My first completion, now with number 2!

Dragons Breath Knives

Dragons Breath Knives

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This started out as an old Nicholson file in my workshop. I have been wanting to give knife making a try so this is my first attempt! Annealed, heat treated and tempered, seems to show really good hardness with a file. I think I'll start with a Heller Farriers rasp today on a second project!! Any comments and criticisms are welcome, I am here to learn! Thanks to all for the WEALTH of knowledge here!! Jim
 
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Get over on the Knife Makers section.. you will get good advice.

How are you working the annealed file? Are you using files to do your bevels or a powered machine (belt grinder, wheel grinder, etc)?

I would say the overall design isn't bad, but you want to bring your grind up and looks like needs to be much thinner behind the edge. It's a common mistake with new makers to just get something that looks like a knife and will "cut". My first knife would pop hair but was a horrible slicer, meaning it was sharp, but not really useful b/c I had way to much material behind the edge.

Youtube is your friend too.. Nick Wheeler is amazing. Aaron Gough has some good stuff.
 
Good job, OP! :thumbup::cool: I think the same design would also make for a wicked-lookin' wharncliffe...

Cheers!

-Brett
 
Hawk, you nailed what I felt I did wrong. I am starting a project in a couple of days and the blade will be much thinner and refined. Thanks for all input!!!
 
Good deal brother.. Keep it up. The hard part is over, doing your first one. You will learn a little every knife you make and refine, refine, refine.
Welcome to the sickness.
 
+1 for creativity! I really like it. What type of steel do you think it is?
 
One other thing you want to look at on future blades is having the handle line up with the spine of the blade.That dip creates a weak spot as well as makes the knife handle less efficiently.
 
Thank you all for the suggestions and critiques!
Here is number 2, it was a partially finished blank I ordered before I started the file knife. This is my first attempt at G-10 also. Tuff stuff! It gets easier with each one and the learning curve is huge! Jim
 
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Just a safety note, but G-10 is a fiber glass product. Make sure you wear a respirator when cutting and working it and clean up all dust from grinding and sanding. It is annoying and itchy stuff on the hands and wrists, but really bad stuff if you breathe it.
 
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