This should be one of your most viewed videos... you've managed to make the whole process very accessible for even a rookie. I just love the thought that a wood screw can be transformed into a knife. Excellent!
"If you're able to make a violin ..." I'm not bloody able to make a violin! But I do think I could make a knife like that! And then maybe one day a violin :^)
I’ve seen someone making knives out of old old saw blades, around 1-2 milimetres in thickness. Sharpened to an angle they seem to make really nice durable knifes for cutting purfling and other details. He used them to cut inlays for furniture. Greetings from austria.
It's hard to describe how important a good, sharp, stiff luthiers knife is. I struggled along with a craft knife and the blades are just too flexible, easily goo off track, skip over tougher bits of wood etc. I made a good knife (admittedly I bought the blade and then made the handle) and the difference is amazing. Good and solid, goes where you want it and doesn't wander off. Well worth the effort!
I think it's called normalizing the steel, or normalization. What you're referring to after the quench that relaxes the crystalline structure in the steel.
Ah ha! Never thought to use wood screws like that for knives, I might have to give this a try. I have some spring steel stock reclaimed at my last job, already cut to the size for a X-acto type blade with a longer tang. I've been using these with laminated handles, made from offcuts of guitar necks, fretboards, etc.
I like butcher block conditioner for handles too by the way. Mix of mineral oil and beeswax, feels really nice on the hand when using the knives. And it's cheap at the local grocery store. I do recommend putting tape over the blade while affixing it to the handle, just so you don't get cut, and it limits possible damage to the sharp edge. Oh, and a cheap Stanley vice with wood faces works really well to hold blades while affixing the handle or shaping the handle. (I tend to mount the already ground blade in a handle, then carve the handle around the blade)
This should be one of your most viewed videos... you've managed to make the whole process very accessible for even a rookie. I just love the thought that a wood screw can be transformed into a knife. Excellent!
Thanks!
"ah, that wood scrap is too good to throw away" is a phrase that echos in wood shops across the glob. Very nice lesson on knife making. Thank you sir.
Ha, yes, my workshop is full of "useful" offcuts! But actually finding a use for one of those many scraps is very satisfying!
"If you're able to make a violin ..." I'm not bloody able to make a violin! But I do think I could make a knife like that! And then maybe one day a violin :^)
I’ve seen someone making knives out of old old saw blades, around 1-2 milimetres in thickness. Sharpened to an angle they seem to make really nice durable knifes for cutting purfling and other details. He used them to cut inlays for furniture.
Greetings from austria.
It's hard to describe how important a good, sharp, stiff luthiers knife is. I struggled along with a craft knife and the blades are just too flexible, easily goo off track, skip over tougher bits of wood etc. I made a good knife (admittedly I bought the blade and then made the handle) and the difference is amazing. Good and solid, goes where you want it and doesn't wander off. Well worth the effort!
Exactly as you say!!
I think it's called normalizing the steel, or normalization. What you're referring to after the quench that relaxes the crystalline structure in the steel.
It's awesome I never thought of using screws, but they're perfect.
@@douglasmadlock3929 makes it a really easy job!
My favorite mad scientist of violin making, thanks for the video
Thank you kind sir!
Never cease to amaze! A screw of all things.
Makes handle fastening etc very easy!
I live this. The screw tip is great. I recently made one using an old bandsaw blade, but the screw has a natural tang. Thank you
Does make it very easy!
Fantastic I’ve made knives before but never out of wood screws. 😄❤️
When the penny dropped it seemed so obvious!! I now have 3 and all are good.
thanks Graham, now I know what I will be doing next week. I need some new knifes.
.i really like the screw tip.
Can never have too many knives!!
This is an awesome video Graham! Thank you for sharing your amazing creation, you have brightened my day!
If I've brightened someone's day I'll count that as a win!
Thanks for the class!
My pleasure.
lovely knife and great work. Thank you
Glad to have been of service!
Ah ha! Never thought to use wood screws like that for knives, I might have to give this a try. I have some spring steel stock reclaimed at my last job, already cut to the size for a X-acto type blade with a longer tang. I've been using these with laminated handles, made from offcuts of guitar necks, fretboards, etc.
I like butcher block conditioner for handles too by the way. Mix of mineral oil and beeswax, feels really nice on the hand when using the knives. And it's cheap at the local grocery store. I do recommend putting tape over the blade while affixing it to the handle, just so you don't get cut, and it limits possible damage to the sharp edge. Oh, and a cheap Stanley vice with wood faces works really well to hold blades while affixing the handle or shaping the handle. (I tend to mount the already ground blade in a handle, then carve the handle around the blade)
Brilliant video 😊👍
you did a good job
Thanks!
Genius !
Ta!
Good vid on knife making. Never thot of using a screw. If I make a few will you give me trouble with the copyrights? :)
I look forward to seeing the results!!
i wish i was easy to make files i just spent £100 on two files
Yes, that'd be nice.... sadly not got an answer to that yet!!