First one ive posted here...

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therron258

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Just got the knifemaker membership, been working on knives on my weekends home from college, heres my latest. The etch didnt come out as good as i wanted it to, im starting to hate the etchomatic, but oh well.

Im debating posting it for sale here, not sure yet, ill see based on teh response it gets. I was unsure of what to ask for it as well.

well here it is:

Blade is 1/8" 1095
Wood is leopardwood, sealed with super glue,sanded, and buffed
1/4" mosaic pin, 1/4" lanyard tube
Blade has a hand sanded satin finish

8.25" OAL 4"blade

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Just some constructive criticism, although I think it's overall a nice knife (and, fyi, I'm writing this from a college lecture, so kudos for actually making knives while being in college!)

Try to make sure your mosaic pins are lined up in a sensible fashion (the square part being parallel or 45 degrees to the front of the handle, etc.) You might also try looking into stabilized wood if you're going to sell your knives, my understanding is that most people either want their wooden handles left "natural" (oil finish) or the full protection of stabilization, not a halfway measure like superglue.

Also, although this is entirely unconstructive, it just seems to me that the knife needs... crisping up. Can't really explain it any better, unfortunately.
 
i already noticed the pin.

from what i understood, not all woods needed to be stabilized, and that it was mainly burl woods because they were weaker, and full of checks and voids.

Ive sold quite a few in the past year, and the buffed super glue finish seems popular, because its shiny, and tough. i havent had the best of luck with oils either, ive tung oiled a few and they feel sticky and dirt/dust seems to cling to them
 
therron258 said:
i havent had the best of luck with oils either, ive tung oiled a few and they feel sticky and dirt/dust seems to cling to them
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Make sure your tung oil is not old. If in doubt just dispose of it properly and buy a new quart. Even the really good tung oils are not expensive.

Also make sure you completely wipe off all the excess oil after you apply it to the wood. It also helps to check it again after about 1/2 hour to get any that seeps out of the pores.
 
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