Black walnut and brass wharncliffe

[trogdorr]

I ordered 9 feet of 5160 a couple weeks ago to supply my knifemaking habit. I have spent the last couple months trying to teach myself and expand my skill set. I mostly make knives for fun or gifts, although I have sold a few. I saw a knife like this on this forum and I thought I would give it a try. The handle is black walnut, the blade is a quarter inch thick, about 8 inches long, and about 2 inches wide. It is chisel ground for right hand use. I used a sort of "half tang" construction where the spine is exposed on top of the knife, but the bottom was left wooden to shape. Each knife I make seems to get better than the last, so I'll keep working at it.

Thanks for looking,
Trogdor

 

[The Gopher]

That thing is a beast! I can't quite tell from the picture but it looks like the tang isn't flush with the back of the handle? That would make it look a bit more finished.

 

[trogdorr]

are you talking about the wooden insert? that was intentional. I tried a lot of new things with this knife, and being rather inexperienced I imagine there are many things I could have done to make it look more professionally done. Its flush along the spine and that's what I was going for.