Here is my latest knife. Still have a couple coats of oil to add, but essentially done.
Blade is tooling steel, all stock removal. With gun metal blue coating.
Copper pins
G10 liners and walnut scales. Polished with tru-oil.
5.25" overall
2"blade
This is only my third knife, so constructive criticism is welcome.
Things I see to do better next time are, pin placement. I had a different plan for the handle but tried to use the same holes. Looked bad, so I added the third one on the bottom. Better than it was, but not as good as it could be. I need to clean the epoxy better, and add it more evenly. There is a small gap on one spot. And the grain of the wood doesn't match from side to side as well as I wanted.
Long post, thanks for reading
Blade is tooling steel, all stock removal. With gun metal blue coating.
Copper pins
G10 liners and walnut scales. Polished with tru-oil.
5.25" overall
2"blade
This is only my third knife, so constructive criticism is welcome.
Things I see to do better next time are, pin placement. I had a different plan for the handle but tried to use the same holes. Looked bad, so I added the third one on the bottom. Better than it was, but not as good as it could be. I need to clean the epoxy better, and add it more evenly. There is a small gap on one spot. And the grain of the wood doesn't match from side to side as well as I wanted.
Long post, thanks for reading