Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Making a Nakiri with no forge and no heat treat. Just a faster way to make a knife from pre-hardened steel using CNC laser cutting. Check out the xTool MetalFab here:
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0:00 Profiling with CNC Laser
2:12 Hardness Test
2:52 Grinding
3:50 Handle Making
7:41 Glue-Up & Final Shaping
9:31 Final Result & Thoughts