Hey guys, below are some pictures of some new knives I'm working on. I made my first knife a couple months back. I was very happy with how it turned out, so I decided to make some more. These new ones are all CPM 20CV. One is for a cousin, one is a gift, and the rest will be either keepers or I'll sell them to friends. Let me know which ones you guys like. I have enough steel for another 5-6 knives, so let me know if you'd like to see something specific, or have a cool idea that you've never seen and I'll try to make it happen. Once I get them all ground and finished, they'll go out to Peters' for heat treating, then back home for handles. By the way, they are not finished. All but one are done on the grinder, but none have been hand finished yet.
Edited to ask: To what hardness do you guy recommend I get these knives heat treated? I was thinking around 61-62. What say you?
Here is my first knife, that I made a few months ago. It's about 10" overall, 5" blade, CPM 10V, 0.132" thick, hardened to 64rc. It has performed amazingly well and been used very hard. The handles are black and white ebony, which I found at Woodcraft in the scrap wood bin. I have been INCREDIBLY impressed with CPM 10V. Its edge retention is in a different league. It is, however, prone to chipping at such a high hardness, but only when it hits steel.
Here are the new ones, with a Spyderco Gayle Bradley 2 for scale:
The big one is for my Marine cousin, who wanted a custom KA-BAR type knife. It will have micarta handles. I know the handle shape looks weird now, but I think it will come together nicely. It will essentially be a full-tang, micarta-handled KA-BAR. It's 0.180" thick, and I think about 7" blade.
The next one down is one I ground tonight (not quite finished). It's a fixed blade interpretation of a Buck 110 or Benchmade Crooked River. I think I'm really going to like it. I love the blade shape. It has a 4" blade (maybe 4.25"). I'm thinking G10 or Carbon scales for this one.
Next is a simple drop point hunter that I'm making for my wife's uncle. He invited us to stay with them at the beach for a week for FREE. He's into knives, so I figured it would be a nice thank you present. It will likely get Cocobolo or Ironwood scales.
The next one is a random little 3.25-3.5" blade. It was #2. I wanted to do a unique angled plunge line. I started it, then forgot I was doing it later on and screwed it up. So, now, it's partially angled, partially straight. It will likely be a keeper because of that.
Last is a smallish Wharncliffe style blade. I'm not loving it. Maybe I'll change my mind once I get some scales on it.
With the rest of the steel, I'm thinking I'll make at least one more each of the drop point hunter and the clip point Buck 110-style blades, maybe another larger blade, and perhaps try my hand 2-3 of the following: friction folder, slip joint, make a replacement blade for my BM940. Let me know what you all think and if you have any better ideas for the rest of my steel. I'll try to finish them up soon and get them off to heat treat. Hopefully, I'll have finished knives to show off in about 2 months.
Edited to ask: To what hardness do you guy recommend I get these knives heat treated? I was thinking around 61-62. What say you?
Here is my first knife, that I made a few months ago. It's about 10" overall, 5" blade, CPM 10V, 0.132" thick, hardened to 64rc. It has performed amazingly well and been used very hard. The handles are black and white ebony, which I found at Woodcraft in the scrap wood bin. I have been INCREDIBLY impressed with CPM 10V. Its edge retention is in a different league. It is, however, prone to chipping at such a high hardness, but only when it hits steel.
Here are the new ones, with a Spyderco Gayle Bradley 2 for scale:
The big one is for my Marine cousin, who wanted a custom KA-BAR type knife. It will have micarta handles. I know the handle shape looks weird now, but I think it will come together nicely. It will essentially be a full-tang, micarta-handled KA-BAR. It's 0.180" thick, and I think about 7" blade.
The next one down is one I ground tonight (not quite finished). It's a fixed blade interpretation of a Buck 110 or Benchmade Crooked River. I think I'm really going to like it. I love the blade shape. It has a 4" blade (maybe 4.25"). I'm thinking G10 or Carbon scales for this one.
Next is a simple drop point hunter that I'm making for my wife's uncle. He invited us to stay with them at the beach for a week for FREE. He's into knives, so I figured it would be a nice thank you present. It will likely get Cocobolo or Ironwood scales.
The next one is a random little 3.25-3.5" blade. It was #2. I wanted to do a unique angled plunge line. I started it, then forgot I was doing it later on and screwed it up. So, now, it's partially angled, partially straight. It will likely be a keeper because of that.
Last is a smallish Wharncliffe style blade. I'm not loving it. Maybe I'll change my mind once I get some scales on it.
With the rest of the steel, I'm thinking I'll make at least one more each of the drop point hunter and the clip point Buck 110-style blades, maybe another larger blade, and perhaps try my hand 2-3 of the following: friction folder, slip joint, make a replacement blade for my BM940. Let me know what you all think and if you have any better ideas for the rest of my steel. I'll try to finish them up soon and get them off to heat treat. Hopefully, I'll have finished knives to show off in about 2 months.
