First knife and Introduction

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physh

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I'm James, and I'm 18 and from Florida.
I've made a couple of knives from store bought blades before, but this is my first knife I have made from start to finish.

The blade is 1084, the gaurd is nickel silver, spacers are ebony, stainless, copper and fiber. Handle is big leaf maple.
It took 70-80 hours and I still have another 8 or so for sheath, and final touches.
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Physh, I think your knife looks very nice! You are off to a good start. Keep it up. :thumbup:
 
Very nice work! I like the look of the copper and maple; the maple itself is excellent.:thumbup:
Regards,
Greg
 
Thanks for the nice comments! It's 3 inches long. The top is a false edge.
How do I get the hamon line to show better? I used vinegar does hydrochloric acid work?
 
Use FeCL (Ferric Chloride). Its an etching chemical knife makers use for this type of stuff. Its also used in electronics and may still be found at Radio Shack or something of the sorts. Hope this helps. Great start. Keep up the good work.
 
Sigh....what's wrong with today's youths?:rolleyes: Just kidding man it looks awesome!!!!!!:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
 
Me like it.....................

Nice, useful blade shape.

Handle looks comfy.

Well done fit and finish. Hamon adds a bit also

Swedge gives it some style as does the copper/maple combo.

Might be a hair thick (looks like 5/32nds - 3/16ths to me from the pic) for my taste but that's MY taste not anyone else's.

I would ad a thong hole if I was ordering this one. I am around water with some frequency and a wrist thong is insurance for me.

Good job.

I have a question though, a carryover from another thread asking about tools. What tools did you use to make this and which was the most useful/important to you?

Syn
 
synthesist said:
Me like it.....................

Nice, useful blade shape.

Handle looks comfy.

Well done fit and finish. Hamon adds a bit also

Swedge gives it some style as does the copper/maple combo.

Might be a hair thick (looks like 5/32nds - 3/16ths to me from the pic) for my taste but that's MY taste not anyone else's.

I would ad a thong hole if I was ordering this one. I am around water with some frequency and a wrist thong is insurance for me.

Good job.

I have a question though, a carryover from another thread asking about tools. What tools did you use to make this and which was the most useful/important to you?

Syn
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Thanks for the comments, It might be a bit thick for this blade size, I used 3/16ths stock, and I ground each side down a bit, but the high flat grind helps with cutting I think.
I planned on a thong hole, but I don't have any way of drilling straight holes at the moment.

Tools: Dremel, 4x36 beltsander disc combo from homedepot, file set. (files and dremel, buy good stuff, cheap tools arn't worth the money)
Most useful? Well I need a dremel to drill holes, I guess I could get by without the grinder. I really could use a vise.
 
wow for a first blade (even making some form bought blades) thats very nice... im gona go cry in a corner casue my first knife sucks, o well i guess i need to go work on some stuff seeing as i havent in like 4 months.

keep up the great work
-matt
 
Welcome to the bladeforum.
That is a really nice first knife. You've go talent.
Get yourself a drill press, a simple HF unit will do for starters, but a little better one will last a lot longer. With it you will be able to drill the holes needed to do your handles and a lot more.

Keep up the good work.
BTW - It helps us if you fill out your profile.

Stacy
 
nice work Physh, you have come along way since i saw your work on another sight. It was a primitive bowhunting,flintknapping site...

Great job.

Jeff
Maddog
 
Thanks Jeff, probably paleoplanet? The internet isn't that big afterall huh? I guess the preface in the background gave it away? haha.
 
Man, that's great! Your rite that a full flat grind helps with the cutting, nothing wrong with a blade thick, depends on what your cutting and how your going to use it. Thinner for more delicate work, thick for heavy use/abuse.

Love the handle treatment, and a good job on fit and finish.

For the etch, dilute the ferric cloride 4 or 5 to 1 with distilled water, it take anywhere from 10 minits onward for a good etch, depending on how deep you want to go. The slower the etch generaly the better the finish, just takes longer.
 
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