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Hi Everyone.
My name is Chuck Fogarty. I've been reading this forum for several months and it is excellent. I started getting interested in making knives a few months ago, I made some kit knives, then with the help of the posts in this forum I started getting a little shop set up in my tool shed.
I got a couple of books on knifemaking, and I got the videos from Allen Blade. I got a Grizzly belt grinder, and hopefully below this post is a picture of my first knife. It is actually a scan of the knife my father did on his scanner, so it may not be the best quality.
The knife is made from 1095 that is 1/8" thick. I heat treated the blade with a oxy/MAPP gas torch, and edge quenched it in olive/mineral oil. I blued the blade, and the handle is made from hickory heartwood out of my woodpile. It has a tapered tang that is also blued. I used the hidden epoxy pin technique with JB Weld on the handles. I also made the kydex sheath for it, too.
Reading y'alls posts here has really helped me get all of this accomplished and I would like to say thanks for such a great forum and such helpful attitudes y'all have. This knifemaking is addictive, I'm just today finishing up knives 2 and 3.
Chuck
My name is Chuck Fogarty. I've been reading this forum for several months and it is excellent. I started getting interested in making knives a few months ago, I made some kit knives, then with the help of the posts in this forum I started getting a little shop set up in my tool shed.
I got a couple of books on knifemaking, and I got the videos from Allen Blade. I got a Grizzly belt grinder, and hopefully below this post is a picture of my first knife. It is actually a scan of the knife my father did on his scanner, so it may not be the best quality.
The knife is made from 1095 that is 1/8" thick. I heat treated the blade with a oxy/MAPP gas torch, and edge quenched it in olive/mineral oil. I blued the blade, and the handle is made from hickory heartwood out of my woodpile. It has a tapered tang that is also blued. I used the hidden epoxy pin technique with JB Weld on the handles. I also made the kydex sheath for it, too.
Reading y'alls posts here has really helped me get all of this accomplished and I would like to say thanks for such a great forum and such helpful attitudes y'all have. This knifemaking is addictive, I'm just today finishing up knives 2 and 3.
Chuck
