Thread: Making a knife

Gidday people, just wondering if someone can point me in the right direction on where to buy some knife blanks, got some nice pieces of deer antlers to turn into handles, and also if anyone has done this before any tips will be greatly appreciated

Cheers Ben

I've never heard off knife blanks as per say, they may very well exist I've just never seen them. I would just go to your nearest engineering spot, You first need to decide on the bland thickness and the steel type, you might be lucky and they might have an off cut for a good price.

Yeah mate, I can, depends on what you are after but, lots of options, drop me a line and I can point you in the right direction.

My old man used make a few years ago he was a saw doctor in a sawmill and used to use the steel from old saw blades could be another option for getting some steel


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Leafsprings are a dime a dozen or files.

Yeh im afraid adding scales to a pre bought blade isnt exactly knife making however there aee sites in the usa that sell both.

Files are a good source of steel, d2 usually, last time I bought a length of 01 from fletchers, 50x3 flat

Take a look at Jantz supplies in the USA.

Originally Posted by scoped

Yeh im afraid adding scales to a pre bought blade isnt exactly knife making however there aee sites in the usa that sell both.

Files are a good source of steel, d2 usually, last time I bought a length of 01 from fletchers, 50x3 flat

Not all of us are as skilled as you @scoped

im really struggling to get hold of some good knife making steel, can anyone help?
Guy

Originally Posted by Guy1973

im really struggling to get hold of some good knife making steel, can anyone help?
Guy

Try these guys out, seriously good value for what you get. 1084 easy to work and harden but will patena over time however they have a pretty decent range and always seem to be cheaper than getting in NZ, go figure.
https://nordicedge.com.au/carbon-kni...-38-x-1000-mm/

Originally Posted by Guy1973

im really struggling to get hold of some good knife making steel, can anyone help?
Guy

Hi Guy.

I see this is your first post. I recommend you put a post in the "introductions" section of the forum and tell us a little bit about yourself so people know who they are communicating with

What sort of knife are you looking to make?
I can probably sort you out with some 1084, 1095 or O1 depending on what thickness you are looking for, and I am local (Drury).

Making your own knife is fun work, but costly. Money, time & efforts. If you have a big backyard and some tools and a forge then I recommend to find some wasted bearing or truck spring parts. Years back I have a knife made from bearing parts, well really sharp, can be used as shaver and even would `t need to sharpen it all the time.

Ss+m in Auckland and Christchurch sell O1 and other tool steels suitable for a knife, they will also temper them for you once you have roughed out the shape, I got loveless blots from the UK bot they may be a closer source, and don't let anyone tell you that just putting scales on a knife is easy, if you are shaping it all by hand and want to do a good job it's hard work...also even the Japanese sword smiths of old dot not make the swords alone, someone made the blade, someonelse the sheath, someone else the sharpening...

Try Welcome to the home of English Handmade Knives

If they dont ship to NZ let me know i should be over in a couple of months.

Barrytown Knifemaking