Marking Knife: Old File and Lignum Vitae // How To

[@calleeharris4182]

Nice camera angles! Lignum Vitae is such a beautiful choice.

[@wmwalkerco]

So cool to see the process! I love the knife! It will get great use in my shop.

[@YouCanMakeThisToo]

+Wm. Walker Co. I'm really glad to hear that!

[@VintageWoodWorkshop]

beautiful, learned some good details from you that will be helpful in some future knife builds!

[@YouCanMakeThisToo]

+Vintage Wood Workshop thanks! I'm glad you were able to take something away.

[@markabernard]

Very nice knife. Is that a regular propane torch you used? Or something a little bigger?

[@YouCanMakeThisToo]

MAP gas torch

[@keirfarnum6811]

That thing is huge! Turned out nice, but it’s a bit bigger than I would ever use.

[@YouCanMakeThisToo]

Yeah, shoulda made it smaller

[@johnnylove-lace4153]

Man that’s massive.

[@YouCanMakeThisToo]

Yeah if I do another it’ll be smaller

[@nismo613]

great job!

[@YouCanMakeThisToo]

nismo613 thanks!

[@DylansDIYWorkshop]

You didn't have trouble drilling through that? I tried the same thing with a carving knife I made with a lathe tool. And I ended up having to use a carbide end mill.

[@YouCanMakeThisToo]

+Dylan's DIY Workshop your lathe tool was probably made out of hardened high speed steel. Files aren't as hard as that.

[@DylansDIYWorkshop]

YouCanMakeThisToo makes sense, I never annealed it either.
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