How To Forge a Cleaver From a Car Leaf Spring [Το Καλύτερο δώρο Πάσχα]

Thanks to my friend John for holding the blade for me at the sledge hammer forging process.

Cutting the leaf spring 00:55

Forging with sledge hammer 1:53

Forging with hammer 2:14

First step for the bevel - removing metal easy 5:37

Removing some metal from the blade for better balance 2:53

Creating the knife bevel with the angle grinder 3:43

Drilling for the handle brass pins 4:22

Heat treating 5:05

Testing blade hardness with a file 5:59

Polishing with grinder started with 120, 220 and 800 6:35

Hard wood cutting for the handle and drilling the handle 7:17

Putting together the wood and brass pins on the blade 7:52

Epoxy gluing the wood handles and brass pins 8:18

Finishing the wood handle 9:22

Teak oil finish 10:23

Sharpening 11:01

Cleaver presentation 11:10