Ever since I made my first ninja throwing star in metal shop class, I’ve always wanted to make my own knife. But I was put off by the notion of having to acquire the furnace, anvil, leather apron, and handlebar mustache requisite for forging a proper tempered blade. So, instead I decided to make a utility knife by cutting out a pattern from a circular saw blade, using my Dremel Rotary Tool.
Materials:
7″ steel circular saw blade new, or recycle an old one
Dremel Rotary Tool with metal cut-off wheel, grinding stone, wire brush, polishing wheel and polishing compound
Drill and 3/16″ drill bit
Cardboard and pencil to draw a pattern
Permanent marker
Scissors
Small metal file
Clamps
Safety goggles
Paracord (4′) and plastic cord ends I got both from countycomm.com
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Looks a lot like the way this one was made:
http://www.instructables.com/id/My-First-Knife/
Cool, I hadn’t seen that one, but I should make it clear that the idea of using saw blades for knife blanks is an old one, not my own! Old files are pretty great, too.
cool
dis is awesome
nice
i am 5 can i make this?