Knife Making: How To Make A File Knife

Get started with knife making by making a knife from an old file! Metal working files come from the manufacture very hard since they need to cut into steel; with some grinding and tempering they can make great knives.

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00:00 - Template / Intro
00:58 - Profiling
01:59 - Pre-Temper Grinding
02:59 - Tempering
04:11 - Grinding Bevels
04:44 - Slack Belt Rounding
05:16 - Cleaning Flats
05:29 - Kydex
06:36 - Sharpening
07:02 - Final Thoughts

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