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DIY – make a knife

by Marshall Brain

Have you ever thought about making your own knife? Here’s one way to do it, using a railroad spike as a starting point:

Or you can start with a file and avoid the blacksmithing part. The video shows how to make a “basic single bevel knife” :

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