Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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DIY Skeleton Pocket Knife from an File

Step-by-Step Guide to Making a Skeleton Knife from a File

📐 Free PDF knife template - mazaydiy.com/skeleton-pocket-knife-template

👁‍🗨 3D model - grabcad.com/library/skeleton-knife-6

▶️ Step by step tutorial:
00:00 Demo
00:05 Start
00:19 Anneling
00:39 Blade shaping
02:09 Fail - very high steel hardness
02:19 Anneling #2
02:40 Blade shaping, continuation
04:18 Hand filing
05:07 Work on the grinder
05:44 Grinding knife bevels
07:00 Quenching + Tempering
07:38 Clean up a blade after heat treatment
07:57 Hand sanding
09:15 Polishing
10:03 Cold Bluing
11:01 Sharpening
11:51 Knife Sheath making
13:15 Finished knife

🔨 To make it I used:
DIY Mini Forge - youtu.be/jOTsFgletJg
Homemade Knife Sharpening Jig - youtu.be/y-JCgHFSC8Q
Plywood Bench Vise - youtu.be/a3OVFZ-XiGc
2x72 belt grinder - youtu.be/cAH3LldBWd0
Knife Bevel jig - youtu.be/FnxrWw0Q24c
Restored Old Drill Press - youtu.be/7paMBV-fAsU
Angle Grinder Stand - youtu.be/WFyA4ACLZt8
2x48 belt grinder - youtu.be/FlPvAjcIano

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