I have always thought the better quality puddy knives had pretty nice handles. Making something useful out of something no longer used is fun and inspiring. The possibilities are endless.
I thought about doing this a couple of years ago when I bought some old tools at a flea market. The putty knives I got in the tool bundle I bought were made of good steel. The only thing that stopped me from making them into knives was I didn't have the power tools. Thanks Dave.
I’ve made 2 or3 of these for work. One a knife style and another with a flat top,opposite side sharpened like a knife and the front chisel shaped with one corner rounded. It worked great. Used both styles for 15+ years as a construction plumber. Saved my knives.
Being resourceful. Making something useful. Everyone should consider how they might adapt tools that they scavenged from a junk pile into something of use in a bushcraft or survival situation. Thanks Mr. Dave Canterbury for sharing the idea.
My mother's family comes from a small district of mostly traditional fishing in small boats and some agriculture. They've done that for generations, and are hard-working folks. This is definitely something they would do on a borrowed machine with an Tramontina machete or kitchen knife laying around. For an edge, whatever get it cutting is good enough. Utterly no-nonsense approach to tools that are used until absolutely spent.
This is a very easy to do. I've been looking at ways to repurpose old stuff while clearing the storage room. Or even just renovate. Videos like these are charms for guys like us. I took our kitchen pantry and removed the doors, wiped it down, gave it a paint job and coated it. Then tightened up the shelves. Now it's an open pantry
Once again, Dave has shown us how to REUSE/REPURPOSE a disused item. I have a similar 1 1/2 in paint scraper, which I repurposed as a "emergency tool kit" chisel. You don't have to use a belt grinder either. It will just take a longer time to make that "emergency" knife. Great job Dave, This is the kind of "short" like to see. ;-)
Dave, we all have our favorite knife. One that we’ve made, designed or purchased, it unique to us. Mine is a Kephart that was fashioned from a Old Hickory Butcher knife. Plus a specialty design robust Kephart. We all love your garage sale find butcher knife, and wish we beat you to the sale, but it’s what you’ve said for years. “The knife on your hip, is that perfect knife, because you have confidence, trust and can depend on it!” Dave, you have our attention, trust and love. And we support you fully. Skillet
For everyone complaining about not having a belt sander, i dont think you realize how fast you could make this simply by rubbing it on the sidewalk concrete. Easily, EASILY a one day build. 🤷♂️
One of my favorite blades I made from a short little red devil vintage putty knife. Great video Dave. I think you demonstrated the most important part of the process very well. Keeping the metal cool with a frequent water bath to retain the temper. Now I have to catch up on your land nav videos.
Great idea Dave, they’re made of great quality steel especially the very old one’s and with good quality handles, truly a little gem, thanks for sharing 😃👍
Nice build dude. I keep a 2" putty knife sharpened at the tip, but only on one face. It's a tool between a chisel and a plane. Push in a diagonal direction. It flush cuts amazingly
I used to sharpen the edge of a putty knife to scrape ice off the windows of our fleet vehicles it always worked like a charm and didn’t scratch the glass.
For those wondering about the tools needed... A piece of concrete or natural rock can do wonders if you got no other option. Remember this video can benefit poor people that can't buy tools. I was one of them and did that many times with hacksaw blades. Another option is to walk on a construction site where you hear an angle grinder and ask them for some help rough cutting it.
Dave, I use my putty knife to clean my Weber Kettle! I just don't have the heart to go "Hobo Knife" on the little fella! :) But a Big Thank You for showing us just how fast we can come up with an effective tool when we need one!
Way to go brother Dave Canterbury!! Awesome job with the tutorial!! ❤❤❤ now I know what I can do with my old spatulas, outstanding. Thank you so much for sharing!!
That was outstanding Dave!!! I know have a reason to keep my old fd up putty knives!!! Thank you for sharing your ideas and knowledge with us all, it means alot to us!!!
I like it! The cost of knives is ridiculous these days. Most times I need to cut something, I can just pick up a piece of broken glass off the ground and that works fine. I used to make knives out of old files I'd get from the flea market, but I didn't have a belt grinder. Just an old belt-driven wheel grinder.
I pick up old files from garage sales, or other places and use a HF belt sander. They make great knives and you can get a full tang or do a 550 cord wrap, they sell like crazy at the farmers markets.
Love me some 25¢ paring knives from thrift stores, especially the old carbon steel ones. They make great little camp chore knives and ferro rod scrapers.
