Making A Draw Knife From An Old Diamond Blade
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- Опубликовано: 25 янв 2025
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Most artistic shot of the video: John plugging in the extension cord. ;) Very cool project.
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I left the panning scene where I unspool it as I walk across to the work table out :)
Well done. Giving old items a new life is something I wish more people did.
Of all your many extremely helpful videos, this one ranks highly. A thousand thanks! Bless you.
Thanks!
Learned a few new tricks from your video. Awesome tool you've got there. 👍
Burning in the bent ends was really smart and cool! Nice build John.
Thanks Andy :)
Andrew Klein
Honestly man, your videos just keep getting better and better.
Nice Work. I like how you attached the handles.
The close-up, clear, extended video shots were very good. With all the focus on the project itself, I suspect the overall quality of the video goes largely unnoticed.
Thanks :)
In a way, that's good. My goal is to make videos that immerse the viewer in the build itself, and not distract with aspects of the filming. People notice more if you do something badly or clumsily, or if you are going out of your way to do something that draws attention away from the subject.
One of my favorite tool builds you have done. Awesome, innovative techniques.
Thanks!
My Grandfather god bless his soul was one that made most of his tools and I regret not going there and take them when he passed. Not for being cheap but for the gratification of doing it yourself. He was a jenius when it came to making things. Love watching these videos because it brings me back to a time of joy watching my Grandfather work. Thumbs up
Your Grandfather sounds a lot like mine, after my Grandfather passed away in 77 I had decided I was going to buy the wood lathe he had built no matter what it cost me, I think he'd have laughed that the price I ended up paying for it was exactly 10 times what it cost him to build, he was quite proud of the fact that it had only cost him $2.15 for the cup and spur centers out of the Sears catalog, the rest was all recycled material. At $21.50 for a good lathe I think I still got a bargain, and the memories tied to it are priceless.
Bear Peterson I would have done the same
Whenever you do a tool build like this, makes me want to go cut up an old saw blade! I love the copper wrapped ferrules!
John, you are a talented man. You make all your projects looks easy when in fact they are not. I read your blog and sure hope you continue to make RUclips videos. If not, you will be missed by many. Best Regards
John Heisz = you sir, without a doubt, are a really talented craftsman, I enjoyed this vid tremendously, thank you for sharing it!
There's just something so cathartic and relaxing about seeing the process of a raw material turned into something new.
I would sit there and draw wood for hours with that knife. so calming
drawing how to do it yourself from all the videos I've seen 100 times and find the right one, easy.But with good hands, your video was among the 25 best, thanks for being helpful
from Italy & from the heart of the Sicilian Island, always welcome Andrea Ranieri Giambrone
Clever trick splaying the ends like that to secure the handles and then burning them in to fit. Very nice!
Thanks!
Yeah, great idea.
I have learned a tremendous number of things from youtube, how to replace the intake manifold on my car, build a staircase, rebuild my motorcycle carbs, play the banjo and much, much more. I just wish that everyone who wants to make a 'how to' video would watch this video of yours and learn from it. As far as I am concerned It is the gold standard of such videos. And thank you for not playing annoying music the whole time. As for the draw knife, suddenly I NEED one, and a torch, and a lathe. I'll explain all this to my wife. Thank you again for this amazingly high quality teaching tool.
I love this kind of project! It looks so cool, and knowing it is homemade adds some charm :)
Thanks!
As one of over 1+ million viewers, you make a heck of a vid. Most enjoyable, thanks. From, Missouri
On the wrapping the handle part. On my files, what i did is i drilled a small hole, inserted one end there, then wrapped it, got to the other end, another small hole, inserted the other end and then soldered the copper wire in. Done right and with enough flux paste it won't burn the wood or discolor it. Looks very nice when you polish it and it's strong.
im not even a woodworker etc.. i just enjoy watching your videos everyday!
Your editing skills and overall quality of videos have improved so much. Nice job.
Watched this video to get pointers on making a drawknife. Found so much more.
Thank you.
I loved the way you fit the handles to the tangs, simple and effective. For the copper ferrel wire I would have drilled a hole and epoxied the end in first. Would have made that whole process much easier. All in all a really cool build.
one of the most original ways ive seen handles built like that , it looks fantastic .
I liked how you burnt the handles in nice work! I didn't know it could be done.
Yes, I was surprised at the way the steel sunk into the wood. I would have expected it to just char it a bit. It's a great technique.
You are a man of many talents John. The draw knife is a work of art.
John, that is a super cool project and very well made. I love how you bent the handle tangs and burned them in - a great idea that I would like to use in the future too. Thanks for posting.
Brilliant balance of commentary and video, that's what got my subscription in the first place haha
I was wondering how you'd get the winding tight. Perhaps next time you could drill a small hole in the handle to "start" the wrap.
Beautiful work!
