How to make a Folding Knife 

Folding Knife Plans: bit.ly/33jWvvE Lathe & Disc Sander Plans: bit.ly/3fFh1fa

And in French we call that kind of knife an Opinel from the famous Opinel fabric. Nice job you've done there.

MUY buen trabajo, es una autentica Opinel-Paoson, buena idea el corte para poder agujerearla mejor. Enhorabuena por el proyecto!

hell ya! I love how organized your work station is! Thats my dream setup right there haha

Next challenge, a safety mechanism. Look at Opinel knives. ;)

Man, I have always admired people like you with this kind of creativity and knowledge of craftmanship.

As always thank you Sir. Please keep up the great work!

Beautiful knife! As always you used many smart techniques! Thanks for sharing!

Aww! Awesome knife mate! I really like it

Holy crap, that is some amazingly precise work you've got going there.

a very well made pocket knife,and olive wood for the handle a good choice,gets my thumbs up

A true God given talent!!!! Thanks much and blessings 😇🇺🇸

Sir I just discovered your channel, this is the first of your vids that I've seen, and I am very impressed by you self built tooling and a large fan of your video style

Gorgeous and classy design! I love the olive wood so much...the grain is stunning. Another cool way to upcycle that saw blade. :)

looks kinda like a opinel but without the lock , awesome job lol

Какой же рукастый человек, очень приятная мастерская. Все очень технологично и чисто.

I always enjoy the maximum attention you put to every detail. Beautiful knife my friend!!

Krásná práce a máte nádherné nářadí,já gratuluji!!!

Hey, tip for "drilling" hss that I've discovered is using grinding bits for dremmels. A lot cheaper than good drill bits and they eat through hss like crazy. They're good for making a pilot hole.

Really good work though, i like how smart you are and how you are working ! Youre truly a master of your Work.

When you get to drilling the hole, as at 5:08, instead of the dremel approach, use a mapp gas torch to take some of the hardness out. In this way, you will be able to drill the hole and the tang will be less brittle at the pivot point which might keep the blade from snapping off when you use it. You should try heating and drrilling xseveral pieces of scrap at different rates to find the best heat for the material you are using. It does seem odd tome that a saw blade would be that hard/tough to drill.

Very carefully made knife! It's cool! Надо попробовать сделать себе такой же 😎

That's great, simple height gauge jig for use with an ordinary caliper.

Superb! A man who knows what he's doing. Great project.

very nice work, the finish on the wood handle is beautiful.

Brilliant - very relaxing to watch. Thanks

very nice build mate. looks like a' opinel. love those knives😀

- That is... Absolutely awesome workstation! - Nice folding knife! Although I would be afraid to use it as it has no locking system to prevent it from folding.

Great job! Both the knife and the video! Well done!

Stunning little knife. Thanks for sharing. Your lathe and sanding set up brilliant too.

Even if you disregard heat treating the blade, this is still better than any Opinel knife made in the last 50 years.

The machine you have class! And the knife is also good, I myself made crochetes 3 pcs

That’s a beautiful knife.

Outstanding quality !!!

genius, all your videos make things easier, thanks

I am so glad I found your Channel! I have a lot to learn and build. your videos are going to help complete so many projects. thank you so much for your hard work!

love all the homemade machines :) really cool stuff

Excelente navaja de materiales reciclados! Es un placer ver tu contenido. Saludos desde Reynosa Tamaulipas México maestro!!!

Looks like an opinel. great work

Very clever and a lovely little knife .

Great job. I really like your choice of the wood

ТАК КРЕПКО!!! БраВо!! Будь ЗДРАВЪ!!👏👏👏👍🤝

this is excellent job :)

Exelente trabajo. Saludos desde Colombia 👍

Class, good and accurate work!

YOU's machines are very good, I saw everything on a stool - on a chair with a vice.

Merci pour la traduction en français super sympa d'y avoir penser tous le monde ne comprend pas l'anglais merci encore ! Et bravo pour le couteau il me fait énormément penser à l'Opinel très bon travail félicitation :)

Nice looking knife and good video but if you didn't show the blade being heat treated or tempered which is the main thing that makes a blade a blade as opposed to a blade shaped piece of steel. Also when shaping the blade and grinding in the bevels you didn't show any cooling of the blade such as being dipped in water... if those steps are not done the blade can certainly be sharpened but the edge retention will be poor meaning you need to resharpen often. I know the steel is from a saw blade but the heat put into the blade during shaping and grinding will have ruined some of the original heat treatment process. Also to drill the hole for the blade the steel needs to be annealed which is essentially removing the hardness from the blade by heating and then slowing cooling which will allow the blade to be shaped and ground easier as it will be softer and also for drilling holes and then heat treated again to reintroduce hardness which is essential for longevity and edge retention and so the blade won't easily break under load / pressure. Sorry don't mean to knock your excellent video just wouldn't want people going to all the effort and miss what are probably the most important steps in making a knife.

