Hello
For a year or so I searched for all possible knife making resources and thinking would it not be great if I could make a decent knife myself. I don't really need a new knife, because my pocket knife works fine in almost all ocasions. It is more about making something with my hands and maybe even be proud of it. So now I am finally in a stage when the plan is (approximately) set. I came up with a design that at least looks ok on paper. I'm sure you've probably seen something like that countless number of times because although I did not directly copy any design from the internet the design was heavily influenced from other knives:
Edit: picture should be working now. If not here is direct link: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/855/s98q.jpg/
I'm going to use 1.4034 steel which was recommended to someone else on our local mechanical engineering forum. I am quite fortunate that the owner of a company where I work owns a second company with a decent workshop which I can use and is within walking distance from my appartment. No belt grinder unfortunately, but plenty of other tools.
Some questions:
1. Will the design work for general outdoor use? Is the blade curved enough (or too much)?
2. Which steel thickness would you recommend I start with (4 or 5 mm)?
3. I'm clueless about handle shape so I went with my feeling alone here.
If possible please don't reply with The Count's Standard Reply to New Knifemakers V30 answer, because I read through almost all of it a while ago.
Thank you for any information.
For a year or so I searched for all possible knife making resources and thinking would it not be great if I could make a decent knife myself. I don't really need a new knife, because my pocket knife works fine in almost all ocasions. It is more about making something with my hands and maybe even be proud of it. So now I am finally in a stage when the plan is (approximately) set. I came up with a design that at least looks ok on paper. I'm sure you've probably seen something like that countless number of times because although I did not directly copy any design from the internet the design was heavily influenced from other knives:
Edit: picture should be working now. If not here is direct link: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/855/s98q.jpg/
I'm going to use 1.4034 steel which was recommended to someone else on our local mechanical engineering forum. I am quite fortunate that the owner of a company where I work owns a second company with a decent workshop which I can use and is within walking distance from my appartment. No belt grinder unfortunately, but plenty of other tools.
Some questions:
1. Will the design work for general outdoor use? Is the blade curved enough (or too much)?
2. Which steel thickness would you recommend I start with (4 or 5 mm)?
3. I'm clueless about handle shape so I went with my feeling alone here.
If possible please don't reply with The Count's Standard Reply to New Knifemakers V30 answer, because I read through almost all of it a while ago.
Thank you for any information.
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. When I have a model of this design ready I'll post my observations here with possible design changes.