Good comment and perhaps another end hole so the wire stays tight until the epoxy sets.
I am really amazed by doing all this by hand. I run a CNC grinder, lather and multi axis mill so everything I do is pre-laid out on the computer and hand manipulation at a minimum. This is so awesome.
Nice knife. Maybe bend the handles to be not quite in a plane with the blade.
I have three draw knives and I almost never use them. My dad used draw knifes mostly to strip the bark off of poles made from thin trees.
I was going to say the same about the handles
It probably won't be an every day tool, but I think I'll get some use out of it.
Keeping the handles straight will make it so that it can be used bevel up or bevel down. Anyway, feels pretty good as it is.
why am I not surprised Matthias? A draw knife being a hand tool and you being the undisputed king of (self build) power tools. Although John did a good job of making up for the lack of electricity with his t shirt 😉. Love the knife John, another very inspirational video by you!
john this was the first draw knife making video i've seen, as well as the first of your videos i've seen, i like the simplicity of it and even your voice is soothing on irritated nerves
you've earned my subscription already
Way you attached the handles is genius. Hundred years from now someone is going to be puzzling over that thing on their equivalent to an internet forum. You should etch your logo or name onto it.
Thanks Rick! I've been meaning to set up an etching rig for a while now.
One of my favorite parts of watching you work is that you sometimes do things just to do them. I love the experiments!
Thanks :)
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I like the copper wrap on the handles, it kind of makes them look like wooden light bulbs!
Nice work : )
the S stamp it makes looks like the S from the SS
Make a Finnish puukko :) Fame guaranteed.
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I don't know why, but this is one of my favorite videos. Thanks.
I really enjoyed this movie !!!
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Very nice drawknife. Love the ethos of recycling old tools.
Cheers John , nice tool build with an informative and well produced video as always. Look forward to many more.👍🆗
The black bars make it look very cinematic. Great video!
John, this was am amazingly good video and very enjoyable to watch!
Thanks!
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I've never seen a draw knife in person and probably never needed one but watching Roy Underhill use one always amazed me. Great Video.
7:33 That AC/DC shirt made the video all the better.
I was sure there would be a comment about it
Perfect narration to go with perfect editing and perfect angles and framing of shots and perfect video quality! Plus skilled and ingenious craftsmanship to top it off. Just Awesome!!
Absolutely love it! such a useful took when you need it! so are you going to make a shaving horse now?
Thanks :)
No plans right now for a shaving horse, but that may change in the future.
John Heisz hi
John, thank you for teaching an old dog a new trick. I'm a Wheelwright and a Master Cabinet maker and I really appreciate the skill of a fine craftsman, superb work.
+John Heisz pleas don't mind me asking but was that heat treatment not a bit to cold? or did the camera just didn't catch the orange glow well?
+John Heisz otherwise, very nice video and nice design, will be a good reference if i ever forge something like this myself.
I took some cinematic license in that scene, since it was impossible to fully heat the blade with that arrangement. I closed it in with two more fire bricks and used a torch from both ends to get it up to the real temperature, but did that off camera.
That's a very confusing decision to make on a "how to" video...
DC430 Funny, I didn't see "how to" anywhere in the title.
I make things and film me doing it, and 9 times out of 10 that does not result in a "how to" video or a tutorial.
You can watch and maybe learn a thing or two, or you can spend that time thinking up something critical to say.
John Heisz I was wondering what the angles where for the handles and great video you are my favorite you tuber
Great video. I saw the length was over 9 minutes and figured I would watch just a bit to get the idea. You kept it moving right along and before I knew it it was over. Although I will probably never make the draw knife, it was a pleasure to watch you make yours.
Brilliant project John, really enjoyed that. Maybe you'd be interested to do a Masterclass at one of our future Symposiums - on how to use Bench Chisels effectively on the lathe ;)
take care
Mike
people like you...amaze me... something from nothing..so talented..
Before you start your copper winding, drill a small hole to start it in, or bend it over so the wire is wrapping around its own leg. This'll make the winding go much easier.
Using the draw knife to de-bark limbs for your lumber mill will make blade on the mill last much, much longer ... or so I've been told, anyway.
Several people have suggested the hole to start. Of course (since I didn't start doing this kind of thing yesterday), I already thought of that and could see the problem with doing it that way: If you drill a hole and wind it on, it will just spring out and be too loose. The coil needs to be over-tightened to account for that spring back and fit snugly on the wood, so the better way would be to wind it on a smaller diameter dowel before fixing the handles on the blade.
+John Heisz it's been a LONG time since I've done that sort of work, but tapping it with a jewelers' mallet in the direction of the winding might do the trick.
Right. How do I make that? My jewelers mallet is in the shop :)
Even if it did work, it still would not make it as fair and snug as overwinding it.
