Here are a few pictures of my work. I am a beginner still at this stage, having been making knives for roughly two and a half years in my spare time. Opinions are always welcome both good and bad. I feel the only way to learn and improve is to have your work judged by people better than you.
First off this is a pic of the first two things i have ever forged. One is a railroad spike knife with a twisted handle, and the other is a hawk that i forged from am old 24 ox ball peen hammer. The haft is leather wrapped and has runes carved and then burned in before being treated with BLO.
Next up is a small EDC in box elder burl with black liners and copper pins in CPM154. The other knife is 1084 with a splattered etch and black liners under toxic G10. I was not overly happy with the way it all turned out but it has become a very useful kitchen knife that we use every day.
This one is a small wide bladed skinner with lots of belly i made for a guy who is an avid big game hunter. Steel is 1084 with redwood lace burl scales, blue G10 liners and a fileworked tang.
The last two are a pair of knives I made and donated to a local wildlife fundraiser auction. The smaller drop point is W2 with diamondwood in black and yellow as that is the colors of the wildlife federation. The larger one is 1084 with a fileworked tang, scotchbrite ricasso and mirrored bevels. It has box elder burl scales over red liners with black filled filework. This pair went at auction for 480 which blew my mind completely, considering that is double what i hoped to bring in for the club.
Like i said i am a beginner and still very much learning this craft, and strive to make each knife better than the last. Thank you for taking the time to look at my work.
First off this is a pic of the first two things i have ever forged. One is a railroad spike knife with a twisted handle, and the other is a hawk that i forged from am old 24 ox ball peen hammer. The haft is leather wrapped and has runes carved and then burned in before being treated with BLO.
Next up is a small EDC in box elder burl with black liners and copper pins in CPM154. The other knife is 1084 with a splattered etch and black liners under toxic G10. I was not overly happy with the way it all turned out but it has become a very useful kitchen knife that we use every day.
This one is a small wide bladed skinner with lots of belly i made for a guy who is an avid big game hunter. Steel is 1084 with redwood lace burl scales, blue G10 liners and a fileworked tang.
The last two are a pair of knives I made and donated to a local wildlife fundraiser auction. The smaller drop point is W2 with diamondwood in black and yellow as that is the colors of the wildlife federation. The larger one is 1084 with a fileworked tang, scotchbrite ricasso and mirrored bevels. It has box elder burl scales over red liners with black filled filework. This pair went at auction for 480 which blew my mind completely, considering that is double what i hoped to bring in for the club.
Like i said i am a beginner and still very much learning this craft, and strive to make each knife better than the last. Thank you for taking the time to look at my work.
