How much would you give?

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brub

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I made this knife with a factory-ordered blade and put my own guard and handle on it. It's a hidden tang whitetail horn handle, with a 4" laminated carbon steel blade that i modified slightly.

It's not really for sale, just wondering how much it's worth or a good guess. Because i'm thinking about making and selling some more knives.

Pics aren't that great, my camera sucks.

(( Pics are way too big. Resize them or post thumbnails. ))

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I think you should give the blade a mirror polish or a satin finish, the blade shows some wear and doesn't look as great as the handle does.
 
Can't... Handle... Picture... Size...

Blowing... My... Mind...

(Can you resize please? :o )

Travis
 
Those pics are too huge.There are so many people putting handles on blades the value is very little truth be told.
 
To be truthful, without sounding mean or dispiriting...

Those would probably have little value beyond the price of the blade kit. The handle looks nice though, too nice for that blade.

And to be blunt, if you can't do a real tang stamp or etched logo, skip it altogether. The crude hand-engraved initials are distracting from the rest of the knife.

Best Wishes and good luck,
-Bob
 
To find out what the "market" value of a knife is put it up on a large auction site with an opening bid of 99 cents. I still frequently put up knives with that as the opening bid. Sometimes I am badly disappointed but other times I am pleasantly surprised.
 
another thing to consider , putting your name on a blade your purchase , can bring negativity , as it is looked upon as a kit knife , or finishing a knife , not knife making in the true sense.

Nice work on the handle , was the blade just a blank or was it already ground ?

As far as a price $40-$50 seems about right , depending on the steel and who/how the heat treat was done .
 
thanks guys. i wasnt sure on how much i would get. me and my cousin have made nicer knives than this but we werent sure. we dont have any of the tools to make our own blades. i am a freshman in college and he is a junior in HS. so we are broke. we have about 10 blocks of black ash burl and we were thinking of making knives and selling them. the black ash burl is high quality burl that my other cousins grandpa cut out of a tree and we bought a burl knob from him. we were thinking of making a few knives and selling them for a little extra money but i guess not
 
brub said:
we were thinking of making a few knives and selling them for a little extra money but i guess not
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I'd say make them for the fun of the experience, and skip the "extra money" part. The fact that you put your effort & energy into making it will make it special later on.

One of my all-time favorite knives was a hand-made bowie that was given to me in high school, that unfortunately was stolen from me years ago. It had some issues, but it was hand-made, by a family friend, and that's what was special about it.

Over all, your work is probably better than anything I could turn out right now.

thx - cpr

ps - please reduce your pictures before a server explodes. :D
 
The handle is really nice, but the blade ...It looks like you used a brick to sharped it:thumbdn: Also for that handle Id like to see a larger/wider blade, it looks un-balanced. keep practicing, you'll get there.
 
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