Homemade knife

[bladerider]

Hello everyone,
I thought I would show off this knife I made. The metal is a STIHL edger blade I found on the side of the road. It said 1078 on it so that is my guess for the steel type. I cut the shape out with an angle grinder and a hacksaw. The handle and sheath are made from scrap wood from home depot. The handle is just glued on for now; I'll bolt it on if it falls off.

Thanks for looking.

 

[laramieknives]

Now that's pretty neat. There's something about that cutting
edge that catches the eye.
It's got an interesting look as if it's been clay tempered.

 

[bladerider]

Thanks for the compliment. Those are rust pits all over the parts that haven't been ground down. I electrolytically removed the rust, but I chose to leave the pits there.

 

[nate1714]

looks great for something you found on the side of the road... you have good potential and i look foreword to seeing more work...

 

[fujita yuji]

Impressive.
The sheath also looks good.