The master’s work is scary, but no matter how golden his hands are, in some cases it’s hard to do without tools. So in wood carving without good, convenient tool difficult to get the desired result. Nowadays you can buy everything, including the best tool, but there is a small catch - finances (not everyone has the opportunity to buy). I suggest making a knife-jamb with your own hands.
To make a jamb knife with your own hands you need:
- a small piece of wood, I personally used for this purpose wooden leg from an old chair (this will be the handle for the knife)
- milling cutter;
- pencil and sheet of paper;
- epoxy.
Tools:
- wood saw (hacksaw);
- several chisels and a semicircular and even profile;
- Bulgarian;
- vice;
- electric drill.
Making a jamb knife with your own hands step by step
Step 1
Initially, we will make a template according to which we will make a knife-jamb. It is best to use cardboard to make a template. We make the shape of the handle and the main cutting part of the knife as needed, depending on the needs, what exactly you will do with this knife and how it will be convenient for you. If you want, you can use a template from a photo. With this shape of the cutting part, it will be convenient for you to cut recesses and grooves.
Step 2
The template is ready, let's start cutting out the handle and blade of the knife.
We cut out the wooden handle using a hacksaw, and cut out the blade using a grinder according to a template from an old cutter, after clamping it well. Don't forget to follow safety rules.
After the handle is cut, it must be thoroughly sanded. For convenience, it is best to make the shape of the handle according to your hand with smoothly transitioning curves for the fingers.
Step 3
All elements of the knife need to be connected into a single whole, so using an electric drill we make a hole in the handle. Making it a little larger than the fixing part.
Step 4
We attach the knife blade to the wooden handle. There is nothing complicated about this, you just need to insert the blade into the hole on the handle, using epoxy resin to fix it. Then leave the knife in a warm place for a while so that the resin hardens thoroughly.
Step 5
Let's coat the handle with oil; it will saturate the pores, prevent the wood from deteriorating for a long time and highlight the texture beautifully. If you want, you can varnish the handle. As they say: the master is the master.
The knife blade needs to be sharpened well.
That's it, the knife-jamb made by your own hands is ready. I hope it serves you for a long time.
A woodcarver's tool is everything! The success of all work depends on its quality and sharpening. Therefore, many craftsmen prefer to work exclusively with knives self-made. Moreover, making a chisel or the same cutter yourself will not be difficult for an experienced person. The main thing is to have suitable materials at hand.
My toolbox contains quite a few chisels, cutters, knives and other wood carving tools. And I must say that most of them are handmade, that is, made by me personally. One feature distinguishes them all - special form handles. I always do it with finger pads so that it is comfortable to hold the knife in your hand and convenient to work with.
We will need:
- old chair leg for handle
- metal cutter for cutting part
- cardboard for templates
- epoxy resin
Please note: The shape of the leg can be either rectangular (this is what I use) or round.
Tools:
- hacksaw
- straight and semicircular chisels
- Bulgarian
- vice
- drill
Making a template
Before I start working with the material, I always prepare a template. I advise you to follow my example.
We will make it from thick cardboard. The shape of both the handle and the cutting part can be chosen arbitrarily. The main thing is that it is comfortable for you.
For the handle, I personally am going to make this option, as shown in photo No.2. As for the cutting part, I intend to make the “heel” of the future knife with an oblique, so that in the future it can be used for cutting recesses and slits.
We transfer the templates to wood and metal and cut them out.
If you have already noticed, I make two tools at the same time.
Cutting out the cutting part
We place the cutter in a vice and use a grinder to cut out the part we need. We work carefully, not forgetting about safety rules.
Preparing the handle
Using a hacksaw, we cut out the shape of the handle and process the wood. We make cutting movements in a circle and under the arm.
When the handle is almost ready, we begin sanding. We carry out this process with sandpaper until the surface of the wood becomes smooth.
Then you need to drill a hole into which you will insert metal part knife We use a drill for this. Moreover, the resulting hole should be slightly larger in size than the tail of the knife.
Assembling a knife
Now you need to secure the cutting part and the handle. We insert the metal blank into the hole of the handle and fill it with epoxy resin (photo No. 4).
You can buy it in the store and easily prepare it yourself ( detailed instructions included with the kit). After 1-3 hours, the mixture will set and the joint knife will actually be ready. If you want to shorten this wait time, add a little hardener to the resin.
And the last steps - before use, the handle of the knife must be varnished (I choose nitro varnish for these purposes), and the cutting edge must be sharpened. That's it: our tool is ready to go.
Alexander Tsaregorodtsev, Tomsk. Photo by the author
In this article I will tell you how and from what to make a good oblique knife (jamb knife) with your own hands. This knife is used for wood carving, for working with leather or other thin sheet materials.
