here's my second try

[JParanee]

Great knife love the tapered tang

 

[Patrice Lemée]

That's the SECOND knife you ever made?
No experience on working on anything knifelike/metal/jewelry...etc?

Wow!

Pad

 

[severedthumbs]

That's the SECOND knife you ever made?
No experience on working on anything knifelike/metal/jewelry...etc?

Wow!

Pad

he is the main blade grinder at CRK.

 

[Patrice Lemée]

Thanks for posting this, I was half way to the shop to throw away my tools.

Still a very nice knife of course.

Pad

 

[Lycosa]

Did I mention that I Really like the handle??
Geesch!! :O

 

[xaman]

That's beautiful --- and the grind lines are amazing...

 

[nifegrinder]

thanks everyone, this has been very encouraging. makes me want to go back out to the shop and see if i can't make the tools pay for themselves.

 

[severedthumbs]

thanks everyone, this has been very encouraging. makes me want to go back out to the shop and see if i can't make the tools pay for themselves.

yo playa, I dont think you will have a problem with that! keep doin ya thang!

 

[matt venier]

Wait nifegrinder, you said you were going to steal some ideas from me? Right back at ya! Nice stuff.

Matt

 

[Michael Lovett]

I like it!

Mike

 

[nikoknife48]

Very nice, like the tapered tang and over all design.

 

[Fooj]

I actually handled this knife...VERY NICE...I don't think the pictures do it justice myself...Keep up the nice work Matt.

I agree with Bill -- I was able to handle Matt's 2nd custom knife as well. The quality and craftsmanship of this piece is better than the images portray! Matt, looking forward to seeing a lot more from you!

 

[unwisefool]

I like it a lot!

 

[Tinbasher]

thanks everyone, this has been very encouraging. makes me want to go back out to the shop and see if i can't make the tools pay for themselves.

If you keep making knives like this one the tools will soon pay for themselves.
great work
Richard

 

[triz neena]

that is ridiculously good for a 2nd knife. Can you maybe list all the tools and raw materials you used to make it?

 

[nifegrinder]

sure triz,
tools that i used: metal cutting bandsaw and buffer (from harbour freight), okamoto surface grinder (@ CRK), craftsman drill press, bader b3 grinder w/ a14" diameter contact wheel, beaumont metal works horizontal grinder, flat platen and rotary platen attachments; norton 60 grit, norax x100 & x45 & klingspor 400 grit cork belts. a good bench/vise/handful of files, CRK's heat treat and Rockwell tester, ibuprofin and bandaids.

raw materials: scrap S30V from CRK, spalted maple burl from gallery hardwoods; 1/4" black canvas micarta and 3/16" pins, two 1" pieces of 1/4" stainless mosaic pin and 1" of 1/4" stainless tube from texas knifemakers supply, 1 tied lanyard (thankyou Lisa L'Eveque Hague), 7.5 years of training and encouragement (thank you Ann & Chris Reeve)

 

[archieblue]

+1 for the g10 bolsters... I think metal bolsters are tooo "busy." +1 for the long handle. This knife is one of the most appealing "fancy" knives I've ever seen!

 

[archieblue]

thanks everyone, this has been very encouraging. makes me want to go back out to the shop and see if i can't make the tools pay for themselves.

I don't think it will be a problem! Your work is amazing!

 

[Beile]

Both of those are great. Beautiful grinds and handle materials.

 

[Jesjes2]

wows thats amazing for your second knife