Bone blade knife

[Justin.schmidt23]

So I started to try and make knives a while from metal and it's just so durn expensive and honestly a complete pain. I've been tossing around the idea of making a bone blade knife to carry but honestly I question their durability. What say you?

[osage outlaw]

look for old USA made files at yard sales or junk stores.  You can make a nice knife from those for very little cost.

[Justin.schmidt23]

I seen you did that on blade forums.  All I have are files to work with though. And grinding out a knife with just a file is about as fun as watching wood season.

[osage outlaw]

You can anneal the file to make it easy to work.  I use a small 1x30 belt sander. 

[Jodocus]

You can get an angle grinder dirt cheap, and do most of the work with that. I hate to though, it's noisy and dirty. But certainly what I use for that kind of task. It's as versatile and as simple as a heat gun.

[sleek]

I have made a few with a file. When removing material with a file, draw file with it. And use a bastard cut. Works great.

[Justin.schmidt23]

I have made a few with a file. When removing material with a file, draw file with it. And use a bastard cut. Works great.

I tried it that way once and it just wasn't working out lol
I have a 4.5 in angle grinder but I have a problem keeping the angle the exact same even with a file. Granted I have a crap Nicholson file that seems really soft

[sleek]

A crap nicholson? Never heard tell of such a creature.

[osage outlaw]

A crap nicholson? Never heard tell of such a creature.

I have.  They say Brazil on the side of them.

[mullet]

Go on the Build a Long thread, Kevin has a great step by step for building a file knife with hardly any tools.

[Dakota Kid]

I've made a few decent knives cold forged from old circular saw blades. As was already said, an angle grinder, grinding wheel, and a dremel with the sharpening bits are pretty much all you need. Oh and patience, reshaping hardened steel without heat is a slow process, especially if you're using mostly hand tools and elbow grease.