It is known that the quality of a knife is determined by the quality of its blade. And the quality of the blade, accordingly, is the steel from which it is made. But where home handyman take high-quality steel, hard, and holds an edge well?! And the answer is simple - you just need to look around.
Option one Knife-jamb from a construction nail-dowel . Simply magnificent steel, possessing hardness and ductility (of course, they are driven into concrete and do not break).
We hammer the dowel into the end of the workpiece under the handle (a piece of a shovel handle about 12-25 cm long is perfect).
Using sandpaper or a grinder's grinding disc, grind the head off from the sides and at an angle of 30-45 degrees to create a blade. Using a knife, a file and sanding paper, we plan out the handle to fit your hand.
Due to the fact that the blade is quite narrow, it is better to use it as a knife for wood carving, although such a blade can also be used
Or an option for finer work with a pen that can be held like a pen
Option two Knife-jamb made of cloth from a hacksaw for metal. More precisely, its fragments, of which there are a huge number in any workshop.
The disadvantages of knives made from hacksaw blades include fragility in the transverse direction (hardened blades break quite easily under improper load); in addition, the knife manufacturing process is more labor-intensive. But the blade turns out to be wider, and therefore more functional, than a knife made from a dowel.
We sharpen the blade at an angle of 60 degrees. You can grind a chamfer on both sides or on one. A jamb knife with one-sided sharpening, by the way, is quite good for.
The handle can be made in two versions - simple and fast, and also beautiful, comfortable, but complex. Simple and quick - just wrap a thicker layer of electrical tape around the handle - not very beautiful, but cheap and cheerful. And it’s not a shame to break it.
The second option is a wooden handle. Made from two halves. You need to take either two planed boards that fit well together, or carefully split one (but only evenly). In one of the blanks, a groove for the blade is cut out with a chisel or just a knife, they are coated with glue, folded together and fixed (with clamps, you can wrap them tightly with rope).
In the example shown in the photo, because The planks did not fit together perfectly and the adhesive joint was not particularly strong, I riveted them together with three rivets made of aluminum wire - the third is not visible in the photo - it is not through and goes through a hole in the sheet.
This article will be very useful for those who are to some extent interested in wood carving or just want to start working with woodworking. As you know, not only skills play a big role in obtaining the desired result, but also what you work with, in this case the tool. You cannot achieve results without a good tool, so in this article I will tell you how the author made a jamb knife with his own hands. Why do it yourself, it’s all because the quality of the tool is an important factor, which at the moment costs big money, and even more so, if you have all the necessary materials, this knife can be made in a matter of minutes no worse than a factory one. As with all homemade products, before creating it you need to decide necessary materials and tools.
To make a homemade knife-jamb you need:
* A piece of wood, in this case a leg from an unnecessary chair for the handle of a future knife
* Metal cutter for cutting part
* Sheet of paper or cardboard to create a template
*Epoxy resin
Tools you will need:
* Hacksaw
* A pair of chisels with straight and semicircular profiles
* angle grinder or as they say grinder
* Vise for clamping
* Electric drill
Once all materials and tools are available, you can begin manufacturing.
Step one.
The first step, as in many other homemade products and inventions, is to make a template from which the original part will be made. The advantage of templates is that they are reusable, and with their precise application, you can get completely identical parts. It will be easier to make a template from a pliable material, such as cardboard. We cut out the shape of the future handle and the main part of the knife, also called the cutting part, from cardboard based on your preferences. The version that the author made is shown in the photo. The idea is good, so if you don’t want to waste time thinking about the template, you can do something similar. The shape of the cutting part was taken in the form of a scythe, so that its tip could cut grooves and notches.
Step two.
Having the templates in hand, we proceed to cutting out future parts using them, namely the handle and the knife blade itself. We apply the templates to a piece of wood and metal, and then cut them out.
We cut out the wooden part using a hacksaw, but with the metal part you will have to tinker a little.
We will make the cutting part from an already unnecessary cutter, which needs to be clamped and then cut out the part according to the template using a grinder. When working with an angle grinder, be careful and do not forget to wear glasses.
The wooden handle requires processing, so it needs to be sanded and the wood processed. The shape of the handle should fit your hand, and its surface should have smooth curves for your fingers, which will be very comfortable when using. When the shape of the handle has achieved the desired result, then it’s time to start finishing sanding, with the help of which the handle will have a sufficiently smooth and streamlined shape.
Step three.
Now all the parts need to be connected, but to do this you need to make a hole in the handle. This can be done using an electric drill; the hole should be slightly larger size the locking part of the knife.
Step four.
