Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Making a Cleaver knife from a Saw blade

📐 Free PDF knife template - mazaydiy.com/large-meat-cleaver

▶️ Step by step knife making tutorial:
00:00 Start
00:23 Cutting saw blade
01:24 Anneling
02:06 Fail 1 - BIG crack
02:15 Crack removal
03:09 Blade shaping
03:39 Grinding knife bevels
05:23 Quenching + Tempering
06:29 Fail 2 - Knife bent after heat treatment
06:32 Post Heat Treatment Blade Straitening
07:03 Making a knife handle
10:25 Clean up a blade
10:53 Hand sanding
11:37 Blade Bluing
13:02 Making a handle
16:37 Sharpening
17:32 Finished knife

🔨 To make it I used:
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
Knife Making Vise - youtu.be/OY4N5nNR6qI
DIY Blacksmith Gas Forge - youtu.be/7k12xtEZ_IA
Simple Propane Forge Burner - youtu.be/jjvPTHiwkYs

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