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A '''knife''' is a tool or weapon with a cutting edge or blade, usually attached to a handle. It is one of the earliest tools used by humanity, originally made of [[wood]], [[bone]], and [[stone]] (including [[flint]] and [[obsidian]]). With improvements in both metallurgy and manufacturing, over the centuries knives have have been made from [[copper]], [[bronze]], [[iron]], [[steel]], [[ceramic]], and [[titanium]]. Knives can serve various purposes, including hunting, as weapons (either melee or for throwing), survival, cooking and eating. | A '''knife''' is a tool or weapon with a cutting edge or blade, usually attached to a handle. It is one of the earliest tools used by humanity, originally made of [[wood]], [[bone]], and [[stone]] (including [[flint]] and [[obsidian]]). With improvements in both metallurgy and manufacturing, over the centuries knives have have been made from [[copper]], [[bronze]], [[iron]], [[steel]], [[ceramic]], and [[titanium]]. Knives can serve various purposes, including hunting, as weapons (either melee or for throwing), survival, cooking and eating. | ||
== Materials needed == | == Materials needed == | ||
* '''Steel'''. Do not use soft steel that can be purchased at local big-box stores, as that steel is made for welding. | * '''Steel'''. Do not use soft steel that can be purchased at local big-box stores, as that steel is made for welding. | ||
* '''Crotch walnut wood blanks'''. | * '''Crotch walnut wood blanks'''. Hardwoods are the best woods for knife handles, and professionally stabilized wood is even better. Stabilized wood is easier to grind, easier to finish and lasts longer. | ||
== Crafting instructions == --> | <!--== Crafting instructions == --> | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Axe]] | * [[Axe]] | ||
Revision as of 21:45, 4 May 2022
A knife is a tool or weapon with a cutting edge or blade, usually attached to a handle. It is one of the earliest tools used by humanity, originally made of wood, bone, and stone (including flint and obsidian). With improvements in both metallurgy and manufacturing, over the centuries knives have have been made from copper, bronze, iron, steel, ceramic, and titanium. Knives can serve various purposes, including hunting, as weapons (either melee or for throwing), survival, cooking and eating.
Materials needed
- Steel. Do not use soft steel that can be purchased at local big-box stores, as that steel is made for welding.
- Crotch walnut wood blanks. Hardwoods are the best woods for knife handles, and professionally stabilized wood is even better. Stabilized wood is easier to grind, easier to finish and lasts longer.
See also
References
| This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Knife, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License (view authors). | 
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External links
- How to Make a Knife – A DIY Guide To Knife Making - Extreme How-To, 8 March 2009
- Knife Making 101: How To Make Your First Knife - Red Beard Ops, 30 October 2020, YouTube