First try

[roxtar]

First finished knife.
Steel is M42 tool steel from worn out industrial hacksaw blades.

 

[Hesparus]

I'm interested, bit I can't see the photos. Btw, my first real blades were also out of commercial hacksaw blades and I loved that steel.

- Chris

 

[Fletch Helical]

Nice looking knife :thumbup:. Bet you can't make just one

 

[Nebulae]

nice looks good simple but clean

 

[White Rabbit]

Great first knife. That thing looks like a great slicer. Keep up the good work

 

[Nebulae]

thats actually really good for your first. by the way where you get the hacksaw that big.

 

[Hesparus]

I can see the photos now and they look great. Keep doing what you're doing.

Chris

 

[BChou-E29]

Very nice job on this. Love the handle, and that palm swell looks like it'd feel like one heck of a nice knife in the hand. Looks very Busse-esque too :thumbup:

 

[roxtar]

Thanks all

thats actually really good for your first. by the way where you get the hacksaw that big.

These are for industrial power hacksaws.
They're 2"X 25"

 

[Hengelo_77]

nice work there

 

[Salem Straub]

Cool, looks like a good fishin' knife. Keep it up.

 

[bacustomknives]

Looks like a hand held razor!good job

 

[roxtar]

First sheath:

 

[knifemaniac]

Great first knife! Cool working blade.

 

[tryppyr]

One suggestion about the sheath. I note that you made it from a single piece of leather. I personally prefer to cut the belt look separately so that the smooth face of the leather is facing outward... something you can't do if the whole thing is cut from a single piece.

 

[roxtar]

One suggestion about the sheath. I note that you made it from a single piece of leather. I personally prefer to cut the belt look separately so that the smooth face of the leather is facing outward... something you can't do if the whole thing is cut from a single piece.

I went back and forth over that.
I finally decide on one piece because the belt loop is mostly hidden (was supposed to be almost completely hidden) with the knife in place.

 

[Remyrw]

outstanding first, a heck of a lot better than my first couple.

 

[richard j]

brad sent me the knife to check out. for his first knife it turned out great. it feels good in my hand and should serve him well for anything he needs to do. the edge is ok but he needs more practice with the paper wheels though .

 

[unit]

I really like the looks of that.

The "bulb" shape of the handle slabs is something I have not seen a lot of, but I like it!

 

[p moore]

Looks dang good from where I'm sitting. Keep em coming.

Paul