Finished my first knife today.

[kristoffsky]

First knife ever! It's made from 3/16 inch A-2, which I ground on a Harbor Freight 1x30 belt sander and heat treated myself with a torch (I don't know how well I did with the heat treat). I did my best to give it a full convex grind, though there's still a pretty obvious secondary bevel. The handle is black linen micarta. I know this is nothing compared to what a lot of you guys make regularly, but I'm pretty proud of it.

 

[machinistbutler]

Looks fantastic! Especially for a first one.

 

[RyanW]

Looks nice, A2 is a pretty hard steel to HT especially with a Torch. Soak times and Austenitizing temps make it a bit difficult!

Keep at it
http://www.bucorp.com/files/aisi_a2.pdf

 

[redd1981]

Waaaaaaaaaay better than my first .....or the latest,you must have done your homework!! Great job!!

 

[Hengelo_77]

Nice one, guess more will follow

 

[Wloch248]

And so it begins.......

Looks good.

 

[tobinsmith]

Wow, I'd say that you're off to a great start. While you only have a torch to heat treat with, grab some 1084 or 5160 as they're much easier to harden.

Great job!

 

[Patrice Lemée]

You should be proud. Looking forward to the next one.

Welcome to our addiction. :thumbup:

 

[kristoffsky]

Thanks, guys.