Making a Tanto from an Old Steel Angle | Knife Making 

Someone already asked about the modification so I guess that might be interesting. Thanks for the idea I am going to take a short video on that.

@@ANprojects Yes please. I'm interested too. I have one of those.

Hey! I made a short explanation video for you guys: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jyMsF4VHZug.html

Thanks! My tanto is actually only in a showcase as well :D But I think that's completely ok. Your plan sounds great! I think it's always nice when people build things themselves and you don't necessarly need professional tools. Good luck with your project!

Yes next time I will use a different material;) thanks!

Everything is good for practice

Thank you!

Molte grazie e cordiali saluti!

Thank you! I will;)

Sounds like a good idea, have fun!

Большое спасибо! Привет из Баварии!

Yes might sound a little crazy but I worked on it while we had a lockdown so I decided to build a knife with just material I had lying around

It will still stab and slash effectively. Plus, it looks cool.

Thanks! Very interesting topic.

Or you can just cut monosteel into a curved shape. Either method, though Tanto are not classically differentially heat treated or at least not to the same degree as longer blades.

@@jonathanchark5291True that. I made a couple tantos for christmas gifts and it was amazing how much they curved just being about 13 inches. I did have one crack once when I moved it too much quenching. If one does venture into knife making, water quenching and differentially hardening is a must try.

Thank you!

You are right about the wall hanger. Actually I have learned a lot about the material from the comments so far. Thanks!

@@ANprojects That’s good, it wasn’t in anyway a put down. As I said you really do have a great aptitude for knife making, and I would really like to see you progress. Try some 01 tool steel, or 10xx series steel, like 1084. Stay away from stainless because you need an accurately controlled electronic kiln to heat treat it. This is a great video by Aaron Gough ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8bunCG6W6dA.html on 01 Best of luck.👍

@@GovannonForge I am always thankful for hints like this! I am keeping it in mind for my next knife.

@govannonForge Let me honest, how many of these sword/knife crafting videos on RU-vid that use better steel, are making weapons that are EVERY going to be used for anything but display. Answer: Almost none. So lay off the dude. He clearly put in a lot of work.

@@Neal_RU-vid you clearly have no clue what you are talking about. Go watch some proper knife-making videos and come back when you’ve learned at what point in the video it shows they are using the correct type of steel. You obviously didn’t read the other two exchanges we had...you know the only two people here who’s comments matter, mine and AN Projects. You are just another mouthpiece who’s mommy told him his opinion matters. My comments were to help him become a better knife maker.

Thank you!

Thanks!

Thanks! I am going to use a better material next time😄

Thanks!

Thanks!

It’s actually hanging there, thanks! :D

Thank you!

Thanks!

I was building the knife while we had a lockdown so I only wanted to use material I had lying around. And since it’s more for decoration purposes I figured the rusty angle would be cool. Thanks!

Actually I havent used it for any hard work. But it works fine on easy stuff. I am still going to use a different material next time.

@@ANprojects Good idea 😉👍

Yeah angle iron isn’t a heat treatable steel. It’s just mild steel and won’t harden like tool steels or spring steels.

@@nicktyger5718 Good to know Thanks!

@@ANprojects absolutely. There are lots of videos of people showing what are some good recycled steels to use for knife making

This knife actually has a more decorative purpose but you’re right it won’t be used a lot. I am going to use a proper material on my next knife (I am already working on the design) thanks!

You are right. Thanks for the hint!

Point is in the art. Doubt any of these blades that are made are ever gonna be used in a battle

@@Snakezzz you have no idea about blades do you kid

@@petea2721 What? It's irrelevant if it's gonna be a permanent wall hanger, champ.

@@Snakezzz why would you go all to that effort of making it and never use it.

Thank you!

@@ANprojects iya👍👍👍

Thanks! www.bosch-diy.com/au/en/p/pbd-40-0603b07000-v26579

@@ANprojects ok thanks. Looks like a cool tool. Guess it not available in the US yet. I’ll be watching out for it though and for your next video.

@@Barnie2275 Yeah that might be the reason... I very happy with the tool so I could recommend it. I am already planning on more;)

Thanks! Actually I don’t use it a lot, it’s more like a wall hanger. But you’re right next time I will use a different material.

