Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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Making SHARPEST Chopper Knife from a Leaf Spring | Knife Making

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Step-by-Step Guide to Making a Chopper Knife from a rusty leaf spring

▶️ Step by step tutorial:
00:00 Cutting leaf spring
00:23 Forging
01:02 Blade shaping
02:36 Making choil
02:44 Marking The Center of The Blade
03:02 Grinding knife bevels
04:01 Drilling the holes for pins
04:40 Heat Treatment
05:19 Making knife handle
06:01 Clean up a blade after heat treatment
06:27 Hand Sanding a Blade
07:25 Cold Bluing
07:53 Polishing
08:11 Making knife handle, part 2
11:27 Sharpening
11:54 Razor Sharp Blade
11:59 Knife testing
12:18 Finished Chopper

🔨 To make it I used:
Homemade Knife Sharpening Jig - youtu.be/y-JCgHFSC8Q
Plywood Bench Vise - youtu.be/a3OVFZ-XiGc
2x48 belt grinder - youtu.be/FlPvAjcIano
Restored Old Drill Press - youtu.be/7paMBV-fAsU
Homemade table saw - youtu.be/X-97raJzIow
Table saw fence - youtu.be/W0CuwAkvvMU
DIY Forge Burner - youtu.be/jjvPTHiwkYs
Blacksmith Gas Forge - youtu.be/7k12xtEZ_IA
Restored Hammer - youtu.be/Km_VYoPnFcY

ASMR knife making Process - I turned the Rusted Leaf Spring FORGED into a Razor sharp Chopper knife

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