First Knife

[Doc Shipley]

Finally! It's far from perfect, but it turned out better than I expected. I probably won't get a sheath made till next weekend.

OAL: 6.25"
Thickness: 0.105" at ricasso
Materials: Aldo's 1084
natural cow bone, sealed w/CA

There are too many people in this forum who helped with this to name them all, but if you ever posted an answer or a question here, you're one of the ones I'd like to thank. It's been an amazing journey so far!

 

[Flatsman007]

Good job. Thats a nice knife.

 

[BChou-E29]

Not bad at all for a first! Wish mine turned out this good.

 

[JasonSCarter]

Great First!

Jason

 

[Seals]

1st or 50th,looks great.

 

[Kentucky]

Nice man, picked a great steel too :thumbup:

 

[lukus]

Very nice Doc. Nice attention to detail, looks like you didn't try to rush it.

 

[C.Edmondson]

Keep it up brother! Great looking 1st blade! Look forward to seeing more

 

[wordsmith]

That's better than my first by a lot. Nice design too. Time to make another!

 

[chris609]

Grinds look way better then my first one good job.

 

[Mr. Bad Example]

Very nice!

 

[NoiseyCricket]

Very nice, well done! I especially like the blade-shape and the clean design.

 

[Doc Shipley]

Very nice Doc. Nice attention to detail, looks like you didn't try to rush it.

Lukus, I couldn't tell you how many times I called it "good enough", and then picked it back up to clean up one more little detail. Apparently this is just like making jewelry; it tells me when I'm finished.

Grinds look way better then my first one good job.

All I can say is that Fred Rowe's Bubble Jig is the cat's meow.

Honestly, I'm not yet convinced it's a knife. I did the heat treat myself, so it'll take some time and use to know how good it really is. All I can say at this point is that it takes a lot more to sharpen it than my old Gerbers....

Anyway, thank y'all all for the kind words! I'm mighty proud to become a part of this community.


Doc

PS - That design's not all that original. It's my Gerber LST Ultralight all growed up....

 

[Fred.Rowe]

Doc,

Your first knife is a winner, whether it is your design or not. The knife has beautiful flow and it shows that your a person who strives for perfection in their work. Nice attention to detail.

I am looking forward to seeing your next knife sir!

Fred

 

[Phantom Steelworks]

Great looking first:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

Keep at it, we all like our knife-porn

Chris