Knife Making | Deadwood - Making a Wood Splitting Chopper

Knife Making | Deadwood - Making a Wood Splitting Chopper In this video I make a wood splitting chopper out of an old leaf spring which I assume is 5160 steel. The handle is made of Kiawe Wood (Hawaiian Mesquite). Kiawe and Mesquite are closely related, but not the same thing. Kiawe is primarily used for smoking and grilling, known for its sweeter smoke compared to other varieties of mesquite. The blade length is 10.5", overall length is 16.5" and it's 3/8" thick at the spine. It is a heavy, ridiculously oversized beast of a knife, but the extra thickness really comes in handy when beating up a piece of wood. Step by step knife making process. Chapters 0:23 leaf spring 0:54 burn off paint 1:12 flatten 2:38 anneal 3:19 Side Quest #1 - New Tongs 5:18 out of the vermiculite 5:57 cut out 6:16 profile 6:51 pinholes 7:21 centerline & grinding 45ºs 8:04 firing up the forge 8:23 normalizing 8:41 quench 9:22 final grind 9:41 blueback 10:06 testing 11:10 wood for handle scales 12:13 logo 13:39 making handle scales 14:44 glue up 15:51 shaping handle 17:48 Side Quest #2 - Saya 20:50 oil 21:32 sharpen & testing