Introducing myself + first knife

69_knives · Dec 10, 2008

Bold and Simple, both good qualities.

Welcome.

koyote · Dec 10, 2008

like that grind!

Really nice touch on the micarta handle shape up front, too.

Just so you know, your social life is over.

Jeremy Horton · Dec 10, 2008

koyote said:
like that grind!

Really nice touch on the micarta handle shape up front, too.

Just so you know, your social life is over.

FREE TIME AFTER WORK, WEEKENDS, HOLIDAYS, YOUR DONE PINK!!!

PINK IF YOU DECIDE TO DO SOMETHING IN A-2 throw it in a Box, BAN is shippin over!! i will take care of you!! Treatin it !!

J.S. Carter · Dec 10, 2008

Best first post I've seen in a while! Welcome and B/A lookin blade!

MRpink · Dec 11, 2008

Horton_Knives said:
FREE TIME AFTER WORK, WEEKENDS, HOLIDAYS, YOUR DONE PINK!!!

PINK IF YOU DECIDE TO DO SOMETHING IN A-2 throw it in a Box, BAN is shippin over!! i will take care of you!! Treatin it !!

It's that bad, huh? Hahah, my girlfriend is not going to be happy.

Besides work, I finish my last final for school Monday and won't have to worry about that again until the end of January. I'll have a lot of time to grind.

I have 36" of A-2 on the way, and I'll definitely be sending them your way.

Bigfattyt · Dec 11, 2008

Nice one. I can tell you have had some time at Ban's shop. That convex edge looks great. I would love to hang with Ban and have him give me some convex tips. I have done three of my busse's convex by hand with sandpaper, and am working on my FBMLE convexing it by hand (tedious task, but not ready to try that one on a belt sander yet).

MRpink · Dec 11, 2008

Hahah, yeah, Ban did have a big influence on that knife. He's become a good friend of mines and even down the line when I get better, he'll still have a big influence on my stuff because he taught me his philosophy in knife making (otherwise I wouldn't come near a belt sander), and I love his work.

bindlestitch · Dec 11, 2008

Nice! I can tell that your first knife looks like an art knife compared to my first one.
Way to go!

Will Leavitt · Dec 11, 2008

I'm very sorry you stepped onto this path. Best thing to do is teach your girlfriend to do leatherwork.

Welcome to craft.

MRpink · Dec 11, 2008

Now why didn't I think of that, brilliant!

koyote · Dec 11, 2008

Hrm. Maybe we should have a norcal convex edge meeting!

No comment on the leatherwork. Actually, hell, sierra is dying for an opportunity to do photos and work up a how to .....

MRpink · Dec 11, 2008

I'm in San Jose, but go to Davis often (my friends are at UC Davis) or pass by it when we go snowboarding in Tahoe.

We do have gathering/meets in SJ. It started off as a Busse chopfest, but anything goes now. Here are some pictures from previous meets.

silver_pilate · Dec 11, 2008

Now that looks like a table load of fun!!

Good looking first knife!

--nathan