The exacto knife is one of my favorite tools, but it has it's limitations. So I wanted to make a similar small carving knife, but with thicker blade and an ergonomic handle.

It is made from an old jigsaw blade, I was inspired by one of John Heisz's videos where he used a sawzall blade. This works great since they were intended to cut wood so their steel should be the right one for this job.

The design of this carving knife is purely form follows function.The round ferrule allows for good grip and control close to the blade, the handle sits well in hand and the short, slim blade makes it versatile.

I didn't want it to be pretty, I wanted it to be a good tool that I can use comfortably on a daily basis.

===============

If you enjoyed this video please subscribe, it's free and will allow you to see my future uploads. I try to add new content every week.

On this channel I plan to post videos of the usual things I make around my very VERY small shop set up in a closet.

Some will be miniatures, some will be homemade tools, some will be toys for my daughter and some will be home improvements I make around my house.

===============

Music by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kev...