How to Make a Wooden Knife

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How to Make a Wooden Knife

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today we will be making a wooden knife. so let's begin shall we

Gather Your Materials

you will need

1 roll of electric tape
a small block of wood
a dremel multi-max( is helpful)
a file (to shape the blade)
a jigsaw
a pen or pencil
and a table router

Cut Block to Size and Draw Outline

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you will need to cut the block to size and draw
the design of your knife

(It can be as simple or as complex as you want.)I made mine simple as
you can see

Begining the Carving Process

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use your jigsaw carefully to begin to cut your hilt out like the picture below

Cutting Out the Handle

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cut out the  handle like in the picture

Fillet the Handle

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using the dremel multi-max cut a little strip off the sides of the handle to make more detail

Begining to Carve the Blade

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after shaving a strip off again with the multi-max on both sides of the blade you should have something like the picture below

Finishing Up

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use a file to make a false edge and router the handle to make it round with a rounding bit.
After that use the electric tape to wrap the handle ( So you don't get wood splinters in your hand after all.)

then you are done.