Very creative John-but then we’ve grown to expect this from all your videos. 👍
This is SO good! Totally awesome handle technique, although I prefer copper piping but looks great!!
Brilliant work I was going to buy a draw knife but now I shall make one as I've got a million of these blades laying around. Thanks for sharing
With the copper wire coils the handles look a little like light bulbs!
It was well worth the price of admission. I learned a new trick, and enjoyed watching.
Very nice, and you got a little lathe time ;)
I love things made from old saw blades. I think your videos are all great, but I really liked the sharp focus on your "close up" shots. Nice work!!
Thanks :)
the steel is already heat treated, why heat treating again ?
Never do that. He has kill his heat treat by doing that.
When he cut the metal out with the disc cutter, the cut edges lost their heat treat due to the high heat of the disc cutting the metal. So they needed to be heat treated and tempered again. If it was cut out by hand, it wouldn't have generated enough heat to need to be heat treated again, but he mentioned how difficult that would have been to cut out by hand due to the hardness of the heat treated steel.
While many people make something out of widia circular saw blades or diamond cutting blades without heat treating it again, this seems to be a bad idea. These blades are only about 45HRC so heat treating to 55-60HRC seems to be a good idea.
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That's awesome. I like the methods of burning in the shape of the steel into the handle and the very idea of making this out of a diamond blade. Learned a lot from it. Thanks for sharing.
nice, the handles look like wood lite bulbs, lol
Awesome!!! I particularly like the copper wrap. It kind of reminds me of the base of a light bulb.
The handles look like light bulbs lol but awesome build
Very cool John. I like that it came from something most of us would throw away, or at best recycle.
Simple, yet beautiful. Very nice workmanship.
I love this video and your commentary! Cutting the blade with an angle grinder and using your hand instead of clamping the workpiece down is terrifying, though!
The idea is to figure a way to make what you need from what you have. Love it.
My favorite draw knife was made from an old jointer knife, a couple of welds and and some scraps of whatever wood. It made a tool I'd never give up.
I really appreciate your precise non-sloppy builds. You have such a steady hand to be able to cut those straight lines. Great results.
From Guatemala, I keep watching your videos. Very interesting projects!!
Much respect. As I begin building my own hand tools, this video is extremely educational. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, wisdom, and creativity.
wooden light bulbs for handles! awesome! I really dig the way you attaches them. Burning them on like that is functional and cosmetic! It looks great!
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The video is very enjoyable. Your chisel work is just top notch John!
As I've said in the past John, your skills with the grinder astound me. It's like Jimmy DiResta at the band-saw... I couldn't cut a line that straight if my life depended on it!
Thanks, John. You're honestly an inspiration.
I just watched again as I plan to make mine later today. That is a very handsome tool!
Great job. The handles almost look like incandescent bulbs. The copper is a nice touch.
I was thinking the same thing :)
John you done a awesome job on your homemade DRAW KNIFE
Very much enjoyed this short start-to-finish project showing so many techniques to create a useful tool. You are truly a Master at what you do.
Very nicely done. I especially like the way you made the handles.
I really enjoyed that. You put as much work into the handles. It seems to work great!
Great to see a talented person using his skills and sharing them with us. Nice job.
Pretty cool John! It gives you a good excuse to make something like a hammer/hatchet handle so you can try it out!
Nicely done John - I bet you'll get a fair amount of use from it
Thanks Nick, I think I will :)
I don't know why, but watching him cut the wood was so soothing.
I like your method for setting the blade in the handles, iv not seen that method before. It turn out brilliantly.
Looks great John, I really like the way you used the copper. I have never used one of these but now want to make one. Thanks,
Thanks John, It's a fun build :)
Excellent job!! I have personally made at least 10 draw knives from old saw blades and car springs. You have done a GREAT job here. Congratulations!! Well done.
The draw knife really came out nice. Great work John!!
Real nice job done. I love the way you set the arms into the handles.
i find the way you attached the handles particularly interesting. a nice idea i will remember!
John, you have a great presentation in your videos. Really like the projects you do, and you convince me that I can do many of them.... and thats what its about! Thank you -
You didn't think you would get a lot of views on this video? Now its more than half a million...Great video!
Fantastic finish to a very well made and interesting piece, great job John.
I like the way you put the wooden handles on, nice.
This is probably one of your best videos.
Thank you :)
I truly am trying to make a workshop from scratch! Now this build was a very good one! This tool does come in very handy. The build on that sander really did come in handy! I'm not a machinist but I am a Crafter! Making things is my passion! Of course you know it's an expensive venture to begin with and it grows over time! Many blessings to you! So many jigs too little time! LOL!
I've been looking for a used smaller draw knife and after watching your video I found I have one already! I just have to put all the pieces together.
Thanks!!
Great timing! I was just thinking about buying a drawknife and I happen to have an old sawblade sitting around. I might give this a try. Thanks for the how to!