How to make a knife from wood

Knives are different: cooking hunting... And there are knives of wood. Remember, in my childhood we played like that? Here today for role-playing games of knights and heroes, the boys needed an Arsenal of bladed weapons. And of course, the safest way is to make swords, knives, swords and spears from wood. However, our fussy offspring require detailed similarities of these guns with their ancient originals.

Instruction

To make a wooden knife can anyone who knows how to hold a knife ordinary. For the manufacture of beautiful and durable wooden products you will need solid wood: basswood, cherry, ash. Make a sketch of the future of the knife. Calculate the length of its blade, hilt and crossguard, cross-members separating the blade and the handle. Take a bar of the desired length (blade length) and a circular saw cut from it a blank for the blade.

Give the blank form manually. This can be done with a utility knife or a knife with an oblique blade for wood carving. Polish the blade with emery cloth.

In the center of the blunt end of the blade, where it will join the handle, drill a hole for the pin. From a plate the desired size saw a Garda on the sketch. Follow hole in it for mounting. Put the guard on the blade.

The knife handle can be cut from any tree. Round better counterbore on a lathe. You can make a flat handle to make it easier to hold the knife. It all depends on your choice. In the Central part of the handle, drill a hole for the pin is the same diameter as the hole in the knife blade.

Assemble the knife with glue and pin. Wait until the glue dries. Sand the finished thing. Varnish the blade, the handle is decorate with a pattern, monogram or applique of leather. Sew a leather cover for a knife. Of course, this method of manufacture of knife quite time consuming and long. But it is almost real.

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