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Geddyb

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I have been a lurker here for a while and have enjoyed the beautiful craftsmanship of all the knives that are shown here. Below is my humble addition. This is my second knife. It took forever as I did everything with hand tools. It was very satisfying but slow :). I did send it out for heat treating as I couldn't possibly do it myself. Overall I am happy with this knife and I learned a lot. The handle is walnut with copper fittings and G10 spacers. The copper was a challenge as it was difficult to adhere to the G10. Items I have for improvement are my hand sanding and the symmetry of the plunge line. I'm open to any other constructive feedback that you have for me. Thanks.

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Looks great! Only thing I would say is that a knife like this may be subjected to batoning, so may want to reduce or eliminate the top false edge, as it would chew up the baton.
 
Aside from the edge being a bit more obtuse than probably necessary and the lanyard hole being a little close to the top edge of the handle it looks like a very nice effort. :thumbsup:
 
I think it looks gorgeous. I wish my old rifle had a Walnut stock that matched that . Like what you'd see on a anschutz rifle . I agree with the comments above . Love the Moran style handle where it flairs out to lock the hand .
 
What steel is it? I find it amazing that it is your second knife and done with hand tools. Make sure to show us your next one!
 
Thanks for the helpful suggestions. They do make sense to me. If I had the knife to do over I would have used thinner steel. The 1/4" sounded good at the time but it is a little heavy and thick. I also agree on the edge, I am going to sharpen this knife at a steeper angle for future use.

Thanks again for the helpful feedback!

P.S. I am pretty sure that this is 1095 steel, It's been a couple years since I ordered the piece.
 
Geddyb said:
Thanks for the helpful suggestions. They do make sense to me. If I had the knife to do over I would have used thinner steel. The 1/4" sounded good at the time but it is a little heavy and thick. I also agree on the edge, I am going to sharpen this knife at a steeper angle for future use.

Thanks again for the helpful feedback!

P.S. I am pretty sure that this is 1095 steel, It's been a couple years since I ordered the piece.
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Nice work! Congrats!!!
My advice will be, always be sure what steel you are working with. The only way to get the best result from a knife is by heat treating it specific to the steel you are using.
 
You may want to use a hard backer on your sand paper when sanding the handle where it meets the steel. This will keep your wood flush with your steel rather than having your wood dip away from the steel. The proportions look spot on and I love the design. Good work for sure.
 
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