6+ months of work...

[tattooedfreak]

So, I started most of these in June/July and said I would have one of them ready for a kith in December.... Well, one was ready hehe and slowly I finished 2 more, while I have another 2 just about done. Of course, that still leaves 4 more in the shop just waiting for handles.

Give it to me straight guys, and yes, I know my pics suck.
Oh yes, all are O1, the filet knife is 1/16" the rest are 1/8". Handles are Yellowheart, madagascar ebony, cocobolo, dagger has whitetail antler and the hunter is sycamore (thanks Mark) and ebony.

Obviously the ones in this pic are not completed yet.

 

[Darrin Sanders]

While they are not the best knives in the world they aren't the worst either. Keep at it and each knife will be an improvement over the last. I see you've made full and hidden tang knives. My advice is to stick with full tang knives with handle scales only until you get that down then you can start to add bolsters and guards as your skill improves. Once you have honed your full tang knife skills move on to hidden tangs and so on. The best advice I was given as a newbie was start simple and add skills as you go. Hope this helps. Merry Christmas

 

[tattooedfreak]

I've only finished the first three so far but I believe they are my best so far. The fillet and hunting knife were made for co-workers but I probably wont make anymore hidden tangs for a while, they do require a bit more thought. Thanks.

 

[grindonyou]

Those are a good start and Darrin is right you will get better with each one. They all require some thought but don't let that stop you. There was a lot of steel dust on the floor before I would show any of my knives . keep at it.

 

[suddeth]

Those are some really nice knives.