I'm surprised more preppers, survivalists, bushcrafters, and other outdoorsmen don't ever show themselves using a painters tool known as the 5 in 1 tool or it's many variations from 5 to 13 in one. Much like a multi tool such as a Leatherman , swiss army knife, or others it serves many purposes and is light to carry and easy to store on oneself or in a pack. I highly recommend it.
I have a thin blade putty knife in the kitchen. All the modification I did was to round the sharp corners.Great for scraping cast iron. Use it to separate frozen Ezekial bread slices and frozen tortillas. Always finding some use for it.
Love it brother. The profile turned out real nice. I can’t free hand grind like that to save my life. I guess I need more practice or some instruction 😁
My first bushcraft knife was a kitchen knife I picked up at a yard sale for a buck, I made a sheath from wood and used it for about 12 years, then I got some money and bought something else. I still have my first knife in my go bag, it's uglier than homemade sin but it gets the job done.
When i was homeless (for reference thisbwas in the uk) i used to turn tuna can lids into small knives for carving and cooking purposes andnwhen i was done with them i would immediarely dull them as to not be arrested for carrying a knife (dumb uk laws), a small stone frim a river bed would do the job of dulling and resharpening the knife but before i found that stone i would do the same thing but sharpen it on the pavement then dull it with whatever rock i had at the time, i didnt realise it at the time but this actually made me very efficient at sharpening my tools (now i carry a cc4 stone, a shame they didnt exist back then itbwould have made life much easier 😂) If i could do it at as a homeless 16 year old theres absolutely no reason why someone else cannot make a bladed tool on a budget
The way things are going this may be the most affordable way to get a new blade. Also you could bless by making one of these for someone who doesn't yet understand the value of a knife.
Lol... Like my Pa's ol' putty knife. It has a 45° clipped point and an even radius curve on the opposite edge, reminds me of a pirates blade. Your one here, about a million times better. Awesome idea Dave! Cheers buddy. P.S. why are pirates called pirates?... because they 'arrrrre'! Universal Sovereign Citizen
You can easily make a knife from an old or worn hacksaw blade or "sawzall" blade, for very little money. The hacksaw blade is more of a survival knife, unless you add a handle.
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For those saying add machine cost, the machine has paid for itself a 100 times over in the last 8 years so it’s not eating any groceries at this point
I have always thought the better quality puddy knives had pretty nice handles. Making something useful out of something no longer used is fun and inspiring. The possibilities are endless.
Enjoyed seeing this video. So like the old times when you show a lot of different ways to make stuff from scratch. Thank you very much.
I thought about doing this a couple of years ago when I bought some old tools at a flea market. The putty knives I got in the tool bundle I bought were made of good steel. The only thing that stopped me from making them into knives was I didn't have the power tools. Thanks Dave.
I’ve made 2 or3 of these for work. One a knife style and another with a flat top,opposite side sharpened like a knife and the front chisel shaped with one corner rounded. It worked great. Used both styles for 15+ years as a construction plumber. Saved my knives.
Being resourceful. Making something useful. Everyone should consider how they might adapt tools that they scavenged from a junk pile into something of use in a bushcraft or survival situation. Thanks Mr. Dave Canterbury for sharing the idea.
My mother's family comes from a small district of mostly traditional fishing in small boats and some agriculture. They've done that for generations, and are hard-working folks. This is definitely something they would do on a borrowed machine with an Tramontina machete or kitchen knife laying around. For an edge, whatever get it cutting is good enough. Utterly no-nonsense approach to tools that are used until absolutely spent.
This is a very easy to do. I've been looking at ways to repurpose old stuff while clearing the storage room. Or even just renovate. Videos like these are charms for guys like us.
I took our kitchen pantry and removed the doors, wiped it down, gave it a paint job and coated it. Then tightened up the shelves. Now it's an open pantry
Once again, Dave has shown us how to REUSE/REPURPOSE a disused item. I have a similar 1 1/2 in paint scraper, which I repurposed as a "emergency tool kit" chisel.
You don't have to use a belt grinder either. It will just take a longer time to make that "emergency" knife.
Great job Dave, This is the kind of "short" like to see. ;-)
That's a pretty sweet shiv, Dave! We used to make gasket scrapers out of them- automotive buffer and polishing compound had them razor sharp.