It's time to assemble the knife, namely, attach the cutting part of the knife and the handle. This is done quite easily and simply; we insert the cutting part into the previously made hole on the handle and use epoxy resin to fix both parts. After this procedure, the knife should be left to lie in a warm place for a day, which will give epoxy resin freeze completely.
Step five.
The last final step will be to cover the surface of the handle with a protective layer, namely varnish; you can also saturate the handle with a layer of oil, which will be absorbed into the pores of the wood and will not allow it to deteriorate.
- Wood carving technique
- Let's make it ourselves
- Blade
- Lever
- Sharpening
Knives for wood carving are a must-have accessory in the arsenal of a craftsman who makes decorative objects from natural wood.
Such tools can have different types and shapes, which directly affects the specific processing of individual parts. The most famous cutter, which is very popular among our craftsmen, is the Bogorodsk knife.
Wood carving technique
Wood carving is a complex, but very interesting technology decorating products, known since ancient times. Getting started, as a rule, consists of creating a blank, or, more simply, a deck or blank. Next, a rough surface treatment is performed, during which it is leveled and all sorts of defects are removed. Then comes the turn artistic work, which the master carries out using wood carving cutters. Technically, this process looks like removing a piece of wood, which allows you to give the workpiece relief and volume. This stage can be called the main one, because it determines what the final appearance of the product will be. The finishing treatment of a decorative item consists of sanding the wood and impregnating it with antiseptics and paints and varnishes.
To perform self made of this type, cutting devices with different blade configurations can be used. The purity of the ornament on the wood depends on their quality no less than on the skill of the carpenter, so it is necessary to ensure that the chisel blade is strong, sharp and free of jagged edges. If experienced craftsmen can determine the type and quality of carpenter's knives with their eyes closed, then the choice of wood cutters for beginners can be challenging task. For those who are not yet fully familiar with the features of choosing and manufacturing cutters, we suggest that you familiarize yourself in more detail with their main varieties and method of application. You can also learn how to make wood cutters yourself by asking them required dimensions and shape.
Species
It is believed that virtuoso craftsmen can get by with one or two chisels, however, as practice shows, a good set of special carpentry tools, which includes chisels with blades of various shapes, will help to achieve the best result and make work easier. Experts in this industry recommend adding the following items to your arsenal:
Along with devices for cutting openwork elements, there are also additional items that no carpenter can do without. Such tools include hacksaws, jigsaws, drills, wood hacksaws can be intended for roughing or finishing work (reciprocating saws, bow saws).
Those craftsmen who work with large-sized structures acquire not only hacksaw tools, but also include hatchet cutters, or, as they are also called, figured adzes, in their arsenal. Their operating principle is similar to that of cutting tools a smaller sample with the only difference being the scale and purity of the process. Beginners who are just beginning to learn the craft do not understand the types of instruments as thoroughly as experienced craftsmen, so the main thing here is to observe golden rule– quality is above all. Since buying high-quality knives can be expensive, many people make cutters on their own, especially since today it’s easy to find suitable video and photo tutorials on the Internet. Next, we will tell you how to make knives for figured carving with your own hands from scrap materials.
Let's make it ourselves
Let’s say right away that it’s not always high price forces the carpenter to take radical measures. Often, a good experienced craftsman cannot choose a tool for himself that would meet his requirements, and this also becomes a reason for independent work above the incisor. In principle, this problem can be solved quite successfully; the main thing is to know what to make the cutters from and what technology to use in this case.
Blade
In most cases, ordinary wood or metal cloth is suitable as a raw material for self-harvesting. You can make an excellent jamb knife from such material - just break it off by hand or cut a segment of the blade on a lathe, and then form a cutting edge. The wood saw blade also has decent characteristics suitable for our product, because it is very important what steel the knife is made from, and here we are dealing with a carbon metal that is easy to sharpen and remains sharp for a long time even when working with hard rocks tree.
If your future homemade cutter is intended for cutting wood, it should have a semicircular blade shape, and in this case it is better to make it from a punch, which can be found in almost every home workshop. In private carpentry workshops you can find homemade bearing cutters, which have also proven themselves to work well.
Lever
When the cutting part of the chisel is ready, you can begin making an equally important part of the tool - the handle. Here we need wooden block, and it’s better if it’s wood hard rocks, from which you will need to cut a holder with a hole in the end. Please note that the shape of the hole must correspond to a similar parameter of the metal shank of a knife for wood carving, made with your own hands from a canvas or disk.
If a handle consisting of two parts is used to make a wood cutter, it is recommended to additionally fix the blade with fasteners, and carry out the gluing process using a vice or clamps.
Sharpening
A carver can achieve a decent result in his artistic craft only if the tool he makes is sharp. When carving wood, knives tend to become dull, so a properly sharpened joint can work for a long time without re-processing.