First knife ever, be gentle(ish...)

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weasle1204

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First knife ever, and first post. Hopefully the pictures show up..... Thought i'd try and give back as i stole lots of inspiration from all of you guys. Made from 01 steel. I did everything including the heat treating(Wear gloves....). Handle is made from Cocobolo. There are a few things that could have been better but i'l save that for round 2 i guess. Should have spent more time sanding, a few imperfections here and there. Bevel was done with filing jig, only power tool i used was a drill, everything else done by hand unless you count the hair dryer for the brake drum forge. Let me know what you think, pics are just cell phone pics. all criticism welcome, i plan on building lots more, already have 2 more on the go. I now have knife problem and my girlfriend hates you guys..... Sorry ;)

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Great first post. Looks great for a first. Not too hot on the thumb scoop, but overall looks very well done. Paste the IMG link on photobucket and you should get this.

 
Personally, I would....
Move the front pin forward a bit
Keep the plunge line from touching the spine
Lose the scoop on the back
Back the scale off the plunge line a bit

But that's just me, those things would gve you a little better flow I think.
 
Thanks for the suggestions. The thumb scoop was an after thought that i did end up regretting. The plunge is sort of the same story, i was going to stop about .5 inch from the spine because i really liked the way it looked but was encouraged to try the flat grind(probably not the right term...)
i'll move the pin up more on the next one, i could see how that would be a good idea. and thanks for reposting my pictures, i thought i had that part figured out, lol. The other thing i was curious about was the plunge, i don't like how it is squared off...... i tried rounding over the edges on the file but found it was almost useless at the plunge, wasn't actually filling. Pretty sure it was the way i tried to round over the file but not 100% sure. any suggestions to correct that? 2x72 is not an option right now as much as i'd love to have one. Thanks again for the help!
 
Use a round file to make the plunges and start your flat filing from there, a chainsaw file works. File a bit short of the spine and it will give you a curved transition.
 
I was addicted the moment I made my first knife-like creature, which was an absolute abomination of all that is pointy. Youve got a great start.
 
Looks Damn good! Just remember all knives are not for all people. A person may love your knife and think your critic's knives are just ok. Perfection is in the eyes of the buyer.
 
Looks awesome. The best part about the first few knives is they let you know what works, and what doesn't, while still being functional enough to get used. Much to my embarrassment, my wife still uses one of my earlier works, and if she hadn't insisted that it's HER knife, it would long ago have been buried, packed in salt in the back yard... Your work is MUCH nicer than mine was!

One tidbit, and it's a personal thing... That knife isn't truly 'done'. ALL the scratches need to be removed. Force yourself to do a fine finish on all of them, and you'll find that there's tricks to doing it that will accelerate the process on later ones!

Nice work - keep at it!
 
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