First Knife Ever is Ready for HT!

crowmagnon · Feb 13, 2014

Hi everyone,

Finally received my Grizzly 2x72 today!

I had a narrow bar of .187" 1095 that wouldn't work with any of my designs, so I did my first ever grind on it.
Not the most even finish on the bevel, but I imagine once I have it heat treated I can remedy that.

OAL length is 8.1", with a 4" edge
The handle will be green canvas micarta (unless I find something else) held on with chain-ring bolts.

Let me know what you think!

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**UPDATE**

Got the blade back from Paul Bos, finished it up, and made a kydex pocket sheath!

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T.O. Rye · Feb 13, 2014

Nice blade design. Not flashy, but that's not a bad thing. A clean and simple design that works well is a lot better than a "cool" knife that looks good but can't cut hot butter lol

crowmagnon · Feb 13, 2014

T.O. Rye said:
Nice blade design. Not flashy, but that's not a bad thing. A clean and simple design that works well is a lot better than a "cool" knife that looks good but can't cut hot butter lol

Thank you!
I have some designs drawn up that I'm itching to make, but I need wider steel stock.

crowmagnon · Feb 14, 2014

Here's a little update:
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I think an acid stonewash might look good on it.

Dan Leeper · Feb 18, 2014

Good work for a first knife. How did you heat treat it?

crowmagnon · Feb 18, 2014

Dan Leeper said:
Good work for a first knife. How did you heat treat it?

Thanks,
It's not heat treated yet.

killharder · Feb 19, 2014

Nice job. The stone wash would look real nice for that design.

Hengelo_77 · Feb 21, 2014

nice one

crowmagnon · Feb 21, 2014

Thanks guys.

I'll try to remember to post pics if/when it gets finished completely.

crowmagnon · Apr 30, 2014

Updated with pics of the finished product (finally).

JG Custom Metal Works · Apr 30, 2014

Very nice knife! I love the simplicity of the design. I see a lot of "first knives" looking like Klingon blades, this is refreshing. You have good taste.

It kind of reminds me of a Kaiken. What kind of screws/pins are those? It looks like the pivot pin on a Strider...

crowmagnon · Apr 30, 2014

creature7 said:
Very nice knife! I love the simplicity of the design. I see a lot of "first knives" looking like Klingon blades, this is refreshing. You have good taste.

It kind of reminds me of a Kaiken. What kind of screws/pins are those? It looks like the pivot pin on a Strider...

Thanks!
They're chain-ring bolts with Torx heads on the other side.

jim poling · May 3, 2014

Great job on your first knife! Nothing wrong with simple designs they tend to be more pleasing to the eye and often timed lend them selves more easily to the Fit, Form and Function rule that makes a outstanding blade.

Jim

East Branch Knives · May 3, 2014

crowmagnon said:
Not the most even finish on the bevel, but I imagine once I have it heat treated I can remedy that.

Dude, that knife looks awesome!. I'm three+ years and hundreds of blades in and I still struggle to get grinds looking that nice! Great job!!