First knife, ready for my customer to handle

[cmd]

Hi everyone. My first knife that is to me worth selling is almost ready for delivery. All that is left is for my customer to inspect it and tell me if he wants it or not. If yes, then I will engrave it. If not, I will happily keep it and use it.

Here are a couple of the pictures that I sent earlier to my customer. It is a modified version of a santoku kitchen knife. The handle is a little thicker than normal and the blade profile is somewhat modified to be more versatile, as requested. The slightly domed pins that look like eyes were something I did just for fun.

Here are the pictures, keep in mind that this is a custom piece meeting someone's personal request with a little artistic fun that I included. Let me know what you think.

Chris

 

[blgoode]

looks like it would be a good user. Try using sandpaper like your polishing shoes to smooth up the handle. Other than that I cant say anything but make more my friend:thumbup:


whats the steel?

 

[cmd]

Thank you Brian. To be honest I learned a lot of my fundamentals from reading some of your posts and your web site.

Good advice about hand sanding the handle. My customer wanted it grippy, but this may be a little too grippy. I'll offer this idea to him.

The steel is just 440C but it should be well suited for general kitchen use.

Chris

 

[blgoode]

just use a 60 or 120 grit sandpaper and it will be grippy Come down to the shop one day............I am just passed Kings Mountain.
B~

 

[butcher_block]

looks nice
how you feeling about the inspection :foot:
anytime i get ready to sell one im nerve racked thinking did i miss anything /will they like it
even knowing i did things right
then theres the i like it soo much should i sell it




then i remember that selling knives means more $ for more knife making stuff

 

[mdoyle]

Chris,
I like it a lot! You don't see many of those floating around here! The shoeshine method of sanding that Brian mentioned will help you out a great deal. Use different width strips for different areas of the knife, wide strips for large flats and narrow strips around your "bird's" head and neck. It also helps to clamp the blade up in a padded vise, that way you can really see it take shape. You will never sand any other way again. I also wanted to encolse a really poor pic of a knife I made that shares your bird handle. It reminded me of it when I saw it. The head and legs are blue dyed box elder burl, the breast is red mallee burl. Blade is o1. Made it for my mother.
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/tmdoyle/kelly282.jpg
MAtt Doyle

 

[cmd]

looks nice
how you feeling about the inspection :foot:
anytime i get ready to sell one im nerve racked thinking did i miss anything /will they like it
even knowing i did things right
then theres the i like it soo much should i sell it




then i remember that selling knives means more $ for more knife making stuff

Dang butcher_block, you sure nailed it with how I'm feeling. Nervous about how he will like it but not too worried because I would be happy to keep it.