Knifemaker Restore Antique Cleaver

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Channel: Black Beard Projects

Views: 6,394,002

Rating: 4.5857186 out of 5

Keywords: restoration, tool restoration, how to restore, restore, how to, knifemaking, knifemaker, knife making, knife, how to make knife, high carbon steel, cleaver, cleaver knife, chef cleaver

Id: 33rYZkzCfgw

Length: 14min 32sec (872 seconds)

Published: Fri Dec 21 2018

Reddit Comments

[u/DontForgetWilson]

Actually saw this one before the post. Pretty cool stuff but I actually liked the original aesthetic(design not condition) a bit more than the direction he ended up going with it.

[u/brookesrook]

What is that hook thing under the handle for? I've never seen that before.

[u/gusbus73]

I thought he was going to restore the hook as well by replacing the old cord for a new one :(

[u/DeathByPetrichor]

This is cool but it seems like it is still dull and it could be polished to a shine.

[u/PedanticDilettante]

I'm wondering what the story is about it's creation. When he showed the spine near the bolster it looked like the handle and blade was either a single piece of metal or had a good weld. And yet there was definitely some rivets in it as well. And then the hook on the handle. An odd creation with some unique character.

[u/edust]

Nice work, but the new handle seems a little to smal for a cleaver.

[u/ElementalFiend]

From the video description:

Index of operation and materials:

1:18 Electrolysis: water and sodium carbonate solution, parts connected to negative side and steel sacrificial anodes to positive sice of a DC power supply (car battery charger). 2-3 hrs at 10amp.
2:20 Checking hardness with Rockwell files
2:50 Refining profiles and grinding bevels on the 2x72 belt grinder
3:44 Hand sanding the blade up to 400 grit
4:12 Grinding a flat spot for the scales on the tang
4:34 Drilling pin hols for the bolster
4:44 Cutting brass stock for the guard on metal cutting band saw
5:07 Marking and drilling holes on the tang
5:24 Grinding bolster shape
5:50 hand sanding and polishing the border of the guard
6:12 Etching the blade in ferric chloride
6:40 Peening the bolster in place
7:54 Gluing parts of the handle together with epoxy resin
8:44 Gluing handle together
9:15 Cleaning sequeezeout glue with nitro solvent
9:26 Rough profiling with rasps
9:56 Squaring everything up with 2x72
10:20 Drilling pin holes (glued in offcamera)
10:40 Hand sanding to finish
11:00 Buffing on cotton wheel with fine polishing compound
11:20 Boiled linseed oil
11:30 Grinding in micro bevel with very fine belt
11:48 Hand stopping on leather with fine polishing compound

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[u/phluper]

Anyone play Diablo back in the day? Seriously the Butcher's Cleaver!

[u/BroadStreet_Bully5]

Can someone explain the hardness tester?