How to Make a Folding Knife with Basic Tools
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 ธ.ค. 2015
- Making a folding knife from a worn out saw blade and some scrap aluminum sheet. I used 3-1/4" air gun nails as the pins and did all of the work on the knife by hand, using hand tools.
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Your videos have a weird Bob Ross vibe to them.... I like it
I don’t know why but I come back to this video every few years cause it’s just a nice video to watch. Aesthetically pleasing knife and satisfying video. 11/10
Hey John. I just wanted to say thank you for putting this video up. It has provided vital insight into the creation of my own folding knife designs.
Awesome knife, and I really liked the filming with minimal dark backgrounds, very cool.
+Andrew Klein
Thanks Andy! Happy new year :)
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Beautiful! My 5 year old son was watching with me and he was fascinated.
Oh wow I love the videography in this one!!! And the knife is the TOP!
+Giaco Whatever
Thanks!
John this is crazy!
You are a man with much talent my friend!
All I kept thinking about while watching this is how many other channels out there have their free sponsored CNC machine and would have just cut it out with that. I appreciate your efforts, thanks for making this!
Great videography in this one. Lots of contrast. I love how you keep it fresh, and continuously try new things. I'll watch the rest later; I had to just skip through it for now
pocket? what are you doing here?!
+coreydolan
He's my most excellent bud :)
+pocket83
Thanks, thought I'd try a different look in this one. What's this about skipping through??? :D
+pocket83 I totally understand you two being friends. Both of your channels make me think.
Wow, that end result is amazing!
Looks great! Talk about an exercise in patience!
+Dustin Penner
Thanks Dustin :)
A bit nerve racking to do this as a video, since so many things can go wrong.
Awesome video, awesome timing on the voice over bits, awesome lights in the video, awesome knife, awesome ending shots.
Verdict: your best video yet. Very classy.
+aserta
Thanks :)
John Heisz bro johny what is your line man plier brand thank u
When I watched your wooden folding knife video I really wanted to make a metal one myself, thanks for making this, it looks great!
Thank you for the video. I've made fixed blade knives, but you've inspired me to jump into a lockback. I even have some wide aluminum angle iron I previously had no use for.
really really nice knife, this and the concrete/shovel knife are definitely my favorites!
I think this was the manliest video I've ever watched
Wow John that's brilliant ! I love the composition of light when Grinding well done !
Thanks for this! I have a Japanese stainless blade with staghorn scales folder that I inherited from an old friend who passed away some time ago. I took it apart a few years ago, with the idea of rebuilding so it will spring open at the touch of a button, but haven't yet found the time to conduct that experiment. I only rebuilt it tonight because I've been wanting to use it as an EDC. While rebuilding it, I had to replace the brass pins and wanted to get some input on the best way to go about that and bumped into this video. Well, now I have TWO knife projects to do now LOL. I happen to have a bent aluminum bicycle pedal crank that was left over from a replacement I did for a friend and have been saving it for a rainy day - I think anodizing it black would be cool - but also something I'd need to research on how to do. I think it will make a great basis for the knife scales in your build. I also have part of a saw blade that was already cut up for another project - so I'm set to go!Thanks for the video and the template uploads!
I wish that I could give this more than one thumbs-up! A gorgeous result from starting with junk material.
Nice job on that knife John. Really well done.
Love your work and your videos John. You always make me laugh. You're a good teacher, craftsman and artist. Thanks.
Fred from San Diego, CA
That has got to be the coolest knife you have made yet (in my opinion). really like the way aluminum cleans up. I also think that it will age well, I made an aluminum ring back about 8 years ago and it's been on my key-chain for the last 4, still shiny, and the nicks and scratches smooth over with time to give an awesome worn look so, it's got to be good for pocket knife scales.
Now that's just flat out gorgeous, John. Nicely done! You really make it look easy.
All Vimeo style!
But I like the closeups
+Matthias Wandel
Who's Vimeo?
:D
Thanks!
+John Heisz What type of oil did you use to harden the blade?
+AgentCoulson007
Used cooking oil. It makes the shop smell like french fries and onion rings :)
+John Heisz another Ikea hack video coming up?
Such a great video showing how simple it can be made with a few different tools! Thanks for allowing us to have and use the template :) I look forward to seeing future videos and making one of my own! 😄
Unbelievable! This was really awesome to watch. And you certainly make it look easy! Nice job.
never considered making a folding knife really, but this video makes me want to try. Gotta get those plans.
Nicely done video. Very clear instructions and a nice finished knife at the end. Thanks for taking the time to share.
