Apprentices first knife

[David Loukides]

This 15 year old young mans knife was outstanding for his first attempt. All I did was the buffing. All the design work,grinding & material selection he did himself.
Stats:
Stock removal
O-1 RC58
Desert Ironwood handle
25 hours for completion

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[efleming]

That's his first attempt??? Holy S@#%! That looks great!

 

[siguy]

good looking knife, great first blade.

i like the pins (micarta?)

 

[ddavelarsen]

Uh-oh. I'm picking up my toys and going home.

That first knife makes the rest of us grunts look like hacks! Great work!

Just don't make any more knives, okay?

 

[David Loukides]

Thanks Siguy,
The pins you see are micarta, the 4 hidden pins are brass, for strength.

 

[C L Wilkins]

I believe that is the nicest "first knife" I recall ever seeing. Heck, that would be a nice knife if it was his 500th!

Nice work!

(Don't you just hate these upstart young guys?)

Craig

 

[galadduin]

It is a perfect work, thanks for showing...

 

[Allen Newberry]

Wow

Allen

 

[AcridSaint]

That's really cool, I applaud your apprentice as well as you for taking the time with him.

 

[L. Jones]

I think he might be able to make knives, even though my sixth year ones don't look near that good.

Some people got it some of us ain't.

Larry

 

[Kevin Cross]

Dave, tell this guy he does nice work! He must be a good student and evidently you are a heck of a teacher!
Kev

 

[silver_pilate]

Outstanding!! I think it's a great, flowing design (love the big false edge/swedge), and the handle looks comfy. It just looks "right" to me.

--nathan

 

[panch0]

Man!!! Thats pretty. Great work!

 

[David Loukides]

Kevin,
I am going to ask he and his father if he would like to go to the knife show in Mystic in May.
Thanks to Every Ones Reply, I am sure he will Appreciate it:thumbup:

 

[Robert Mayo]

Dave
I have seen a lot of first knives and this one is by far the nicest i have seen. He needs to get himself a mark. So everyone knows who made it. Well done.

Bob

 

[David Loukides]

Thanks Robert,
Hopefully he will be making another knife soon and I will have him think about how he wants to mark/stamp his blade. Good Idea!!!

 

[Fiddleback]

Wow. Thats really fantastic. You'll have people sleeping in your ditch waiting for an apprentice spot after this.

I wish I was that talented.

 

[balibalistic]

Damn..,little brother got skills :thumbup: beautiful knife!!

 

[Edro20]

WOW, very nice!

 

[silver_pilate]

Hey Ed,

Kinda makes you frustrated, doesn't it? I know my first efforts looked nothing at all like that. I felt like a one eyed, spastic sloth when I was grinding my first blade.

Just drop a line when you need out to the shop.

--nathan