superb! so need to make one myself

Good job!!! You also used a software to make the design and you gave us some explanation by words.

muy buen trabajo. quedó igual que la famosa Opinel

You are an insane Russian mechanical genius. Love your craftsmanship. +1

que bello trabajo!! muy buena quedó! !

very nice. great job sir

You are a genius! Great tools you have as well. You really show how someone with a bit of know could make a knife. cutting the blade from a grinding disc is brilliant, keep up the great work.

Excellent job on the knife!

Your tools are amazing!

You did an awesome job on this project.

your tool setup it awesome

DIY Opinel it seems, but with better wood. This is a great project!

Awesome! I have made a knife like this by disassembling an opinel and using the steel rings and blade with a stag crown instead of the usual wood. It is absolutely beautiful, I wish I could post a pic! I will definitely be trying your method shown in the video, it seems to have worked very well for you! Thanks for an awesome video, liked and subscribed!

it's a beautifull knife, and the wood is very nice. One factor you did not consider it is a locking mechanism. It is one of the most important safety every knife should have.

Buen vídeo, buen trabajo y gracias por los subtitulos

Excellent! Thanks for sharing! Best wishes

Incredible job!

Beautiful! nicely done. 👍😀

хорошая работа! руки золотые!

Beautiful !

Would guess the heat from the dremel had a small annealing effect on the area you drilled. May consider just using a small torch on the area instead.

Your knife looks awesome man ! Thanks for sharing that. Please, could you make a second video for the blade locking mechanism ? Thanks

Nicely made traditional folding knife! Cool project!

That wood is beautiful

Very cool, this gives me an idea for my own! Great video!

станок впечатлил

Beautiful work

Great bild and vid 👍👍👍.. tip.. Next time you need to drill hardened steel you can do few things with steel to make your life easier...1st option...use torch and heat area where you like to drill hole until is cherry red color and let it cool down slowly to room temperature ( no water or oil or any other quick cooling) . It's called normalizing or annealing steel. you also can test it with magnet during heating up process (it should NOT) have any magnetic reaction to the steel, that is perfect temperature to stop heating .. Once steel is back to room temperature you can drill and tap just like any other non hardened steel... Another way is to buy expensive carbide drill bits, they can drill into hardened steel..FYI..they work great but they like snap in half especially on small diameters 😁.. Hope this helps.. Good luck.

¡Impresionante, gracias por compartir! ¡Internet es una hermosa herramienta!

I learned a cool trick for drilling hardened steel u sharpen the end of a masonry drill bit and watch it go! no shit it works every time just drill slowly and keep oil on your hole. I learned this trick as poor kid growing up on a farm having to repair plow blades and horse drawn equipment. please try it out I promise you will be amazed

Nice end result! The only thing I would have done is normalize (let it heat up then cool down slowly) the steel which already was heat treated because the steel is unevenly hardened because on the grinding. In hindsight, your blade is super hard and brittle in spots and soft and in heat treated in places too. The. After you could just re heat treat it then temper in in your oven. From knife maker to knife maker, you did a solid job

Great video man! You sound from Spain ;) We need more artists and craftsmen like you.

Great video. Thank you

Looks like an Opinel knife. Like it!

Ótima diga Obrigado Parabéns 👍👍🇧🇷 Bom trabalho aí

Homemade Opinel, very nice job

Olive wood looks very beautiful, I will have to see if I can get some.

Молодец мужик отличный сделка 👍👍👍

Master! It't very interesting project. Gratitude from Siberia!

Brilliant!

Amazing video, thanks

Как наш адвокат Егоров!!! Такой же смышлёный самоделкин!))

Your sander machine is awesome men!!! Great work realy inspiring.

That's a beautiful blade.

That was reeeeallllllllllly cool!

Love it!!

I like this job ! This folding knife looks very nice !

Very nice knife

great knife and build

I'm wondering if the slot you cut in the blade pivot hole to make it easier to drill might have made a sharp burr that would eventually wear down the softer iron drill pin you used? Nice video and set up. Wonderful project!

Genius.

very cool homemade lathe.