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Making Utility and Defensive Knives on a Budget, by Wally Hayes.
Have you always wanted to learn how to make a knife? Well, here's your chance. With a few inexpensive tools, some easily acquired materials, a little hard work and this two-tape video production from Paladin Press, you can learn all the basic skills of knifemaking and be on your way to producing your own high-quality custom blades. Master Bladesmith Wally Hayes first shows you how to turn your workshop into a functional knife shop for less than $250. He then takes you step by step through a complete course in knifemaking, including profiling and grinding your blade; differentially heat-treating your knife (using a home-built forge that costs less than $40); embellishing your blade with filework; crafting form-fitting Kydex sheaths in your kitchen oven; polishing your blade to a mirror finish; attaching a slab handle and doing a Japanese cord-wrapped handle. This video covers the complete construction of two knives - a chisel-ground tanto-style neck knife and a flat-ground utility/hunting knife, and is one of the most detailed courses in knifemaking ever captured on video.
(about 150 minutes)
This video was added to our catalog on April 15, 2004 in Knifemaking.
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These DVDs were very helpful and informative. I really enjoyed watching them.
Worth your time and money. A master craftsman shows how to make great knives.with little.
Wally does a fantastic job of start to finish on knifemaking with minimal tooling. The production was first rate and Wally is a wonderful teacher. Awesome DVD!
It was really inspiring to see these videos and learn all kinds of techniques. With the exception of the belt sander I already have almost everything I need to get started. A nice introduction to simple knifemaking without any major investment. You'll need - a belt sander, drill press, 2 small (bernzomatic or similar) propane/mapp torches, some sandpaper, skate-laces, super glue, and some two part resin stuff. Also has an introduction to filework - vine pattern. I really enjoyed it - money well spent.
I rented the above DVD set and it was excellent for the basic do-it-yourself knife maker. Mr. Hayes presents the task at hand - plain and simple. He does not talk over your head with a lot of technical jargon that no one can understand - I apprieciate that. I have been interested in making knives for several years now..I have read a lot and seen a few videos but this one is outstanding. This one is a good set for the newbies. Its a keeper.
This was a pretty good video. I like that he shows how to do things with simpler tools that beginners are more likely to have than some of the other grinding videos where their using $2000+ belt grinders.
Good lighting and audio. Thin on content. Probably OK for the rank novice.
Very useful, practical information clearly illustrated & explained.
The handle-wrapping alone is worth the rental, but all the dvd is well done and informative.
Good basic knowledge for beginners. Gives a good insight into how easy it is to start. Worth the rental.
very good, now i know how to do it!! thanks, Dave
This is an excellent video that complements the approach taken in Haye's Katana video, simple stock removal approaches for using blades.
In Workshop Knifemaking he makes two small knives, a tanto neck knife, and a using knife that could be configured as a hunter/camp/utility knife. As has been noted the approach taken here is all towards simple small shop methods, available O-1 steel (any industrial supply), and home shop grinders and heat treating. I made a couple of the tantos, and the approach works. Possibly a little cheaper than the olive oil would be farmer's co-op mineral oil, or make some Wayne Goddard goop, since it hardens to a lard consistency after use, and is easier to store. If you use the small belt grinders get some real belts for them otherwise you will find the grinding really heavy going. I use some blue norzone like ones.
Conversely the Katana video covers a sword, 2x72 size grinder (though Hayes says he has made swords with the cheapo 1x42. He uses an open charcoal fire, and a water quench. While the fire and quench are pretty backyard, overall you need a little commitment to work at this scale. The steel is also mostly available from Aadmiralty, which is expensive depending on how far you need to ship it. At the end of this process you end up with a real sword, it isn't a refiend samurai swords, but it is made out of serious steel properly tempered (at least it's up to you). It might be a little heavy, but for most uses the backyard swordsman has in mind, it should be fine.
I noticed several comments about 2 thousand dollar 2x72 grinders. They certainly exist, but there are many that are well below that price range. The KMG is now a well respected commercial grinder, but it started out as a prototype for a home workshop grinder that could be made with not much more than a drill press. There are a lot of online blogs on this grinder, and they are the equal of anything out there. Don't be put off stock removal knife making for the absence of a grinder. Also very professional blades can be flat ground on 6x48 shop grinders. If you want to find your way you can.
Good video, however I enjoyed number One the best.
Very down to earth methods you can do with limited gear. Not overly advanced, but fairly complete on fabricating one knife from start to finish. I only rented the first one, which did a chisel ground tanto in a kydex sheath complete with handle wrap.
Careful and deliberative but won't put you to sleep. Good enough camera work to get the point across, but not super close up.
Good pointers for first timers and someone who has made a few as well.
