Making a knife from a 10 inch table saw blade

[Rancid Crabtree]

Here is how I make a knife from a table saw blade.

I went through my stash of saw blades. I don’t have a shortage of them. I use the ones without carbide teeth so I know the whole blade is made of good steel.

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This is going to be a drop point skinner blade out of a .08 think 10 inch circular saw blade. A file told me it was good and hard

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I used the Dremmel tool to cut the knife out of the saw blade.
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c239/212007154/knives/circsaw4.jpg

With a little grinding and polishing, it cleans up well.

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c239/212007154/knives/circsaw5.jpg

To add a little bit of style to the knife, I used a round chainsaw file on the backbone of the blade. I didn’t go very deep.

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c239/212007154/knives/circsaw7.jpg

I then used gun bluing on the file work and then polished away everything but what was in the grooves. I think it adds a nice touch to the look of the blade.

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c239/212007154/knives/circsaw9.jpg

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In order to drill the pin holes, I needed to soften the steel. I used a MAP gas tourch and slowly heated the tang.

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c239/212007154/knives/circsaw92.jpg

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[Rancid Crabtree]

Then I drilled the holes.

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c239/212007154/knives/circsaw95.jpg

I cleaned up the blade again and added the bevel.

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c239/212007154/knives/circsaw96.jpg

At this point you can either put a handle on the knife or heat threat it to get the knife even harder than it already is. If the steel is already good and hard, I may leave it alone. On some knives I will heat treat.

I like to use exotic woods or antler for the handles. This wood is called bloodwood.

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c239/212007154/knives/hunter9.jpg

A couple other saw balde knives. All from 10 inch table saw blades that aer .080 thick.

With an Ipe handle

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc4/crabtree_knives/skinner9.jpg

With an antler and wlanut handle

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc4/crabtree_knives/saw97.jpg

With a Cocobolo handle

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc4/crabtree_knives/Moms1.jpg

For bigger knives, I use bigger saw blades like concrete cutting saw blades that are 2 feet in Dia. and an 1/8" thick.