well for us - and might...

How To Finish Micarta Knife Handle Scales Why use micarta? Micarta is a popular handle material due to ease of working and being water-proof. It drills, grinds and sands as easily as wood but with the advantage of having no issues being left wet for days...

Instructions for Brisa knife kits: Tools Required: Epoxy glue, for instance Max Strength Araldite (2 component epoxy) Acetone and kitchen paper Flat head screw driver File and sand paper Optional: Oil or wax to seal the handle (if wood) Step 1: Dry fit...