It's much better than the last one.
The blade stock looks pretty thick for that size knife.
The grind line / bevel line on the left and right don't match perfectly - and they are washed out.
If you're going to have them, they should be perfect and crisp.
You can solve all that by going to a full flat grind, minor grind height imperfections don't show that way.
Some people will not buy diamond-wood, especially the nonnatural colours.
It's personal, but "the collectors" have decreed it so, the users probably don't case as much.
diamond-wood has a cheap reputation,that the synthetics don't
Plus the sheath improvements
I'm no sheathmaker, but I see
Are drilling your holes? If so try drilling with a needle rather than a drill
Are you using a stich groover, spacer and overstitch wheel?
The distance of the stitch line to the edge is not consistent, it should be parallel and the stitch lines should be controlled and even.
Smaller holes, burnished edges, use a clean worksurface so you don't get all those little nicks and scratches.
The bottom end of the strap is not cut straight.
The edges of the strap are not burnished finished.
The punch stamps are not lined up straight to the sheath and perfectly centered
The punch stamps are not a consistent depth, one side is deeper than the other and it really shows on the outside border
Grind your stamps down to remove the border and use an arbor press to get an even consistent flat press that you can control the height..
maybe finished with neatlac
Once you're selling, I'd think about using your real name.
thank you for taking the time to bring your input, i appreciate it,
thickness of blade stock, in the future when i can get it sorted, i planing on using 1/8 or 3/16 at most for this little knife, this one is actually smaller than i normally do, but was requested by my customer so they could pocket carry a fixed blade.
on the eveness of the bevel, will have to work on that, i guess that just comes from making a pile of knives, but will work on that
on the washed out, i thought that was the point of the hand rubbed satin finish was to wash it out a little bit and kind of blend things, i used the flat straight piece of redwood scrap over the sandpaper, but since crisp is the order of the day, i will work on that, maybe i need to take it past 320 grit?
check on collectors on the diamond wood, i have some cocobolo and winewood etc that i got to use on the next couple knives,
sheath, i am drilling my holes, and attempting to keep the sheath oriented in the same direction with each hole
i am using a stitching groover, just got it about 3 sheaths ago
i have no money to buy leather, most of the nicks and stuff come from pulling the leather out of the dumpster
will work on the cut lines, and burnish strap, and lining up stamps better, gotta figure out something on that.
i have no press, and no money to buy one, and i am selling knives, about 20 since i started back, but i have to use the money to pay bills, buy groceries and try to scratch the rest together the best i can.
thanks again for your input
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