My first attemp on knife making, a sloppy work!

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Dao.Hung_105

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I know that knife making is very difficult, but my love for knives is too much that I can't stand seeing people all around the world making knives for themselves everyday. So I decided to try something new. This is my first handmade knife, a sloppy job from a piece of Chinese 5Cr13 SS (and no, I'm not Chinese), some "Gmascus", brass pin and hommade mosaic pin. All I have is a couple of C clamps, an angle grinder, 2 files, sharpening stones and sandpapers. Posting this in here is somewhat a shame to me, cuz your works are awesome, that's all I can say. But I'm so excited how my first work turned out, sooooo, enjoy the pic (hopefully) :D

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Not bad at all - that knife has potential as a utility/skinner. I like it.
Well done - keep up the good work.
 
very decent first attempt. Looks quite functional. Keep it up and you'll be making excellent knives in no time
 
If your heat treat is good, that will be a very useful knife. Good job!
 
You should be excited,
That came out better than my first knife back in 98 LOL! I threw that one away and started over!
That looks like a very useable knife.
Stay at it and you are welcome to P.M. me with any questions about stock removal knife making that you think I may be able to help you with? I and others here will gladly help if we can?
 
That knife looks great and I think the first knife you make by hand will mean more to you than almost any other. I am in the process of making my first knife out of 1095 Carbon steel. I have limited tools too because I am a full time student I can not buy a ton and have limited space. I am still excited to see how my knife turns out as I already have designed it and cut out a flat piece of composite of what the knife should look like. This way I can trace it on the steel to help get the basic shape.
 
First off, great effort! The homemade pin was a cool touch. Constructive criticism: More sanding on the next one :D
 
I don't think knife making is really difficult or anything for that matter. All these knifemaker's on BF all started out probably exactly where you are and have gained experienced. Besides all experience is just learning from ones mistakes.
 
Thanks guys for all your compliments, I'm learning as I go. And I'll be more than happy to learn it from this forum. Something to mention is that I heat treated my knife at home, with a torch, and I don't have an oven, so it's not exact science to me, especially when it comes down to tempering the blade...so...have to try to improve it or I have to send it out.

The handle is not really Gmascus, it's hommade micarta with some parttern on it. And I tried to set the balance point rite at the forefinger position, and it worked, lucky me :D

BTW guys, I happened to buy 2 pieces of heat treated High Speed Tool Steel, so I'm trying to make some knives out of them but don't really know how. I scraped it with the file and the file is worn out, not the steel bar!!! Can you guys give me any input on how to grind the thing off, or how to cut it into shape? Or do I really have to anneal it down? p/s: an angle grinder is the only powered tool I have, thanks!
 
Not too shabby for a first knife. How does it cut? The sole purpose of a knife is to cut things. Focus on that first, fit and finish will develop in time.

The question on the heat treated HSS probably is better in the maker's section, but you'll need a 2" x 72" grinder and ceramic belts to work it. I used to make knives with an angle grinder and files too, but it's not the best way to do it. ;)
 
That's really good for a first attempt! I've had many "first" knives that didn't turn out anywhere near that good... :foot::D
 
That is a very good knife, even as a first attempt. The blade and handle are proportional making it look like a good user. The fit and finish is fine, and I like the way you fitted up the handle. You are knifemaking at this point. Keep up the good work. My first knife came out well except for the excessive weight of the handle, it had more handle than blade. Yours look much more balanced.
 
AddictedToGear said:
That knife looks great and I think the first knife you make by hand will mean more to you than almost any other. I am in the process of making my first knife out of 1095 Carbon steel. I have limited tools too because I am a full time student I can not buy a ton and have limited space. I am still excited to see how my knife turns out as I already have designed it and cut out a flat piece of composite of what the knife should look like. This way I can trace it on the steel to help get the basic shape.
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1095 is not the easiest steel to HT unless you have some fast quench like parks 50. I'd start with some 1084.

To the OP... Well done on your first knife..keep if up!
 
flatgrinder said:
Not too shabby for a first knife. How does it cut? The sole purpose of a knife is to cut things. Focus on that first, fit and finish will develop in time.

The question on the heat treated HSS probably is better in the maker's section, but you'll need a 2" x 72" grinder and ceramic belts to work it. I used to make knives with an angle grinder and files too, but it's not the best way to do it. ;)
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thanks for the advices, yeah belt grinder is the way to go, but I really have to have a real workshop to put it in, so maybe HSS is for a later project. I'd better stick to annealed steel for now.

Oh and the knife works pretty decently, I tested it with chord, cardboard and some lite duty kitchen tasks, no problem
 
Bufford said:
That is a very good knife, even as a first attempt. The blade and handle are proportional making it look like a good user. The fit and finish is fine, and I like the way you fitted up the handle. You are knifemaking at this point. Keep up the good work. My first knife came out well except for the excessive weight of the handle, it had more handle than blade. Yours look much more balanced.
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thanks! I actually had to put the handle scales on and then sanded it down to fit it flush with the blade tang
 
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