The blade came in a kit that my girlfriend got me for Christmas. All I had to do was attach scales and bolsters and the bolsters were optional. I went above and beyond my skills by putting a V notch in the bolster, which made fit up very difficult. Any feedback would be appreciated.
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Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith
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Welcome Austin.
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nice first effort !
Like it ! Now use that knife and make dinner to your girlfriend
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Nice one, did you enjoy working on it?
Haha good idea, make dinner with all the knives I’ll be making!Like it ! Now use that knife and make dinner to your girlfriend
I did indeed, the process was fun and mostly relaxing, towards the end not so much haha.
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Next, try picking a pre-made bare blade plus some scales material you like and doing the handle work from scratch. Kitchen knives are a very good way to ease into knifemaking, as you can use them every day.
You can buy a damascus kitchen knife blade from Woodcraft or one of the knife suppliers and make a very nice knife.
Before long you will be filing your own blades from bar stock. Then you will want a grinder ......From there it is down the rabbit hole.
You can buy a damascus kitchen knife blade from Woodcraft or one of the knife suppliers and make a very nice knife.
Before long you will be filing your own blades from bar stock. Then you will want a grinder ......From there it is down the rabbit hole.
That’s actually what this was. It was from mancrates if I remember correctly. Just came with rectangle scales and semi shaped bolsters that I had to profile to how I wanted them. It was a bugger to say the least. I already have most of the material for my next one, which I will make out of bar stock, minus bolsters lol. I did go with a red spacer to go with the micarta blocks I got so that will be cool. I’ll be sure to show everyone here how it goes. I’ll probably make a post and update it as I go so as not to flood the sub forum with different threads.