Knife for daughter **updated**

hughewil

hughewil

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After seeing how good all the knives posted here look I was almost to embaresed to post this.

This is my version of a little trade knife I made for my daughter.

Green diamondwood scales
It's 1084 steel
8" overall
4"blade 4" handle
1/8" thick

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**update**
I decided to finish the knife better and sanded it with some finer sandpaper. I also made a sheath and a matching handled firesteel with material left over from the scales.

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could have used a little more sanding but Im not really one to talk :). a great design and Im sure she will love it man. welcome to the addiction.

only question is... is it sharp?
 
I see a dark line... Differential (clay) heat treatment or just an oxidized grinder mistake?
Mine have a few more of the latter than I'd like to admit.
 
I gave my 12 year old daughter her first folding knife this Christmas. I was showing how to grip and use the knife and she says " ya dad I know..shank em in the gut". That's my girl.
 
HAHA thats funny. Good little girl.

Good start on the knife. The handle has a nice shape and good job on forming the scales (atleast IMHO). The blade is a little rough as far as finish goes but it also lends itself to a more old school look. Kind of a more mountain man style blade. Looks cleaner then a couple of forged knives I made a while back that I still use on a regular basis in my shop and the house. I am sure she will abuse the **** out of it and it will probably last darn near forever. Good job on it and good on you for teaching your daughter early how to use knives hopefully responsibly.
 
As long as it cuts, it will be a good honest knife. What tools did you use to make it? Files and sandpaper, or various types of grinders, or belt grinder?


-Xander
 
Yeah it's plenty sharp.

The lines are marks from the belt sander. I am niot sure how to get the marks buffed off. I hand sanded it with 200 grit and some of them came off, but some didn't.

I used a 1x30 harbor frieght belt sander to grind it. I cut out the profile with my little hand held grinder.

It is 1084 1/8" thick

This is her first fixed blade, but she has had a SAK super tinker and a small slip joint for a couple of years now.
 
It takes some time to get them out hand sanding. I know its hard with the 1x30 but if you get some finer belts ya can hit it up after HT and get the lines out. If not then buckle down with some 200grit and start working it by hand. I would follow Nick Wheelers instruction in his WIP threads. He shows how to use sanding blocks and get great results. Its how I do it for the most part now. Once you get the big guys sanded out the other grits go much quicker.
 
Just remember,your not sanding the scratch,your sanding everything else down to it,

Stan
 
I bet she loves than knife more than any other she ever owns. Nice job. My son, who is 8, has 4 knives. One was a gift from Robert Scheppman, who met him once. That is one of the most gracious gestures I have ever witnessed. Another is one my son designed and I made. It's probably my best knife to date, which makes me very happy. Be proud of that knife.
 
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