my first knife

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buzzy bee

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Hi

Just wanted you to see my first knife, made it at the weekend, what do you think, was made from a piece of hight quality swedish tool steel and has a bog oak handle, any coments apriciated!

Cheers

My knife and sheath:-

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My knife close up, handle finished with beeswax from my bees:-

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(Sorry the pics are a little blurred)


Cheers

Dave
 
Sort of a cute utility knife. Good first effort. Clean up the bevel to the edge a bit (it may not be finished in the photos). I like the "Brute de Forge" look on the blade surface.
Stacy
 
Thanks for all your comments, bit suprised they were all good ones, Cheers

I am hoping to rub all of the grind marks out, and polish it up a little, I left the rough marks at the top of the blade as I love the texture, don't know if that is a good thing or not, but I like it!

I wanted a small knife to use while camping etc, something not to big, but suitable for what ever crops up while camping, fishing, cooking, tent maintenance etc. hehe! :-)

Cheers

Dave
 
I noticed that in the bottom picture there appears to be a crack or void in the handle material. If that is the case, fill it in with a clear superglue (I use cyanoacrylic) and hand sand it down. The void will be way less visible and it will stop the crack from progressing. Other than that, really nice for a first knife. Keep expirementing, and if you run into any problems, a quick search or post on forums will help you out quite a bit.

Keep em' coming
 
Your picture is a little blurry. If you are using a digital camera, back off just a little, take the picture, and use the software on the computer to zoom up to the desired distance. Your pictues will be a lot clearer. Your knife looks great. Keep them coming.
 
Cheers for the tip, I will have a go at the weekend taking some better pics

Thanks for the tip about the crack, I will try that, I had problems when riveting the scales on, as bog oak is really splitty!

Cheers

Dave
 
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