Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Step-by-Step Guide to Making a Custom Knife from a File
📐 Free Tanto knife templates - mazaydiy.com/diy-tanto-knife
👁🗨 3D model - grabcad.com/library/tanto-knife-4
🔪 No power tools? No problem! With just a few basic hand tools, you can transform an old metal file into a stunning and razor-sharp tanto knife.
I'll show you how to shape your blade, beveling, temper the metal, polishing your knife blade to a mirror shine, sharpening and add a touch of personalization with a custom handle from apricot wood.
▶️ Step by step tutorial:
00:00 Old File
00:33 Anneling
00:58 Blade shaping
03:33 Grinding knife bevels
05:47 Drilling the holes for pins
06:37 Quenching + Tempering
07:27 Clean up a blade after heat treatment
08:08 Hand sanding
09:14 Polishing
10:00 Making a knife handle
15:59 Cold Bluing
16:34 Sharpening
17:14 Impregnation
17:41 Finished knife
🔨 To make it I used:
Filing jig for knife blades - youtu.be/BVIlNYuqW70
DIY Mini Forge - youtu.be/jOTsFgletJg
Homemade Knife Sharpening Jig - youtu.be/y-JCgHFSC8Q
Plywood Bench Vise - youtu.be/a3OVFZ-XiGc
Lifehack - How to Blacken a Knife Blade without Ballistol - youtu.be/tiwpI7pcgUc
➡️ Follow me - facebook.com/MazayDIY
☕ Buy me a coffee - buymeacoffee.com/mazaydiy
Step-by-Step Guide to Making a Custom Knife from a File
📐 Free Tanto knife templates - mazaydiy.com/diy-tanto-knife
👁🗨 3D model - grabcad.com/library/tanto-knife-4
🔪 No power tools? No problem! With just a few basic hand tools, you can transform an old metal file into a stunning and razor-sharp tanto knife.
I'll show you how to shape your blade, beveling, temper the metal, polishing your knife blade to a mirror shine, sharpening and add a touch of personalization with a custom handle from apricot wood.
▶️ Step by step tutorial:
00:00 Old File
00:33 Anneling
00:58 Blade shaping
03:33 Grinding knife bevels
05:47 Drilling the holes for pins
06:37 Quenching + Tempering
07:27 Clean up a blade after heat treatment
08:08 Hand sanding
09:14 Polishing
10:00 Making a knife handle
15:59 Cold Bluing
16:34 Sharpening
17:14 Impregnation
17:41 Finished knife
🔨 To make it I used:
Filing jig for knife blades - youtu.be/BVIlNYuqW70
DIY Mini Forge - youtu.be/jOTsFgletJg
Homemade Knife Sharpening Jig - youtu.be/y-JCgHFSC8Q
Plywood Bench Vise - youtu.be/a3OVFZ-XiGc
Lifehack - How to Blacken a Knife Blade without Ballistol - youtu.be/tiwpI7pcgUc
➡️ Follow me - facebook.com/MazayDIY
☕ Buy me a coffee - buymeacoffee.com/mazaydiy
