Lil’ fun in D2

[Hengelo_77]

Actually this started out as a left-over piece of D2 I used to practice working on my beltgrinder with.
A little fun-project to work on, for when I wasn’t in the mood to work on other projects.

Today I used it at work for a day, cutting thick leather en rubber of app.1/8inch to 3/4inch thick.
It’s a handy little work knife that cuts well.

A few things I would do differently for a next one would be that the handle feels a bit to light and doesn’t feel as well balanced as would be best.
Also for the way it is used a rounded spine would have been more comfortable.
But mostly, I’ve learned that a round handle isn’t the best choice for a knife that you punt down a lot. It will roll away

D2 etched in FeCl3
Spalted maple with blackwood and brass.
Slightly larger than a water proof marker.
Fun to make

 

[PIndelicato]

That's a novel idea, and nicely executed!

 

[kvolle]

That would make a nice whittling/carving knife. I have one that looks an aweful lot like this one. Good looking handle.

 

[Marcel J.B. Morin]

That is so cute and handy. I would imagine there are a myriad uses for this type of knife.

Marcel

 

[Bruce Bump]

Nice one. It looks useful as a taxidermy scalpel.

 

[ryan9977]

i'd love a little edc like that...if u made a wooden cap it would look just like a pen and u could clip it in your shirt pocket.....sweet little knife for sure.....ryan

 

[Edro20]

Looks like it would be a nice caping knife too.

 

[naccibobacci]

That is what I like. You build something, self access it then say to yourself, How can I improve this. Then you make it even better the next time. Also, being a carpenter, this looks like the beginning of a nice word carving set. I enjoyed your post.

 

[Tommegow]

Looks like a Brith knife
You not a rabbi by any chance??

 

[Robert_Phelps]

That's got to be the prettiest little utility/carving knife I've ever seen. :thumbup:

 

[Fort Henry Custom Knives]

Ryan9977 beat me to it - Putting a Matching Wooden Cap on it for Pocket carry was my first thought also.

Very nice looking package.

 

[rebeltf]

Sweet , I love little knives like that , and the spalt is pure beauty.

Good work.

 

[Hengelo_77]

Looks like a Brith knife
You not a rabbi by any chance??

Thank you for all the compliments.
A wooden sheath would be handy. I think I'll make one.

And, no, I am not a rabbi, I make orthopaedic shoes

 

[Bruce Bump]

Thank you for all the compliments.
A wooden sheath would be handy. I think I'll make one.

And, no, I am not a rabbi, I make orthopaedic shoes

What a coincedence, I wear orthodaedic insoles