First knife finished! With a sheath!

I really like the shape and contours of the handle. My first knife was not better than yours. I didnt even know what rockwell hardness was back then.

I was going to suggest the sheath needs a welt but other beat me to it. A welt will keep the blade from cutting the stitches.
 
Hey Mike,

Well done! We know how much you had to tackle to get that baby done: steel profiling, grinding, heat treating, fitting scales, finishing, etc. Simply getting the sucker to completion is a noteworthy and salute worthy accomplishment. On top of it, or underneath and behind it, you came up with an inspirational design with as much hopes for a maturing future as your craftsmanship has. Again, as many others have said, well done!

All the best, Phil
 
Thanks for all the compliments! I don't have a welt in the sheath, because I was just looking for something that would allow me to carry it, and I had a bunch of scrap leather, and I didn't think about a welt at the time. I'll definitely put one in next time.
 
I can't tell for sure from the photos, is it full flat ground or is it a short grind that goes up at about 1/4"? If it's the latter, I'll give my same old boring advice to take it higher, a lot higher. Also, you will want to work on sanding to higher grits on the grinder, the low grit scratches are fairly prevalent.

Wet sanding the micarta up to about 400 will take out a lot of the "dirty" look, also buffing with a loose buff and green or white rouge after wet sanding.

I also like the handle shape, I do feel a little bit like it is a knife that wanted to be a dagger and only got one side ground.
 
Don't forget to wet your leather before stitching. If the leather is damp the stitches will pull below the surface. It's fun to see how leather becomes plastic when wet and will stay in what form you give it.
Have fun!
Lynn
 
AcridSaint said:
I can't tell for sure from the photos, is it full flat ground or is it a short grind that goes up at about 1/4"? If it's the latter, I'll give my same old boring advice to take it higher, a lot higher. Also, you will want to work on sanding to higher grits on the grinder, the low grit scratches are fairly prevalent.

Wet sanding the micarta up to about 400 will take out a lot of the "dirty" look, also buffing with a loose buff and green or white rouge after wet sanding.

I also like the handle shape, I do feel a little bit like it is a knife that wanted to be a dagger and only got one side ground.
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It's a full flat grind, but near the edge, it got really rough. Thanks for the tip on wet sanding micarta.

Lynn: I'll do that next time! Thanks!
 
Great Job Mike! that thing smokes my first! May I also suggest painting on several coat of super glue to the micarta, then buffing it with 0000 steel wool. It seals it and gives it a more professional look and feel.
 
From noob to noob, looks good, your sheath looks way better than my first one or fourth one four that matter.

I am fortunate to have a great knife maker critique my work (Dan Graves), and last week he scraped two of my knives because I ground into the spine on the plunge line. I was a little pissed, but the next two passed his critique, well except the extra grind I put on the spine for the thumb relief.

I am not satisfied with any of my work to post pictures yet, that is why I give them away.

Carry on, and you will go far.
 
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