>>1172531I prefer stock removal for knife making as apposed to forging. That's just cutting the pattern out of tool steal like old saws and sharpening them. all you need for that is a Dremel, face shield, goggles, ear plugs, fiberglass reinforced cutting discs, and your preferred method of shaping and sharpening. I use a bench sander with water resistant belt for shaping and whetstone for sharpening. A good metal file works for shaping if you don't have a bench sand you can dribble water onto the belt or the room to use one. I keep the metal wet, during cutting and shaping, so I don't need to anneal and temper it. Though, being tool steal that isn't annealed, it does eat up the cutting discs much faster. Because of that, I highly recommend buying the cheaper discs from China on ebay. They take like a month to arrive, but beat the piss out of the prices at the local hardware store. They also wear out about the same:
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?&_nkw=Fiberglass+Reinforced+Cut+Off+Wheel+DiscIf you decide to do this, source old cross cut saws for thin blades and circular saws for thicker blades. Just don't use circular saw blades that have the wider tips. Those tips are the only tool steel on those types. The older styles are all one metal and tool steel. I get mine from bargain bins at antique/thrift stores and friends. It is pretty easy to do, fun, and requires minimal tools and room. You can get tons of knives and tools out of a single crosscut saw blade.
