And now.... the Lar ... ahem... my first knife!

[the4th]

Ok... it's technically my second knife, but it is my first COMPLETED knife!

Here it is:
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Named The Texas Tanto in honor of my home state of Texas. Originally thought out and designed to be a backup Ti blade that you could carry in hot, nasty, climates and not have rust to pieces on you or weigh you down.

1/8" 6AL4V Titanium stock. 7.25" OAL. A bear to make! (But fun!)

This one is Sabre ground and has a Scotchbrite pad finish.

The "thumb ramp" has some gripping serrations.
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The sheath is kydex and has no metal parts.
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More are coming, e-mail me if you want one of these!

"Thank you's!" go out to Dave for helping me realize that I can draw a little bit, Tom Mayo for his sage advice, Newt Livesay for making the Woo neck knife that was the ulitimate inspiration for my getting interested in attempting to make a knife of my own, and the rest of you that I forget since it's nearly 3:15 in the AM here!

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[Brian Lavin]

Hey, pretty nice Joel ! Send me some more info on it.
Brian

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[Gus Kalanzis]

Pretty cool Joel. I'd be lucky if my first one looked that good. Nice sheath (concealex ?) and touch on the thumb rest too.

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[the4th]

Thanks for the feedback!

If you like that one, wait until I post my next design. Double edge this time!

I've learned a little about grinding and things are going and looking better.