my first knife finally completed (well almost)!!!

[scubasteve4sq]

well its finally done, mostly. I still need to mirror polish and buff it. also it needs to be engraved but I can't afford the equipment to do this yet so i'm calling it finished (for now).
I spent a little over a month working on this knife. the only power tool used was a dremel for the filework and a belt sander to taper the tang. the rest was done by hand. I am very proud of myself and I think I did a great job for a first attempt. here is the finished product and some WIP pics I took along the way. I started out with a blade blank since I live in an apartment and I don't really have the means to be grinding out blades yet.

here are the progression pictures!!

trying to decide on a handle material, ended up going with rosewood.

making the sheath
cw is my initials

balanced right on the choil

Finished product

Can't wait to make the next one! let me know what you think.

 

[Magnaminous_G]

I like. Looks very good, especially the blade profile.

 

[scubasteve4sq]

thanks mag!

 

[- kAd -]

good choice in blank. I like the file-work it looks to fit with the "western" I see in this knife.

Don't let the apartment keep you from making a knife from start to finish! My first knife (Check out my WIP) was made with hand tools on a picnic bench. Now I'm using a HF 1x30 on the same picnic bench

One suggestion... don't worry about etching this knife (although it can be done for under 10$), save your makers mark for the first knife you design and make from start to finish. It'll mean more to you I promise

 

[scubasteve4sq]

i have been eyeing those hf 1x30's

I have a porter cable combo 4"x36" belt and 8" disk Model #: PCB420SA

but it runs way too fast for my liking, i may try and go the file route for the next blade.

 

[kristoffsky]

I really like the serpentine look of the back part of the tang area.

 

[scubasteve4sq]

Thanks krist! I didnt intend on bringing that filework all the way around at first but it just kind of kept going haha. Im glad i took it the full length though.