First knife, work in progress...

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First knife and I would love some advice and tips so I can improve for the next one.

Steel is 1084, 1/4" thick, and finished to 220 grit.

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I kind of messed up my Ricasso.

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The edge thickness consistence stayed pretty good I think.

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Now I just need to get the thing heat treated... Any takers? ;)

I know 1084 is an easy heat treat but I don't want to mess up my first knife you know.

Thanks
 
Wow, that things a tank!
Looks very good for a first, that's for sure.
Personally, I'd thin out that edge just a little more before h.t., .050" is a little thick.
 
leifjl said:
Wow, that things a tank!
Looks very good for a first, that's for sure.
Personally, I'd thin out that edge just a little more before h.t., .050" is a little thick.
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Thanks, I thought that 1.00 was that goal but I can easily take it some some more, I thought that there was risk of it warp in heat treat if it was that thin.
 
Yeah, .040" is the standard for that steel.
I just like to take it down a little closer is all. Just personal preference.
The only time I've had a problem with the edge warping was when I took a knife made of 52100 down to about .020".
You'll have some grinding to do after h.t. anyway, to remove de-carb, so leaving it thick is alright, if that's what you want to do.
 
Somewhere between .75mm and 1mm is about right.

Excellent looking first knife job so far.
 
Just a recommendation from just completing my first few knives, but try to get out all of the deep scratches and grooves prior to HT. They will be a lot harder to remove post HT.
 
leifjl said:
Wow, that things a tank!
Looks very good for a first, that's for sure.
Personally, I'd thin out that edge just a little more before h.t., .050" is a little thick.
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I agree with leifjl. Take it down alittle more. It will save you lots of time in the end. Please post a pic of the finished product. Great workmanship. Here is my first one I ever created.
 

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.8's perfect, imo. Lightening up that handle was a good call too.
As Sgtjohn said, Its going to be exponentially harder to finish after h.t., so try to get as much of that out of the way as possible.
 
I can't wait to see the finished product. Let me know if you need some highly figured hardwood for your scales, I've got lots of awesome species that are all 5A figured.
 
looks good.

You have a sharp angle where the vinger coil ends and the ricasso starts.
Personaly I´d round that edge
 
Sgt John said:
Just a recommendation from just completing my first few knives, but try to get out all of the deep scratches and grooves prior to HT. They will be a lot harder to remove post HT.
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Thanks I am going to work on getting some of those out today.

Ren-TenKustomKnives said:
I agree with leifjl. Take it down alittle more. It will save you lots of time in the end. Please post a pic of the finished product. Great workmanship. Here is my first one I ever created.
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Thanks.

Your first knife looks great!

leifjl said:
.8's perfect, imo. Lightening up that handle was a good call too.
As Sgtjohn said, Its going to be exponentially harder to finish after h.t., so try to get as much of that out of the way as possible.
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Thanks for the advice.

zeroed4x said:
I can't wait to see the finished product. Let me know if you need some highly figured hardwood for your scales, I've got lots of awesome species that are all 5A figured.
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Interesting, whats 5A figured mean? I have some OD G10 that I was going to put on it but wood might also be nice.

Hengelo_77 said:
looks good.

You have a sharp angle where the vinger coil ends and the ricasso starts.
Personaly I´d round that edge
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Now that you bring that up it sounds like a good idea to me as well, I think ill do just that.
 
Cool. Thinning that edge after heat treat would be a pain and you would increase the risk of burning out the hardness. I sent you a PM about the heat treat.
 
awesome stuff man. i am also making my first out of 1/4 but with files. this one is turning out really nice
 
Looks really good for your first one man, keep it up

Don't ever sell your first one though
 
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