Dave, we all have our favorite knife. One that we’ve made, designed or purchased, it unique to us. Mine is a Kephart that was fashioned from a Old Hickory Butcher knife. Plus a specialty design robust Kephart. We all love your garage sale find butcher knife, and wish we beat you to the sale, but it’s what you’ve said for years. “The knife on your hip, is that perfect knife, because you have confidence, trust and can depend on it!” Dave, you have our attention, trust and love. And we support you fully. Skillet
For everyone complaining about not having a belt sander, i dont think you realize how fast you could make this simply by rubbing it on the sidewalk concrete. Easily, EASILY a one day build. 🤷♂️
One of my favorite blades I made from a short little red devil vintage putty knife. Great video Dave. I think you demonstrated the most important part of the process very well. Keeping the metal cool with a frequent water bath to retain the temper. Now I have to catch up on your land nav videos.
I feel like Mors Kochanski, God Rest his soul, would have liked this video. Well done, Dave. 👍👍
Great idea Dave, they’re made of great quality steel especially the very old one’s and with good quality handles, truly a little gem, thanks for sharing 😃👍
I made one of those years ago, still use, a great little knife, steel was better quality than I expected
Only outdoor channel I watch anymore is this one. Keep doing your thing man.
Nice build dude. I keep a 2" putty knife sharpened at the tip, but only on one face. It's a tool between a chisel and a plane. Push in a diagonal direction. It flush cuts amazingly
Very, very cool!
I've actually done this before and I thought I was the only one lol. Awesome.
Well done Dave. I’m buying every stiff puddy knife I find o love sitting in camp with my buddies showing off how cheap I get things done
If we were taught this kind of things in school, this world would be very different.
These types of video are the ones that got me into forging and creating camp gear ! Love these and brings back good memories! Keep it up!
David here making a better knife than some fancy companies out there. Good work, sir.
I used to sharpen the edge of a putty knife to scrape ice off the windows of our fleet vehicles it always worked like a charm and didn’t scratch the glass.
For those wondering about the tools needed...
A piece of concrete or natural rock can do wonders if you got no other option.
Remember this video can benefit poor people that can't buy tools.
I was one of them and did that many times with hacksaw blades.
Another option is to walk on a construction site where you hear an angle grinder and ask them for some help rough cutting it.
Great video and easy build. My grandpa and dad made me a couple from old butter knives when I was young.
Dave, I use my putty knife to clean my Weber Kettle! I just don't have the heart to go "Hobo Knife" on the little fella! :) But a Big Thank You for showing us just how fast we can come up with an effective tool when we need one!
Dave would make a perfect character/cast member for Walking Dead!😁
Made one like this years ago! Good to see great minds thinking alike
How was the edge retention? Great job.
Way to go brother Dave Canterbury!! Awesome job with the tutorial!! ❤❤❤ now I know what I can do with my old spatulas, outstanding. Thank you so much for sharing!!
I never would have thought of that. Thanks Dave.
That was outstanding Dave!!! I know have a reason to keep my old fd up putty knives!!! Thank you for sharing your ideas and knowledge with us all, it means alot to us!!!
Nice little knife. All out of a putty knife. Excellent.
First knife I ever made was one of these still have it still use it. Thanks for sharing
So simple it's pure Genius! A putty knife is cheap new or from a yard sale and one can buy a 1x30 Harbor freight grinder for under $50 bucks
The jack of all trades, awesome brother👍
I’ve purchased a few of the knife Blanks and scales from the PFKS and I have to say it’s so satisfying to put your own knife together !
Im almost positive i have that exact scraper, thanks for the inspo my friend, cheap knives that hold together with real use are a rare sight nowadays
I like it! The cost of knives is ridiculous these days. Most times I need to cut something, I can just pick up a piece of broken glass off the ground and that works fine. I used to make knives out of old files I'd get from the flea market, but I didn't have a belt grinder. Just an old belt-driven wheel grinder.
Excellent idea. I will be doing this. People complaining buy a 5.00 mill file .....same results. Thanks Dave
For taking something that was essentially garbage, grinding and sanding for 9-10 min, this is an AMAZING build.
Nice video Dave.Real good learning project.Economical.and selfless on your part.Love it.
I pick up old files from garage sales, or other places and use a HF belt sander. They make great knives and you can get a full tang or do a 550 cord wrap, they sell like crazy at the farmers markets.
Nice. I'm absolutely 💯 for upcycling. Especially sharp items.
Thought this was a Waypoint survival video by the title. good stuff!
There you go again. Great idea!
Howdy, Ya'll! Big "D" never disappoints. Thanks again and Drive-On, Cowboy! 🤠
Great little project, Dave!
And there you have it. Turned it into a righteous workable blade.
Love me some 25¢ paring knives from thrift stores, especially the old carbon steel ones.
They make great little camp chore knives and ferro rod scrapers.
The steel on these is actually okay. But because it's so thin I would dunk it between each pass on the linisher to keep that heat treatment intact.
