I feel weird posting this in the same place as so many talented makers but this is the first knife that i have done that turned out well. This knife is going to my brother (an over the road welder) as a gift for his birthday. This knife would be considered very rough compared to what many of you are capable of, but my brother won't care (his idea of a knife is the cheapest one he could find at sears). There is a few firsts for me in this knife, my first bolster and my first (decent) sheath.
The steel came from an old sawblade off my grandparents farm, from what i was told it was 1080 +nickle, so i heat treated it like 1084 and tempered it at 385 for an hour and a half. The burl bolsters came from wood that was going to be burned in my woodstove (i dont know the what kind it is), the back of the handle is walnut that sat in the same shed as long (or longer) than the sawblade the steel was made out of, the pins are 1/8 inch nickel silver.
Yeah i know, i forgot to sand out the grind marks. It bothers me, but my brother wont care.
Thanks for looking. Any input is appreciated.
The steel came from an old sawblade off my grandparents farm, from what i was told it was 1080 +nickle, so i heat treated it like 1084 and tempered it at 385 for an hour and a half. The burl bolsters came from wood that was going to be burned in my woodstove (i dont know the what kind it is), the back of the handle is walnut that sat in the same shed as long (or longer) than the sawblade the steel was made out of, the pins are 1/8 inch nickel silver.
Yeah i know, i forgot to sand out the grind marks. It bothers me, but my brother wont care.
Thanks for looking. Any input is appreciated.
