A gift for my nephew

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TheEdge01

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I just finished this one up today. It has a 15n20 carbon steel blade, canvas micarta scales with green liners, and copper pins. This one is a gift for my nephew. Let me know what you think. I’m still new at this, so I’m open to any opinions or suggestions.
 
TheEdge01 said:
BC8-A02-D1-FCB8-49-A1-BEF5-49-CE3216-BA95.jpg

I just finished this one up today. It has a 15n20 carbon steel blade, canvas micarta scales with green liners, and copper pins. This one is a gift for my nephew. Let me know what you think. I’m still new at this, so I’m open to any opinions or suggestions.
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I like it. Looks comfortable and like it would be a hard worker as well
 
Why did you only round the handle for the index finger and not the whole handle?
I think it could be a good heavy user
 
I really like that blade,looks like a great user.well done
I'd round the edges of the handles more tho, especially with that material
 
Great work. I don't see much of a secondary bevel which tells me you got a fairly thin TBE which is good. Should perform well, especially in that steel. The profile looks great and very functional and comfortable.

Constructive criticism:

Handle rounding notes above. The shape looks great and the index finger notch looks good. Just knock the corners off a bit. You have the knife so you know best how it feels. Don't go too far as you can't put material back. Sometimes I use a file on corners for more control.

It looks like you were chasing the grind a bit at the heel as the blade is thinner there and the spanish notch is almost gone. One of the best tools to help with grinding is a cheap sheet metal thickness gauge. It really helps to check the edge thickness as your grinding to keep things consistent. I put a link below to show you what I'm talking about.

The pin alignment is a bit off as the one on the right looks a little high.

It looks as if your nephew is getting a great knife that will perform well.


https://www.amazon.ca/HFS-Standard-...9Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=
 
scott kozub said:
Great work. I don't see much of a secondary bevel which tells me you got a fairly thin TBE which is good. Should perform well, especially in that steel. The profile looks great and very functional and comfortable.

Constructive criticism:

Handle rounding notes above. The shape looks great and the index finger notch looks good. Just knock the corners off a bit. You have the knife so you know best how it feels. Don't go too far as you can't put material back. Sometimes I use a file on corners for more control.

It looks like you were chasing the grind a bit at the heel as the blade is thinner there and the spanish notch is almost gone. One of the best tools to help with grinding is a cheap sheet metal thickness gauge. It really helps to check the edge thickness as your grinding to keep things consistent. I put a link below to show you what I'm talking about.

The pin alignment is a bit off as the one on the right looks a little high.

It looks as if your nephew is getting a great knife that will perform well.


https://www.amazon.ca/HFS-Standard-...9Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=
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Thank you!!!! I appreciate the compliments and advice. This helps me zero things things in. Thanks for the link too, I will try to get one of those.
 
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