2nd knife finished

[BReid126]

Got it done! This is my second finished knife. Still not perfect and made plenty of mistakes, but I really like this knife. Thanks for the advice to those who helped. Thanks for looking and comments welcome.

1/8 inch Admiral 1080
White oak handle
Brass pins
Red spacer
4in blade
about 9in OAL

 

[lonepine]

I like it!

I would suggest moving the plunge line back so that it starts at the top of the semi-circular choil. This would be helpful when sharpening the blade. As it is the choil looks too small to fit a finger and only serves to make the blade (not the edge) longer.

A personal preference I have. I don't see a need to put a finger notch as part of the blade where a choil would normally be for several reasons.

1. A narrow finger rest that results would not be comfortable to work with.

2. If the edge of the blade came back farther (by removing the offending finger notch) you would not need to have it in order to "choke up" on the blade.

3. It makes the blade longer (by legal definition) without having the cutting benefit of the extra length.

4. Why waste the steel?

5. It's more steel surface area to polish, thus more labor.

6. Poorly executed it can greatly increase the risk of accidental injury to the finger using the notch.


I do favor the inclusion of choils in my blade designs though, for what I see as a benefit when it comes to sharpening the knife and you are able to get to the very end of the cutting edge. Some like 'em and some don't. I happen to like 'em.

LonePine
AKA Paul Meske

 

[BReid126]

Here are some in hand shots.