Excellent left handed control on that grind
Now im going to have to make one,thanks Dave very cool
I'm surprised more preppers, survivalists, bushcrafters, and other outdoorsmen don't ever show themselves using a painters tool known as the 5 in 1 tool or it's many variations from 5 to 13 in one. Much like a multi tool such as a Leatherman , swiss army knife, or others it serves many purposes and is light to carry and easy to store on oneself or in a pack. I highly recommend it.
I have a thin blade putty knife in the kitchen. All the modification I did was to round the sharp corners.Great for scraping cast iron. Use it to separate frozen Ezekial bread slices and frozen tortillas. Always finding some use for it.
When will this knife be available on the SRO website ?! 🤣
Great idea, see a bunch of them at sales might need one for project sometime when not to busy...
That's one I hadn't thought of doing. Makes good sense.
Nicely done!
Dave always coming up with useful ideas and methods. The man.
Ive got a couple of knives like that that were handed down to me. Great garden and utility blades.
Nice! I'd love to see some more knife making videos.
Very useful knife. Quick to make and thin enough to make easy carving knife.
Awesome idea I’m about to go get me a few scrapers
I really enjoyed this video. For those who said they don't have a belt sander you can pick one up at Harbor Freight for 50 bucks.
Great idea and cool little knife. You should make some kind of mount to hold your camera.
Well, I will be taking quite a bit longer than you, due to only having files and sandpaper to do this.
Keep up the great work !!!
This was so damn cool! I might try this out and make do a bit of work on the handle.
Love it brother. The profile turned out real nice. I can’t free hand grind like that to save my life. I guess I need more practice or some instruction 😁
Simple small bit of steel makes a workable knife for plenty of tasks
The old timey rusty high carbon putty knives I grind and convert to leather making skivers and blades.
That was a great video Dave
Very nice job. Sometimes the simply is better. Only need a good simply sheath.
Saludos Amigo
You can also find some pretty cheap knifes at the local thrift store. Go there often and you will find some keepers.
I’m digging it for sure !!!! It’s got flex for sure
Super cool video. Great knife. 😊
Made nessmuck knife like this w my late father , a prized possesion
My first bushcraft knife was a kitchen knife I picked up at a yard sale for a buck, I made a sheath from wood and used it for about 12 years, then I got some money and bought something else. I still have my first knife in my go bag, it's uglier than homemade sin but it gets the job done.
When i was homeless (for reference thisbwas in the uk) i used to turn tuna can lids into small knives for carving and cooking purposes andnwhen i was done with them i would immediarely dull them as to not be arrested for carrying a knife (dumb uk laws), a small stone frim a river bed would do the job of dulling and resharpening the knife but before i found that stone i would do the same thing but sharpen it on the pavement then dull it with whatever rock i had at the time, i didnt realise it at the time but this actually made me very efficient at sharpening my tools (now i carry a cc4 stone, a shame they didnt exist back then itbwould have made life much easier 😂)
If i could do it at as a homeless 16 year old theres absolutely no reason why someone else cannot make a bladed tool on a budget
Old reciprocating blades make a good knife blade as long as you don't get it to hot when grinding it
I did something like this year's ago with and already pointed putty knife.
I put and edge on one side and it's almost a Nessmuk style knife
I like the putty knives with distal taper for this kind of thing.
Al those pretty sparks!
The way things are going this may be the most affordable way to get a new blade. Also you could bless by making one of these for someone who doesn't yet understand the value of a knife.
Buena idea 💡
Saludos desde España
I’m glad to know im not the only one who’s done this before
Totally Awesome. Thanks for Sharing
Very cool!
What do you like for quenching/cooling? Am regretting leaving places with workspaces and not jumping on machine sales back in the day.
I did something similar with vintage handsaw blades from the local thrift store before.
Lol... Like my Pa's ol' putty knife. It has a 45° clipped point and an even radius curve on the opposite edge, reminds me of a pirates blade. Your one here, about a million times better.
Awesome idea Dave!
Cheers buddy.
P.S. why are pirates called pirates?...
because they 'arrrrre'!
Universal Sovereign Citizen
I predict this will become your favorite daily carry
Nice...
Dave is the King
Not a bad little project. That's coming from someone who makes custom fighting and survival knives.
You can easily make a knife from an old or worn hacksaw blade or "sawzall" blade, for very little money. The hacksaw blade is more of a survival knife, unless you add a handle.
Ty for sharing
A stiff putty knife with one sharp side is pretty much the perfect bush knife!
Thank you.