Making a Dagger out of Old File

Here’s a link to a longtime sponsor of my channel, a custom knife shop. Every knife in the store is a work of art. Also, I’m so grateful to everyone who watched my videos, I wouldn’t have these without you. Well, this dagger took me too long to make, it was not easy to make it so perfect. Why not use a belt grinder? The reason is to keep the dagger consistent on all sides, which I couldn’t do with a belt grinder. To be safe, I used simple hand tools to make the geometry. I often use manual tools to work on some details, although it takes a lot of time, the results are satisfactory. The second turning of the handle, because the proportions were a little off and it was uncomfortable to hold, I changed the shape to get a better fit in the palm. This time, I added a lot of details to the lathe machining footage. And slowed down the speed of editing. This also leads to an increase in the length of the movie. But the movie is more detailed,