The knife. Where would a survivalist be without one? Having a knife is one of the most useful tools in existence, if not the most incredible tool available. You can hunt with one, have it strapped around your waist for protection, and have it on hand for cutting things such as a rope and even bark off of a tree to make medicine!
The uses for a knife are endless, really, and crafting a knife that you can pass down to your children is all the more motivating to create them on your own time.
You probably already have quite a few knives that you're prepared to bring with you when the collapse takes place. Sure, you can absolutely buy a relatively inexpensive knife that's beautiful and that will last a while, but why do that when you can make one?
Most preppers enjoy handcrafting their tools and handcrafting gives you a huge advantage: being able to craft a tool that fits your style and needs.
With just a few basic tools and some elbow grease, find out how you can create a knife that you can bring with you and stick in your bug out bag when SHTF.
Next Page »
Nice work!
Lazy R Quarter Horses
Seth Kroll
May have to try this
Charles Henderson
Geno Medina
Looks like a knife from ds&s
I am a knife collector brother. What are the costs of your knives. The one pictured on your Facebook page is beautiful
The profile picture
That burl wood is beautiful
It is…I’m their son.
I do those kiridashis (japanese utility knife, single sided bevel like the one on my cover photo) with handstitched leather sheath for 100 bucks. All my knives are made from either 1095 or o1, and are hardness tested in house and according to their intended use. Also do custom work as well. Thank you for the kind words.
So many critical steps skipped, and why the hell would one harden a blade and then continue to file…. obviously, the person who wrote these instructions had no experience in making quality knives. If you follow these instructions exactly, don’t expect to have a knife that will be reliable in a survival situation, let alone last long enough to be passed down through generations. If you want to make a knife like that, plan on doing a lot of research and putting in a lot of hours of practice, otherwise but one or have one made by a professional knife maker, or better yet, a bladesmith (yes, there is a difference) ok, end rant.
MatthewMiller count me in on one of those. I would gladly pay you 100.00 for one like that or similar.
Please IM me at your convenience as how I can get this beautiful work of art.
Just get an Esse!!! Lifetime warranty.
Or buy the Ontario 499 afsk, can’t go wrong with it
humans lived for a long time before metal knives.
I have everything but a band saw. I use a back saw and a angle grinder instead. Then again I’d rather buy a knife and make specialty chisels and draw knifes.
Jimmy D. Smith
Do you have an Instagram?
@wmoonknives
In a SHTF situation a sharp kitchen knife would work as long as you had a half decent sheath to carry it in.
Your website is not currently working.
Where can I find your stuff?
Thirty plus years carrying. Nothing like up close and personal protection .
Something about those steps seems incomplete, but what would i know… im only a hobby knife maker… (pic is one of mine)
4 3/4″ blade, walnut handle bushcraft knife. Hand made. Coal forged from a file.
Does anyone know if the knife in the article is for sale?
Check out iforgeiron.com the web page not the Facebook page. A wealth of knowledge
I’ve snaped the blade on one…
Nice…
Was it a knock off
Fancy seeing you here, I know the knife group you’re in, was wondering if anyone from there read this
A hammer stone and a piece of curt or flint I’ll make a knife
Do these count?
How would you go about tempering a blade? I want to make one but was curious about tempering.
Start with a known steel. Order it. Steels cheap…but it about doubles in price to get it delivered.
thank you.
No problem.
I’ve always heard that truck leaf springs are good steel to make blades from. Can any of you guys who make knives verify that? I’ve got a couple old, heavy, very course rasps I’ve been debating on making a blade from. Seen one before where all the raised pieces was ground off, leaving just the triangle divots. Then polished to a mirror finish. Had I had the extra cash at the time I woulda bought it.
How about this?
Oh my…….where do I start to correct these instructions?!?!
You just earned a new follower lol.
You can, it’s a lot of material to work with. Argus knives makes choppers out of leaf springs and it’s also what they prefer to make kukri’s with.
have the knife need a case like that
Frank Robles
I need a good belt knife too
thats beautiful
A simple Swiss Army Knife will do 90% of what you need a knife to do. Don’t get sucked into the “super fancy, super expensive” knives.
Kevin Dell