Hello all , I am new to this knife makeing. I have read several threads and have decided to use 1095 as my first metal of choice. I want to make some small utility knives being 8 inches in legnth blade and handle together. I have on order " The $50 knife shop. " Being new to this ; what would be the best legnth and thickness of metal to start out with ? thanks guys
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blade thickness and legnth of stock
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I don't know yet either but for my first knife design I have looked at and measured hunting knives to help me determine width and length of blade and tang. I plan a skinning knife for my first followed by a drop point. I am thinking of about 3 1/2 inch blade length and a bit more for the skinner. The hunting knives I like are not long and have a max. blade thickness of about 0.1 inch. This is the thickness I plan for the drop point and may go a bit heavier for the skinner So the 1/8 thick steel I have on order is good for those, unless I don't know what I am getting into.
As for tang, I plan to try to adjust its width/taper to achieve a good center of gravity. To do this I will have to be pretty close in knowing what the other handle components will weigh.
Other than all that I don't know nothin yet.
As for tang, I plan to try to adjust its width/taper to achieve a good center of gravity. To do this I will have to be pretty close in knowing what the other handle components will weigh.
Other than all that I don't know nothin yet.
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Getting started there is some advantage to using a little thicker stock, like 3/16". It gives you more opportunity to correct problems before you run out of blade to file or grind on. What has been suggested above is correct, IMO. I'm really just speaking to the "aw sh*t" factor that sometimes accompanies that first knife or two, or twenty... 
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Jerry pretty much summed up the aw s&it factor. I use 1/4 most of the time for a couple more reasons though. The majority of stock I get is 1/4 and I can use it for the bigger blades. It gives me room to correct problems and I can always thin it bur except for bumping, I can't make smaller stock bigger. The 1/4 also allows me to forge with narrower pieces.