First Knife - Almost complete (finally) PICS

M3mphis

M3mphis

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I just wanted to say thank you to everyone here for all the information and for the help from those that responded on my post when I started this knife (link to that post: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=811875 )

Here's the knife now. I just need to do a little touch up sanding. I am very pleased and excited about this knife! Can't wait to make another. I am shocked at how sharp this baby is! I've never gotten such an edge. It's literally like a razor.

SO, this is from 1/4" 5160. The handle is bitter brush that I harvested from the Owyhee Mountains not far from my home. The wood is very comparable to ironwood. Brass pins. PICS!:

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Notice that I have two worm holes to fill on this next pic. What should I fill them with? I actually think they are cool, so don't tell me find a different piece of wood! :)
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Thanks!
 
Very nice. The worm holes ARE cool. I use Loctite 495 to fill the voids in handles, but I think any superglue will work. Fill the holes, wait a few hours, fill again until flush with the handle, sand and polish.
 
Hey that is a great looking knife !! you should be proud of it..,Pllus now you can make your own so you don't have to pay big bucks for a knife like that.
 
cbr900son said:
Very nice! Plan on maeking a sheath or anything?
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Yeah. A very close friend is a saddle maker...LUCKY ME! He's going to help me build one. Although, I'm having a hard time deciding what style of sheath. I was thinking maybe one of the long, tight ones with no closure (Obviously, I have no idea what it's called). What kind of leather sheath do you guys think would go well?
 
Pretty sweet. I like worm holes too, and leave them in handles also. Good eye. And your knife definitely shames my first. Fill the wormholes with med viscosity superglue. Just fill it and hit with the hardner. Sand flush. Easy peasy. If it gets a whitish reidue on it after curing so quickly, rub a bit of debonder over it with the tip of your finger. Professionally treated 'feature' of the wood.

(Tip about debonder courtesy of Bruce Bump and merely remembered by myself. I am but a parrot.)
 
Very good first knife. Much better than mine.
First advice I would offer is to radius the handle more. The "squarish" look seems like one of the hardest thing for beginners to get rid of.
Let's see the next one. :thumbup:
 
Patrice Lemée;9389906 said:
Very good first knife. Much better than mine.
First advice I would offer is to radius the handle more. The "squarish" look seems like one of the hardest thing for beginners to get rid of.
Let's see the next one. :thumbup:
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I see what you mean. Unfortunately, I cut the scales a little narrower than I should have. I think if I take more off the edges I will lose too much overall volume in the handle. Next time I'll leave myself more to work with...you can always take material away...and so on...

I'm thinking the next one may be a bushcrafter. Or maybe a PSK knife and then a bushcrafter.

Thanks a lot.
 
after just going to a woodworking seminar that same thing was talked about.
How to fill holes in wood.
use clear epoxy because nothing else matches the wood colour.
clear epoxy reflects the colour and texture of the wood under it.
 
Carl_First_Timer said:
That is pretty. Man what is it about knife making that is so addictive?
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Good question! It was fun, but "the moment" for me was right after I stropped it on leather - I put it on my arm to see if it would shave hair. It didn't even pull on the hair, sliced just like a razor. :eek::D

r-winter said:
after just going to a woodworking seminar that same thing was talked about.
How to fill holes in wood.
use clear epoxy because nothing else matches the wood colour.
clear epoxy reflects the colour and texture of the wood under it.
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I actually have some clear 5 min epoxy on hand, that would probably do the trick.

I was going to lightly apply boiled linseed oil to the scales. Does it work well on similar woods (i.e. ironwood or maybe like walnut)? Alternatively, I think I have some tung oil.
 
Make sure you fill the holes before oiling though hey. The only problems with filling using epoxy is it often yellows and it can form bubbles when drying that can cause inclusions and an uneven finish in colour. When hiding or bogging and colouring up a hole isn't an option (cabinet making). We drip casting resin. Dries crystal clear and is made not to bubble.
 
Awesome job on all of it!

Keep the worm holes, they are cool. A guy I know used ball bearings and metal bits to simulate them in high end construction he did.

Owyhee Mountains? Ever find any jasper? The first stone handle I did was Owyhee Jasper.

Keep it up!
 
Daniel Fairly Knives said:
Awesome job on all of it!

Keep the worm holes, they are cool. A guy I know used ball bearings and metal bits to simulate them in high end construction he did.

Owyhee Mountains? Ever find any jasper? The first stone handle I did was Owyhee Jasper.

Keep it up!
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Yeah, I have found some. There is quite a bit out there. I've never done anything with it, but now you've got my brain cogs spinning. I know some rock collectors that go out there a lot. They have tumblers and polishers and all that good stuff. There is also thunder eggs, obsidian, dinosaur fossils, etc.

Here's some pics from the day we went and got the bitter brush.

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My son and my dad here. I've probably taken at least 10 deer from these mountains, and my dad...who knows...30? It's a place that we love.
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