Forging a Drill Bit Knife - with a Little Woodturning

Watch an old drill bit get transformed into a sweet little dagger! The flute naturally turned into the fuller. It was a nice change from woodturning. The Blade is forged from a 1/2 drill bit, the handle is curly maple, and the guard is copper. I finished the blade with beeswax, which isn’t super durable, but I don’t expect this to get heavy use. Some of the tools used in this video:
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