My first knife

eyeeatingfish

eyeeatingfish

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I want to put a picture of a knife i made while in Japan. I want to see what people thing, but i dont have a server to host the picture for me. Is there anyone who can help me here? Can email it to someone and they can give me a link? Thanks for any help
 
Here are his pictures:

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Excellent job!

What a great mirror polish too, I can see your whole room in the reflection! I can almost read the titles on the books in your shelf!
 
NeedleRemorse said:
Agreed! I really like the overall geometry.
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Thanks, and thanks so much for helping me get the pictures up. Ill explain the knife.

I was in Japan studying abroad and I went to a knife store and this one guy offerend to show me his shop, so i said sure. After he showed me he asked if id like to make a knife. At first i thought he was jsut being nice, but in the end i realized teaches people metal working for money, so anywho I ended up paying 200 but thats with the materials and the help and everything.
So i drew up a knife (took about 20 tries) and then he gave me a metal... strip i guess, probaby a quarter inch thick. So i used various machines to shape blade and then do all the other fun stuff. He heat treated the knife and used antler and brass pieces for the handle. It was really interesting to see how a knife goes together.
The blade does not have any real lines to it. It is pretty much a gradual slope to a point. It has a nice heavy feel to it. On the top edge... the back edge?... of the knife i put in a false edge. I Kinda stole the idea from the cold steel outdoorsman, but i wasnt sure if i really wanted to hack with it so the back side of the knife isnt sharp, jsut tapered. I really like the way it fites in with the rest of the blade.
Lets see... other than that, thats about it. I loved the experience, love the knife and wish i actually had the tools to make a new one.
 
eyeeatingfish said:
From what i can tell it is his best item, kind of a nice thin blade witha tree branch handle. Good for cooking while camping i think[/url]
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looks pretty sweet, nice & simple.
where can i get one in the u.s.?
peace.
 
its a nice knife...does japanese law hold a neglect to knives as tools or something? because i know that all modern made katana must be traditional and registered and that japan has a total ban on weapons (knives, guns, batons etc).


I really like it though... :cool:
 
Robert.B said:
its a nice knife...does japanese law hold a neglect to knives as tools or something? because i know that all modern made katana must be traditional and registered and that japan has a total ban on weapons (knives, guns, batons etc).


I really like it though... :cool:
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Lets see, guns for the most part are banned. Knives... i am not so sure of the rules. They have knife stores so im sure they are legal. Swords are not allowed to be sharpened, and to make one you need a special liscense.
There were japanese knife magazines and a number of knife stores around. All the US brands were like 50 bucks overpriced.
 
puukkoman said:
looks pretty sweet, nice & simple.
where can i get one in the u.s.?
peace.
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In the US... thats a good question, i doubt he sells the knives in the US. It might be possible to order one off the internet, but most likely it would have to be done in japanese. Im not fluent but i could help you with that.
http://www.ohyasuya.co.jp/

This company seems to sorta understand english and im sure they might be able to help you
 
Robert.B said:
its a nice knife...does japanese law hold a neglect to knives as tools or something? because i know that all modern made katana must be traditional and registered and that japan has a total ban on weapons (knives, guns, batons etc).


I really like it though... :cool:
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Anyone wanna give me a knife making job? hehe
 
start small, get the tools needed together and make knives only by availability and not custom order...if you take orders at first before you have it all worked out then you'll be swamped. It's not easy but its totally do'able, especially if people like your knives and overall design and blade geometry.
 
Robert.B said:
start small, get the tools needed together and make knives only by availability and not custom order...if you take orders at first before you have it all worked out then you'll be swamped. It's not easy but its totally do'able, especially if people like your knives and overall design and blade geometry.
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Im guessing the tools will be quite expensive. Im sure the metal itself wouldnt be too expensive, but to heat treat a knife? Thats gotta cost a lot.
Im still in college and have way to many hobbies to invest in knife making. Hey maybe someone should start a do it yourself knife company?

If i make a good knife can I then sell it to companies? Maybe thats being too ambitious...
 
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