Forging a Dull Old File into a Draw Knife

Today I’m turning an old dull file into a carpenter’s draw knife using an old, dull file. It’s useless as a file, but the steel is perfect for tools like this, and this project is a great chance to get into both the metalshop and the woodshop.

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Timecodes
00:00 - Forging the tangs
05:14 - Forging the blade
10:03 - Grinding the blade
11:32 - Heat treating
14:30 - Making the handles
18:01 - Blackening the copper ferrules
19:35 - Assembling the draw knife
20:23 - Final sharpening
21:33 - Testing the draw knife

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