Hand-Made, But I Don't Know What To Make Of It

[redsquid2]

I made this one starting around 6 months ago. It was my 4th knife. It evolved as I made it; not looking like what I originally had drawn on paper.

I got the steel, 440c, from an ebay vendor called audredge.

The scales are ebony.

I did the profile with an angle grinder, and the bevels with files, BIG files.

If I could do it over, I would finish sanding the bevel to a finer grit before attaching the scales. It is sanded to 220 grit.

It was heat treated by Texas Knife Supply. I don't know if it holds an edge, because I have not used it yet. However, I have a knife made of 154cm, which was also treated by Texas Knife, and that one holds an edge very well.

I used a thick wax mixture on the sheath, and it may not be perfectly wet formed, but it has very good friction and retention.

I don't think I could ever sell this one, so I hope I will find some use for it. Even if I don't use it, I enjoyed the challenge of making it.

I keep forgetting to clean the lint off of knives before I take pictures of them.

Thanks for looking.

 

[PEDRETTI]

nice shape...i like it...i agree on the sanding though....even if im going to be doing a different finish other than mirrored i go to at least 800 if not 1000 before i do the finish work...nice # 4 though

 

[PANJA]

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

 

[redsquid2]

Thanks for the feedback. here is my #5:

#6:

and then it was a quantum leap to #7, my pride and joy. I got lots of feedback from pro knifemakers here on the forums, plus one of them did the profiling, and another one did the heat treat. I felt like I had to make this one to a higher standard, because I did not want to let them down. These first two pictures are probably 320 grit:

...and I sanded to 600 grit, because I thought that looked pretty good. It's all hand sanding:

I have one more blank in that same pattern.

I also have plans for a couple of EDC wharncliffes, in 154CM.

 

[PEDRETTI]

Looks good to me...I kinda like doing warncliffes but after about 5 of them I'm ready for a new shape to work on lol

 

[PEDRETTI]

Btw I like # 6 alot

 

[wdtorque]

Well done. Your work is improving with each blade. Congrads