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I see your points guys, heaviness is not a problem for me I can do it all day, and no I'm not a child but I have tons of time I want to spend on something useful if I go to the "wild". No Bear Grylls stuff and of course I'm a newbie as I mentioned above. Dreams are dreams and I came here to get answers to my questions since I read a few topics which weren't specific to my case. I have a heavier machete myself which I made before but it was already a heat treated piece of metal angle grinded to the purpouse. The saw would be for cutting dried or little damp wood and the pull saw is right. I admire again that I don't know what I'm talking about and I try to figure it out how it would be the "best" for use. So to sum: saw for smaller branches that might be hard to chop off heavier blade for bigger cutting force as using an axe or cuttin a smaller tree Heaviness doesn't matter I can use it whole day withoug being exhausted I'm fit enough. Many of what you wrote true, and helpful, that is why I came here! So you say a saw on the back is not efficient and maybe breaks the knife/machete sooner? And for the heat treating, I would profile it then HT, temper and the make it sharper. EDIT: As I said my equipment is limited but my time is limitless

I'm from central europe and my possibilities are highly limited since everything costs a fortune and possibly not even avaible. I have a few friends with equipments I can borrow.

Hey guys! I'm completely new to this kind of hobby, which I developed in a few days (funny I know). I would like to make a knife myself, but being unfamiliar with the topic I turn to you guys, experts and experienced people. I would like to know the whole procedure of making a complex (for me) knife that is multifunctial such as using it for cutting, as an axe, sawing. I dared to make same 3D models of my dream knife, however I didn't think about the handle yet. http://kepfeltoltes.hu/160827/knife_www.kepfeltoltes.hu_.png http://kepfeltoltes.hu/160827/knife2_www.kepfeltoltes.hu_.png http://kepfeltoltes.hu/160827/knife3_www.kepfeltoltes.hu_.png http://kepfeltoltes.hu/160827/knife4_www.kepfeltoltes.hu_.png I want to order a 5x50x500mm steel piece to cut my knife scheme from it which looks like this: It is a one hand knife with 10cm handle and at least 35cm blade (the 5cm would be dull for pulling out of wood with 2 hands if stuck or for making sparks with firesteel). Since I do not know whether it is important how deep the edge is beveled, I made it 15mm and the sawback is 7mm deep with 5mm teeth and 2mm gaps. I do not own a blacksmith forge or any other accessories (I have hammers files stones grinders and gas for heating). I would like your help in the whole procedure like beveling the edge making the saw, heat treating and tempering. Yet I don't know the carbon amount in the steel, I have to ask the seller to tell me every information needed for crafting such item. Please excuse my elaborateness but I'm a complete newbie without experience. I hope somebody will be able to help me, and join your glorious community of having a self made item!