Make a Saya - a sheath for the chef's knife 

Thanks man! Hand tools and power tools both have their time and place for sure 👌 A little while back I made one entirely by hand(no video though)

Thanks! 👊 Yeah, I only left it square because everyone makes the knife shape. Thanks for watching!!

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching

I keep my chisels in cardboard and painterstape sheaths ;) Not the prettiest, but they do the job. Thanks for stopping by! 👊👊

Robin Coomans ja ja Same here!! Make me feel normal

Thank you very much!!

Thank you Gus! Greatly appreciated!

Zeker doen, ze zijn echt handig! De lintzaag heb ik redelijk goedkoop gevonden op een tweedehands website, de frees was net iets minder goedkoop.. :p

knives&stuff zer gut ja!

Yes it was a thin strip of leather! Thanks for watching!! 👊👊

Good point David, it isn't ideal for sure.. I haven't used leather since. That being said I don't it is is an issue when used properly. The knife should always be dry (and perhaps lightly oiled), as moisture could be an issue with the wood and the steel as well. Thanks for watching!

Thanks man!! This was the first time I tried to make because I made the knife for a friend. Haha yes, that would be a lot of work! :D All of my own knives just sit in a knife block...

Thanks! It's a piece of cherry.

Thank you!

I'm in a different, bigger shop now! Still a mess though..

LOL mine is a mess too. I have no room to talk.

Thank you Joseph! Glad you like it :)

Haha, that was fast! Thank you!!

Thanks!

Thank you! That's very generous! ps. Just took a look at your channel, great stuff!

Thank you Robin

That's a great way to go about it. At the time I made this, I had bought the router maybe a day or 2 ago so I wanted to try it out. Thanks for watching!

+Robin Coomans I can't blame you for that. we all been guilty of creating jobs to use new tools.

For sure!

I rubbed it down with some oil/wax mix with some 000 steel wool. Thanks for watching!

thanks man, i would like to craft knife, could you give me some advices? like, which type of steel should i use, mainly materials advices

I am no expert on this either, but I'll try to help. Prepare to read a little bit :D *For steel I often use 'used' steel like sawblades, files and rasps, leaf springs from cars... Or if you want to buy new stock go for some simple carbon steels like O1 or 1085 (look up local designation numbers as they may differ from region to region) Those steels are easy to harden (read below) *Then you need a way to shape it: files and an angle grinder are the cheapest options, but they also work great. *A way to heat the steel red hot. I used to do it in an old BBQ with a hairdryer, now I use a smallgas forge. But the (char)coal fire is easily hot enough with a blower, make sure you have a magnet handy to check when you are ready to quench. Note: If you for example want to make a knife from an old file with a file, you must 'anneal' the old file first. This is: heating up till not magnetic and let it cool down slowly (just leave it in the fire). This will make the steel very soft and easy to shape. *For the quench: I just use some vegetable oil or peanut oil (or similar) heat it up a bit by putting a small, hot piece of steel in the oil. When your knife isn't magnetic, dunk it in there. Then put it in the over at 200°C for an hour or so to temper it. *Lastly for the handle: I most often just use some hardwood, epoxy to glue it on. Sometimes I may use some brass pins. Also, don't forget to buy some sandpaper in different grits. Use this to clean the steeel, finish the handle and even sharpen the knife (use flat surface, some mdf for example). Thats basicaly it. Hope this helps getting you started! I would, however, read up on some forums and watch a few more yt videos, but it's easy enough to get a useable knife on your first (or a first few) attempts.

No, kitchen oven won't work for quench, you can use it for tempering though. For the quench you need a very hot fire. This is what I use now: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ljvNZvCCXKY.html a small gas forge I made. But I used to do it in a charcoal fire with a hairdryer to blow in it. For a small knife you could use a small propane torch. The charcoal & blower (works with regular wood too) is the cheapest and easiest in my opinion to start of with... that's what I did at least ;) You can probably see this in one of my older videos too (shameless plug haha)

okay, tyvm mate

Thank you! If you were local that would be easy enough! 👊

Don't know what local is for you it I'm in Beaver County,PA

Belgium ;) It's just that I need the knife to make it fit. I'm sure there is someone somewhat close to you who could do this. It's always good to support the local guys and girls out there! ✌ Thanks again!

Christian Van Ness Which one? The cordless drill is a 18v skill and the drill press is a super cheap one by powerplus.

Robin Coomans yeah if it's a drill press where is the stand? I'm so confused!

Christian Van Ness It is a small table top version, so maybe it's not very obvious. At about 5:20 the vertical tube on the middle/right is part of the stand.

Thank you very much!! There are always people who love to hit that dislike button... 36 is still not too bad though for me ;) Thanks for watching!

That's a mixture of raw linseed oil and parafin wax, probably 4-5 parts oil to 1 part wax. Thanks for watching!

does it leave a waxy feeling on the sheath?or does it feel "glossy"? I was planning on putting Minwax pre stain, stain and finish on my saya, but wasn't sure if it's food safe or not

I rubbed it off and buffed it several times and it leaves a smooth, satin sort of feel. Not waxy or really glossy. I don't have experience with minwax, so I don't know if it is food safe or not. But this mix of raw linseed oil and parafin wax (or bees wax) is definetly food safe! Although I don't recommend eating it ;)

It doesn't need to be food-safe......the Saya is never touching food, or the knife.

knives doesn't just float in a saya.

morosso1968 Thank you, such a great compliment!!! ✌Thanks for taking a look!

Easier to bring it to work that way if you're a chef, I guess?

Camping or keeping it from getting chipped/ keeping it sharp if you store it in a drawer with a bunch of other silverware.

jonny O Yes that would be a lot easier. But at this point I had just bought the router, so I wanted to try that. Thanks for watching!