Introduction, and first knife :)

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Dancing Blade

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Hello everyone! My name is Dario, I live in Florida and I am a big outdoors guy. I'm 21 and since I was little I had an interest for weapons, blades in particular caught my attention and one day I decided to start making my own knives. So here's my first knife I made a few days ago. It's O1 tool steel 3/16'' with dymondwood handle and red spacers. I used an angle grinder for profiling and bevel, files and sand paper. For the handle I used a sanding disk drill attachment. I hope I can get some feed back and good tips from you guys. Thank you!

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Dario
 
I like the design and handle. It looks tough.

I have to admit that the scratches bug me. For me, the most time consuming part of knifemaking is getting all of those damned scratches out (I might miss a couple). It doesn't have to be mirror-smooth, I just like all of the scratches to go the same direction.

It won't affect performance either way; I just like to see knives completely finished.

Phillip
 
Dancing Blade said:
Hello everyone! My name is Dario, I live in Florida and I am a big outdoors guy. I'm 21 and since I was little I had an interest for weapons, blades in particular caught my attention and one day I decided to start making my own knives. So here's my first knife I made a few days ago. It's O1 tool steel 3/16'' with dymondwood handle and red spacers. I used an angle grinder for profiling and bevel, files and sand paper. For the handle I used a sanding disk drill attachment. I hope I can get some feed back and good tips from you guys. Thank you!


Dario
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Dario,

Welcome to Bladeforums..... :)

Your knife looks good for a starter, stick around you will learn a lot here.
And find a lot cool knife people.
You could also upgrade to a knife maker member ship, if you want? :D

Todd


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I do not consider myself a knife maker yet my friend eh eh I'm still a beginner and as such I'm a recruit... But I'll probably get it later on :)

dario
 
Dancing Blade said:
I do not consider myself a knife maker yet my friend eh eh I'm still a beginner and as such I'm a recruit... But I'll probably get it later on :)

dario
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I think there are couple sub forums here, that paying members only get to see.
So, I was not trying to push you into something you didn't want?
Just saying it may be to your advantage?? :confused:
If you are looking for help and information here.
But all in time, it's all good - have a great day.

Todd


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Dario,
Welcome to BF. I am sure that I speak for many when I say we hope to see more of your work here. You are off to a great start. Enjoy the comraderie and journey as you learn new things here, meet folks with similar interests, and hone your skills.
 
Thank you I liked the pun there eh eh... I have a question now actually, It's about blade geometry. So far what I do is shape the blade with the angle grinder and then with a file I flatten as much as I can. For the cutting edge, since I do not have a belt sander, what would you suggest to be the best way to get it? Because for now I just thin down the blade so it comes out almost as a convex edge, while I would like it to be flat ground but the edge is hard to obtain... Should I use the stones? thank you
 
Dario,
Welcome to Bladeforums. Good try for your fisrt knife. I wasn't brave enough to make my own blades until after a few kit knives. I do agree with Phillip about the scratches, you'll have a much nicer looking knife when done. Dan
 
Thank you for the kind words, and my next knife I will make an extra effort in taking the scratches off, unfortunately I use an angle grinder and sometimes the hand is a little too heavy...
 
Dancing Blade said:
Thank you I liked the pun there eh eh... I have a question now actually, It's about blade geometry. So far what I do is shape the blade with the angle grinder and then with a file I flatten as much as I can. For the cutting edge, since I do not have a belt sander, what would you suggest to be the best way to get it? Because for now I just thin down the blade so it comes out almost as a convex edge, while I would like it to be flat ground but the edge is hard to obtain... Should I use the stones? thank you
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You can try coarse sandpaper glued to a flat surface. It works pretty quickly. It's cheaper than an extra coarse stone.

Phillip
 
Hi Dario, great first knife. Come and join us in the "ShopTalk" sub-forum of the "Makers" area.

You don't want to hang around these unsavory guys too long anyways :D
 
It's better than a lot of first knives that I have seen.

Is it possible to take a photo directly from the side. It is hard to get a good idea what the knife looks like because of the angles the photos are taken from.
 
I like the design, and still think it is a good first effort. The finish is pretty rough, but over time and with practice, it will improve.
 
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