If my shop was heated , I'd be out there now.
Very nice vid and knife. thx
I know it's 7 years old, but this is the ONLY video I've found that PROPERLY walks me through making a locking knife! Do you know how many videos i've looked through that are just "Here. Watch me make this knife with obnoxious music," or completely skip the part about making the spring? Thank you sir for giving me a video guide I can actually follow.
I'm 13 and I like building anything I can and watching your videos give me the best ideas thank you keep up the good work you will make it to 1 mill I know it
I liked that you used an old tap as a centre punch. That's an old machinist trick! I do that all the time in the shop.
Sir, I must say that you did a wonderful job filming this. Really nice video! I love your projects too
Very nice pieces! Appreciate very much, that you share these awesome skills with us!
Awesome video, nice creation, and you're leaving me to wish I had a shop at home... I keep thinking how awesome it would be to have a few extra hours at work with the material and equipment they have on hand and all that inspiration flooding TH-cam... I'd love to make some stuff at home!
Soon enough, I hope you keep putting new ideas on the table!
Very laconic and accurate design. Thank you John
COOLNESS !!! The look of this knife rocks! I'm diggn the mirror finish u added.
Very pretty knife. The video was dark and artsy. Nice to see you try out different styles.
Very nice. Came out great.
Different use of light, than some of your other videos.... Very nice.
First time on your channel,very very impressed by your skill sets, cinematography and engineering skills. Very well documented, an eye candy to watch.
I watched you build this knife and made my own version from just watching you work. It didnt come out perfect and it was a bit loose, but i hope to remedy that in the future. Love the work you do. Keep it up :)
Thanks for the new project!
Great video. I've watched quite a few knife making videos and this is my favorite. Thanks again for the great content.
Great job John!
very nice, everyone makes sheath knives so it's nice to see someone making their own folding knife, good job.
That was fantastic! I love the aluminum finish, just great!
Thanks! I built my own from your template, It looks really fancy
Turned out awesome
Very well done. Amongst other videos in this category, I really enjoyed this. Although you made it look easy, I know I have a way to go to do that kind of work.
well done for not doing too much narration. excellent vids
Beautiful work.
Excellent knife and fantastic commentary it looks beautiful once you shined it.
Good video,
Great Lighting, I think I will emulate that ;)
Thumbs up.
Beautiful knife and excellent work.
I've watched this so many times! Well done
I love seeing knives made, and hopefully you get lots of views and positive comments to encourage you to do more :)
traderjoes gggg
Wow very patient with the working of sanding and filing, great video :)
Great project and video, thank you!
Beautiful work
This is absolutely amazing
Dude, it looks AMAZING.
Looks perfect. Nice job here.
Amazing project
Awesome! This is a must try.
polished Aluminium looks so nice!
wow.
Great job !!
looks awesome
wow great job! looks amazing
great video! You make this look so easy and it's an awesome looking knife
looks amazing! great job as always
Thank you sir, awesome video, keep doing what you do ! and thanks for the free template !!! ...Cheers from Montréal, Canada !
Excellent video. Thank you.
Best Wishes, Brendan.
Beautiful knife John!!
You are one awesome craftsman!
Wow, thats beautiful. I wish I had someone to teach me how to work with metal like this.
Very nice John, very nice!
Man, that looks wonderful.
Thank you, that was both fun and informative.
i like the clean look of the knife end the narration was just right thumps up👍😋
Awesome useful video , with full details and template, it's great
Beatiful work, such beautiful work👏
This work is amazing!
beautiful knife. great work.
Very cool!!! Add another thing to my list of things to make........Thank you
sweet little folder. you have some mad skills for sure.
Beautiful knife and very nice explanation, John.
Beautiful artistic shots
That is ART !
John, That's a work of art ! Another brilliant video .. Thanks for sharing , Happy new year .
I have watched alot of your videos and this is my new favourite. Really nice finish, sadly aluminum scratches too easily. This went straight to my TO-DO-list. GJ
Outstanding project, incredible video production and still shots, on point "teaching." Thanks John.
+Scott L
Thanks :)
my new favourite site. Awesome
that mirror finish sure is slick looking. great video!
+Dana Murphy
Thanks :)
amazing you can make this with hand tools. i love these vids, you do great work
That came out great.
Nice build!
Fantastic tutorial
This was incredibly satisfying to watch, definitely subscribing.
Great video John!
Great knife project thanks
Awesome result! that polished surface is great. Nice explanation and camera angles!
Thanks John, you just keep getting better with everything you do. Great Video, Happy New Year.