My first few knives, WIP pics and updates!

Thanks, y'all!

My cousin, who is a master craftsman with leather, just sent pictures of the tooled horizontal sheath that he has made for the Koa knife. I'm afraid that the knife doesn't quite do it justice! :) Can't wait to see it in person!

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Also got a couple more with handles roughed in, may be pic-worthy by this evening!
 
Got knives #3 and #4 close to completion. The Jade G10 model needs a bit more sanding. These two have shorter handles on them, to make them a bit easier to contemplate carrying as an EDC-style knife. Learned just about as much this time around as the first time - for instance, don't drill weight reduction and epoxy traction holes too near the edge of a Jade G10 scale. It shows up like a tumor on an XRAY! Red hell and death, the better I get the finish of the exterior the easier it is to see the flaw on the interior! :o Oh, well, lesson learned...


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Thanks! Got a few more I'm trying to get around to finishing...
 
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Here's the latest...playing with blade-to-handle angles on a couple of the little EDC-size knives and also a big-hand handle, as you can see. Not sure how that will turn out, but it's fun, anyway! Also did a bit of kydex for the first time. Immediately ground away too much and lost most of my retention on this horizontal rig...but I have a plan to do it a bit different next time.

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Also did a bit of kydex for the first time. Immediately ground away too much and lost most of my retention on this horizontal rig...but I have a plan to do it a bit different next time.


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There are rivets under the DotPul snaps...

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Very nice work, and a great looking bunch of kids!

How did your pencil trick work out? Did you see the same results the second time? Is that last knife handled with brown canvas micarta? I've never been able to get canvas micarta to that level of finish even with 600g wet/dry. Weird, I know.
 
Thanks! The only evidence I saw that the pencil thing might have worked, is the way this blade etched on ONE side! The other side was random again, and the other blank didn't show any pattern to the etch. This one did have linear marks when it went out for heat treat, and DID etch in a linear pattern on this side. Who knows...I've since found a different way to do things that creates a MUCH more even and nice looking etch. Planning to use it for this next batch - added a couple more blanks to the pile this evening.



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Yes, that is brown canvas, and I believe it went to 600 grit wet. It took awhile, but I got most of the "dry" look sanded away. Love the way it looks.
 
Good looking Knives for someone just getting going, and that big eyed knife model is a real cutie to. Stay after it but beware of the addictive nature of the art:)

Jim
 
Those look pretty sweet, I am conisdering making some of my own and doing a similar finish. I hope you don't get mad if you see me post pics of something very similar in the future :)
 
Thanks! Everything I've done so far was just an adaptation of other guy's methods, so feel free to "copy" me! ;) If you've seen Andy Roy's handles or the finish on Rick Marchand's knives, then you can kinda tell where I'm coming from! I wanna be like those guys when I grow up! :)

For what it's worth, I got a bit TOO experimental on this latest batch and may get to pop some handles off and start over! Too thin, or too far forward on the blade, or the grind didn't turn out the way I wanted, blah-blah-blah. I know a little more now that I did before! :)
 
Beautiful work and great photographs. I particularly like the blade finish and the contrast it makes with the g10 - very sharp indeed;-)
 
I think those are really awesome. If and when you decide to start selling let me know. Heck I would buy one of the ones you have already made if they were for sale.
 
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