I don't think that I ever showed the folks here at BF my first home made knife.
It's now almost 3 years old and holding up very well.
I went with a raincoat and some little duckies as the backdrop to this fine cutting utensil because it truly is stainless, not just stain-less. I put some mineral oil on it to sexy it up a bit (like models do), but it really isn't necessary.
She measures just over 10 " long overall, with a 1.75" belly. The blade itself is 5.25" long, with an almost 1 inch diameter finger-half-circle thingy. I don't have a digital scale, but my guess is that it comes in under ten ounces.
This knife has a modified convex shape to it. It isn't exactly what you'd call scary sharp, but if you press the blade down on your arm (or leg, if you're a lady) and give it a good quick rip, you'll definitely be left with only baby-smooth skin. It will also cut through soft butter like cutting through soft butter. (If I get a chance later, I'll post some pics of the Play-Dough fuzz sticks that I made.)
Here's a close up of the new blue linen micarta that I came up with. Sometimes you just have to be aware of the great materials lying all around you in the shop. Make sure that you look at the enlarged photo on this! You can clearly see all the layers.
The shape and the materials used combine to make this a very grippy handle. You'd be hard-pressed to get it to slip on you in normal use. (Oh, and that's my new Vic Ranger that it's lying on.)
Next are just a couple of pics of me using the finger-half-circle thingy to choke up on the knife. I feel that it gives me a lot more control and feel, which is needed on a knife this light.
It can be easily replicated by those of you with the know-how. If you need directions, feel free to PT me.
And finally, I've got my eye on one of my wife's used Wal-mart bags that I plan to convert into a sheath, but I might go with grey Kydex, instead. Opinions?
Thanks for looking,
Chewy
It's now almost 3 years old and holding up very well.
I went with a raincoat and some little duckies as the backdrop to this fine cutting utensil because it truly is stainless, not just stain-less. I put some mineral oil on it to sexy it up a bit (like models do), but it really isn't necessary.
She measures just over 10 " long overall, with a 1.75" belly. The blade itself is 5.25" long, with an almost 1 inch diameter finger-half-circle thingy. I don't have a digital scale, but my guess is that it comes in under ten ounces.
This knife has a modified convex shape to it. It isn't exactly what you'd call scary sharp, but if you press the blade down on your arm (or leg, if you're a lady) and give it a good quick rip, you'll definitely be left with only baby-smooth skin. It will also cut through soft butter like cutting through soft butter. (If I get a chance later, I'll post some pics of the Play-Dough fuzz sticks that I made.)
Here's a close up of the new blue linen micarta that I came up with. Sometimes you just have to be aware of the great materials lying all around you in the shop. Make sure that you look at the enlarged photo on this! You can clearly see all the layers.
The shape and the materials used combine to make this a very grippy handle. You'd be hard-pressed to get it to slip on you in normal use. (Oh, and that's my new Vic Ranger that it's lying on.)
Next are just a couple of pics of me using the finger-half-circle thingy to choke up on the knife. I feel that it gives me a lot more control and feel, which is needed on a knife this light.
It can be easily replicated by those of you with the know-how. If you need directions, feel free to PT me.
And finally, I've got my eye on one of my wife's used Wal-mart bags that I plan to convert into a sheath, but I might go with grey Kydex, instead. Opinions?
Thanks for looking,
Chewy
