In fact, several very informative how-to articles lay out the process very clearly. The bestarticle on how to make your own knife out of a fileis written by Christopher Cody at Woods Monkey. The process is straightforward but requires some tools, such as a hack saw, bench grinder, scroll...
If you had infinite patience and dexterity you could hold the knife blank in one hand and the file in the other while you shaped the blade. That would probably be the last knife you ever made. Good ergonomics requires clamping the knife blank at waist height so that you can apply your b...
This is how we made their replica of The First Blade, a bone knife Dean wields at some point in the series’ lengthy run, using basic materials you can probably find around your house. (I did, after all, spring this convention trip on my friend rather quickly, so it was definitely a...
Still, some knives are better suited to specific tasks than others. For example, I dabble in traditional bushcraft skills, which for many years have informed my knife choices. While the moniker “bushcraft knife” can be interpreted in different ways, it often means a knife that is overbuilt ...
X-acto knifeandposterboard Large pin back base Elf ears Step 1: Begin by cutting out all your pattern pieces for both Simplicity pattern 8113 and McCall’s pattern M7397 according to your size. To save time, overlap your main fabric with your lining fabric. Pin each pattern piece into pla...
Craft knife how to: Step 1 Cut an empty paper roll (we used one from wrapping paper, but you could use a paper towel roll too!) into a 9″ piece. Step 2 Find a piece of clear plastic recycling – an empty produce container with a flat side is perfect – and trace the end of ...
● Sharp knife (unless using bee's wax granules) ● Cutting board ● Container heat tolerant with lid (4oz Mason jar I have been topping off for about 4 years (why it's got wax in it to start)) ● Bee's wax ● Coconut oil ...
Visit the Seki City Knife Museum in Gifu, and the factory of one of the country's leading knife makers, G. Sakai. Then make your own Damascus Japanese hunting knife, or kitchen knife, and write your name on it!Highlights Make your own Damascus hunting or kitchen knife from ass...
Goodbye, clunky metal robots. A neat new ‘bot from a German robotics design studio is a DIY affair that lets any Maker with an X-Acto knife slap together a programmable, moving machine. ZURI’sexterior structure is just paper and cardboard, and can be assembled with a few basic tools,...
I use a few strips of plexiglass plastic that I got from cheap dollar store frames. Just score a line a few times with an xacto knife and snap it over a table edge. These strips are pushed into the clay and sealed at the corners with more Plasticine from the outside. The strips can...