My Largest Hunting Knife to date.

I tried to record a step by step of this one.

Hope you enjoy it.

I was going for a hunting knife suitable for large hands.


Total length: 235 mm
Handle: 120mm
Blade length: 115mm
Blade width: 35mm
Blade thickness: 5 mm
Blade finish: mirror
Grind: Scandinavian Grind (aka Sabre Grind)
Steel type: Engineering steel bar - U1004 Carbon steel bright bar.
Handle material: Walnut wood, copper pins, copper lined lanyard hole.

Third knife

I was playing around to see if I could do something a little different.

My mate recently dropped his fishing knife overboard while kayaking. I made him this small sturdy blade to kill the fish after bringing it out of the water.

For something a little different and to help hang on to the knife when wet, I chord wrapped the handle.

It was made with the same U1004 engineering carbon steel I used for my previous two knives.

My Second Attempt

This is my second attempt.

I cut out the blank using the U1004 Carbon Steel Engineering flat bar again. 

The overall length is 19 cm

The blade length is 8.5 cm

Grind is a Scandinavian grind

Mirror finish.  

5mm blade thickness

25 mm wide blade. 

The handle is 10.5 cm

The handle material is New Zealand Rimu. The wood was recycled after a renovation project at Dilworth School in Auckland.  Three copper pins keep the handle attached. 

I am still learning, and I probably bled about five times during the manufacture. 

This is the first time I used Electrochemical etching to etch my initials s a makers mark. 

Eventually I will develop a logo for Thipa NZ Knives. 

I decided that until I have good technique, that I will give away my knives as gifts, but I am going to hang on to this one.

My very first knife

My very first attempt at making a knife.

The only carbon steel I could get my hands on was U1004 Engineering Bright Bar. The width was 35mm and the bar was 5mm thick.

The fist knife is 20 cm total length.
10 cm handle and a 10 cm Blade.
On the widest point, the knife is 34mm
Blade thickness: 5mm
Handle material: Two copper pins. Wood was pine! This was the only wood I had available at the time!