Another one no blood

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hellgap

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I went hard at it and finished this one today. I got a little sloppy on the finger gaurd but ground out the oh shit spot. 440c with a buttie of a handle arizona iron wood just deadly burls i stabilizes a few cracks in the knots with super glue and sanded to 600 then buffed the snot out of it. I never cut myself not even once on this one but i did a jig a few times on near misses lol. The diamond back snake skin sheath was not made by me but i will and know i can make um as nice myself now. If i woulda known it was that easy i woulda bought more leather. I bought a front shoulder about 10sq ft how many sheaths could i make from that. my guess is 20 let me know if im close. I have made 4 out of it already and doesnt look like i used any. Here it is and WILL look at the eggs shape on the handle. I only did the handle the other way cause it has a wierd design and the guy wanted it like that.
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That looks like it will make a great deer and elk knife. I think the egg shape of the handle really complements the function of the blade.


That third pic really had me confused. I thought you'd made some sort of bent tanto:D
 
Got that Canadian belt knife look :thumbup: That handle looks a lot more comfortable :D

Like Jason, that 3rd picture had me :confused: :p
 
Looking good! You're going to have to start marking your blades pretty soon, have you thought about that? My first few knives I just stamped my initials with a letter set; that's good enough for a lot of makers who've been doing this for 20+ years. Cheap and easy, and it shows your commitment to the work. (It's hard to get the letters lined up well though, just a caution.)

Yeah, you can probably get at least 20 sheaths out of your leather - or at least, 20 tries! :D Just speaking from my own experience. I like that you take the time to do filework around the handle, and the spacing of the rivets is great. Now I'd like to see you start working on getting more of the scratches out; I know it's the boring part :D but it will really pay off in your satisfaction. Keep up the good work, and keep sharing it here. We love this stuff.
 
Thnks guys i appreciate the comments good or bad a person can only learn fron mistakes and help like what you all are doing to make me a better maker. Dave I am a perfectionist I know scratches suck bad and ive gone from 400 grit right back to 180 and then 220 320 400 again to get one stinkin scratch out that i thought the next and then the next grit of sanding would remove. I find by going to 400 on the belt sander then going back to 180 hand sanding i eliminate all the trouble of scratches. I also been using sticks to sand out flat spots and along the spine. My forge is lacking the dura blanket and mud to finish it off. Then ill cook up some steel I was given a bunch real good tool and other steel . Saw blades big ones 30 inch i think they might be 15n20 or L6 for sure one of the 2 but i need to cut off a tooth and get it tested. Thanks all kellyw
 
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