That’s so nice of you, thanks! I hope you‘re right;)

Thanks! Yes I missed on that... I going to try my self on ist next time;)

Mild steel doesn't really respond to heat treatment, so it would be wasted effort and time.

@@jonathanchark5291 making blade from mild steel ... how ?

Structural, fabrication, known as Mild steel will not hold an edge. Heat treating will not do anything to it as far as hardening it. Get a piece of 1075 or 1080 steel. There easy to heat treat.

@@erikcourtney1834 Exactly. Unless you case hardened the mild steel, which would create a harder jacket metal roughly equivalent to 1090 high carbon steel and a core metal roughly equivalent to 1030 medium carbon steel.

Yeah I will use a different material next time

Thank you very much!

Yes I sharpened it on a grinding stone and it cuts nice through paper and wood👍🏻

@@ANprojects good job my friend

Thanks, I will notice for the next time!

I haven‘t done one this project but I will on my next knife!

its not hardenable steel

I actually dont know what kind of steel it is exactly but I also think its high carbon. Working with it was good but I did no heat treatment so it could be a litle harder at the end I guess:)

Pretty much all structural steel shapes are made of low carbon steel (also called mild carbon steel) . It's quite tough, but doesn't hold a sharp edge for very long under hard use. For a Tanto, it is fine, since this type of blade is primarily for self defense and not utility.

@@jonathanchark5291 thanks for the info

@@adelAdel-mt1ig Beautiful work, my friend. I will try to do this also.

Yes it is. Its not very strong and took a while to grind the blade. But it was ceap and did its job.

@@ANprojects actually I’ve got the same one , not opened the box yet but I will be using it soon, you done the adjustment to the angle of the belt sander, haven’t you?

@@NimaKDavani Yes thats right. Sadly the angle is fixed... so you need to drill 3 new holes for the new angle.

Hints like this are always welcomed. I will keep it in mind, thanks!

It was my first knife and I used only materials I had lying around but I will use a different materials next time.

Thank you!

That’s very nice thank you! I might do that.

Next time without the music, thanks!

The knife has more decorative purposes. It’s my first knife and I was just wondering what I could do with some stuff in my garage. And I think it turned out pretty well, so I am ready to build my next knife with proper material.

I am from Germany

DIN 1.6016 is a good all around simple high carbon steel that is easy to work with and heat treat and good for both large, medium and small black, strong and tough and well take and hold a fine sharp edge for a good while. Here in the US it is known as 1084 high carbon steel.

Thanks! Hints are always welcomed! I am going to keep this in mind for future projects.

@@ANprojects Always, Bro!!! We will learn and grow together in this craft and in life.

projects Sorry, W-Nr 1.0616 is the correct name for this steel in Germany.

I am not interested right now but thanks anyway!

I will use a different material next time (other comments already help me with that) still thanks for the hint

@@ANprojects Thanks for understanding. Nice to hear it. I think O1 steel(most typical knives steel) has already been recommended to you. I can add that O2 steel is also very good (a little more difficult to process, but like O1 very good for chisels, carving knives, planers and other things that must be extremely sharp long time like japanese tools). RWL 34 - very good knife steel(especially to chemical engraved knife). D2 good too. Also many crafters use flat files and disks saws for knife making(need tempering first and relatively difficult hardening). Hardening, yeah. Tools like knife really need it. Gas balloon torch blow is enough in simple case. You need two iteration. First heat to orange-yellow glowing and quick cold in water\oil for hardening. Next is tempering heating for removing fragility(~200-400C). You can use color tempering list from here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempering_(metallurgy) Usually process like this - make shape, start polish, hardening\tempering, finish polish, sharpening. With files and other hardened things - add tempering with slow cold in air at start point. I hope you future tools will be not only pretty looks but pretty usable too.

@@anatoliyzhestov3915 Thank you so much for your precise explanation! I must say I haven’t expected all this help in the comments but I am very glad about it!

Thank for appreciating my work! I will try no music on my next video and see how ist goes. Actually the material hints don‘t bother me as long as they include suggestions. Thanks for the feedback!

I’m going to try no music on my next knife👍🏻