First knives, time to quit lurking and try to be an active member!

I swear I need to put something together to take better pics. Sitting here at work with the Rasp knife to show a couple people and I cant help but get lost in the the patterns on the Ironwood handle. I tried to capture a little bit of it with my phone just because lol





Matt
 
Got out my little mini forge that I made and got to work on a wrench knife with my Buddy's Stepson. He thought it was a blast and I enjoyed myself profusely as well. Ive only done stock removal to this point and enjoyed the process of heating and hammering out these blades. Im looking forward to doing more this way and might even attempt a simple 3 layer "San Mai" here soon as well.

Here are the two together and his with distressed sheath to try and match the appearance of the knife. Just havin some fun!!!





Matt
 
I had alot of fun breaking out the paint can forge and hammering away at the wrenches so I thought Ide give it another shot and try my hand at some kitchen knives. First I wanted to put together some smaller paring or utility knives for my Mom and Grandma. These are made from the last bit of 1095 I had laying around. They were hammered to rough blade shape and to thin the metal out some. Blades are 3.5" with a 7" total length and handles are both made from the same piece of leftover Ironwood I had. Patina is natural from the last couple weeks of use in the kitchen. My wife and I have been using them on everything we can to make sure they are ok to give them away and now I have been told that I need to make a couple more to keep and give to a family friend who used one and loved it as well. Its funny how a sharp knife can make things easier LOL



Simple sheaths made to transport them and if they want, they can be used to store them around the kitchen as well. (I will fix these pics when Photobucket quits being stupid for me)






I also made this larger knife for my own kitchen and we are putting it thru its paces before I decide to either ditch it, mod it or handle and finish it. Its been used once on some chicken which is the mild patina you can see. Blade length is 4.5" and total length comes in at 8.5".



I need to order some materials so I can keep at it and maybe look at putting together a better forge while Im at it.

Matt
 
Thanks. Im enjoying working with the hammer and the beauty that can be found in the imperfections it causes. The cutting edges are straight, sharp and tough and the rest is what it is. There are a few spots Im still learning to clean up like the curve from the handle down to the blade where your pointer finger goes but Ill figure it out in time. Lurking around these parts is a learning experience like no other!

Matt
 
FINALLY finished the kitchen knife I last posted about. Used and abused it in the kitchen for the last couple months and the wife and I both love it. Did a regrind on it to try and sort out some small issues I had with it and then got around to putting a handle on it. Had an old Remingtion .22 rifle from the late 30s that had some cracks in the stock and a heavily pitted/warped barrel so I cut the stock down and used it for the handle materials. Not bad for junk!!!



Funny thing is my wife actually missed the knife while I was finishing the handle. Gonna have to make a couple more now for permanent kitchen duty!

Matt
 
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