Hello!
This is my first knife being posted for sale to the forums, so this is a little bit of an introduction as well. My name is Park, I have a small woodworking business and a sculpture degree. My obsession with blades goes back to when I was six, spending my measly allowance money on pocketknives from antique stores. I've been making knives for a while to play with, for friends, etc., but not usually finished to a high enough degree to sell. Finally, the purchase of a belt grinder has allowed me to pursue knifemaking as I've wanted to. My goal is to bring some of my own style of freshness and practical functionality to edged tools. That said, the first knife I'm offering for sale is not too practical at all, but an exercise in realizing one of design using the wrong type of steel (which is what makes this beast a prototype).
Alright, up for sale is a funky-but-simple tanto from .25" thick 5160, heat treated by Peter's to 60RC. The details:
OAL: 12.75"
Blade Length: 7.25"
Handle Length: 5"
Handle thickness: .625" - this thing does not suffer from chubby handle syndrome!
Thickness at Ricasso: .25"
Width at Ricasso: 15/16"
Weight: 9.75 oz according to a fancy kitchen scale, but fast in the hand. Tang is partially skeletonized.
Steel: Aldo's 5160 @60RC by Peter's
Handle: OD Green Canvas Phenolic, super grippy 120grit finish + oil/wax. Attached with chainring bolts + epoxy.
Grind: Angry sharp chisel grind. The actual edge does not start until about a centimeter forward of the plunge, so you will not be cut at the plunge.
This prototype knife does NOT come with a sheath.
The finish on this tanto is imperfect, as I put it through some testing and couldn't get the finish quite back to original cleanliness. There a few very light, wayward scratches on the flat side of the blade, which is 320 grit hand-rubbed. I couldn't get these little scratches to show up in photos. Also, there is a comically illegible maker's mark, I simply stamped "PARK" on the flat side. The blade needed some re-flattening after HT (That's what I get for a quarter inch thick chisel grind) and the entire stamp no longer remains. If I get famous in 200 years, this knife will no doubt be very valuable due to this janky stamp
. The edges on the handle and spine are rough-finished from the belt. I left the heat treated finish on the bevelled side flat/ricasso for contrast.
I am asking $SOLD (paypal only) for this monster, to include USPS Priority Mail shipping anywhere in the Continental US.
First "I'll take it" and a PM gets. You must be 18 to purchase and are responsible for your own understanding of compliance with your local laws.
On to the pictures!
Thanks for looking! All feedback is welcome!
P.S. I'd like to express a heartfelt "thank you" to the moderators and members of this truly awesome forum, especially supporters and skilled knifemakers who help dummies like me wrap my head around things. Without BF there is little chance that I would have gotten into making knives.
P.P.S. For what it's worth, this knife has tasted blood.
This is my first knife being posted for sale to the forums, so this is a little bit of an introduction as well. My name is Park, I have a small woodworking business and a sculpture degree. My obsession with blades goes back to when I was six, spending my measly allowance money on pocketknives from antique stores. I've been making knives for a while to play with, for friends, etc., but not usually finished to a high enough degree to sell. Finally, the purchase of a belt grinder has allowed me to pursue knifemaking as I've wanted to. My goal is to bring some of my own style of freshness and practical functionality to edged tools. That said, the first knife I'm offering for sale is not too practical at all, but an exercise in realizing one of design using the wrong type of steel (which is what makes this beast a prototype).
Alright, up for sale is a funky-but-simple tanto from .25" thick 5160, heat treated by Peter's to 60RC. The details:
OAL: 12.75"
Blade Length: 7.25"
Handle Length: 5"
Handle thickness: .625" - this thing does not suffer from chubby handle syndrome!
Thickness at Ricasso: .25"
Width at Ricasso: 15/16"
Weight: 9.75 oz according to a fancy kitchen scale, but fast in the hand. Tang is partially skeletonized.
Steel: Aldo's 5160 @60RC by Peter's
Handle: OD Green Canvas Phenolic, super grippy 120grit finish + oil/wax. Attached with chainring bolts + epoxy.
Grind: Angry sharp chisel grind. The actual edge does not start until about a centimeter forward of the plunge, so you will not be cut at the plunge.
This prototype knife does NOT come with a sheath.
The finish on this tanto is imperfect, as I put it through some testing and couldn't get the finish quite back to original cleanliness. There a few very light, wayward scratches on the flat side of the blade, which is 320 grit hand-rubbed. I couldn't get these little scratches to show up in photos. Also, there is a comically illegible maker's mark, I simply stamped "PARK" on the flat side. The blade needed some re-flattening after HT (That's what I get for a quarter inch thick chisel grind) and the entire stamp no longer remains. If I get famous in 200 years, this knife will no doubt be very valuable due to this janky stamp
. The edges on the handle and spine are rough-finished from the belt. I left the heat treated finish on the bevelled side flat/ricasso for contrast. I am asking $SOLD (paypal only) for this monster, to include USPS Priority Mail shipping anywhere in the Continental US.
First "I'll take it" and a PM gets. You must be 18 to purchase and are responsible for your own understanding of compliance with your local laws.
On to the pictures!
Thanks for looking! All feedback is welcome!
P.S. I'd like to express a heartfelt "thank you" to the moderators and members of this truly awesome forum, especially supporters and skilled knifemakers who help dummies like me wrap my head around things. Without BF there is little chance that I would have gotten into making knives.
P.P.S. For what it's worth, this knife has tasted blood.
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