Even without forging, you can make an original pocket knife. It can be carried both in your pocket and hung around your neck using a rope and swivel.
The first step is to draw a knife template on paper. Here you can show a little imagination or download a ready-made sample on the Internet.
Then you need to cut out the patterns, transfer them to metal blanks and cut with a grinder.
When the blanks are cut, it is necessary to “correct” them with a flat file in order to remove the burrs remaining after cutting with the grinder from the surface. Then the master sharpenes the blade.
The main stages of work
Further, notches are made on the blade with a round file. At the next stage of work, it is necessary to drill holes in the workpieces so that they can then be joined together.
The subsequent processing is reduced to the hardening of the blade - the master heats it with a gas burner to a cherry shade, and then cools it in oil. Then the details are immersed for a while in a solution of ferric chloride.
At the last stage, it is necessary to collect all the "components". And in the end, a simple and compact folding pocket knife turned out to be.
For details on how to make an original pocket knife with your own hands quickly and without forging, see the video on our website.
