My First Knife

Landi

Landi

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Hello BF,

My name is John Landi, I have been lurking in the shadows in stealth mode for about six months or so. Like most (all) of you I share a passion for edged tools. I spoke a custom maker in January '07 at a gun show, I had always wanted to buy a couple of blanks and put handles on them. That one hour long conversation ignited something in me that I just couldn't put out. So a bought a few blanks, some hardwoods and went to work. Long story short I ended up wanting to do more and bought a Coote back in June, as well as some steel from Admiral. I ground out about 20 blades, they are back from HT and I am currently putting handles on them.

The following knife is a basic design that I draw up...I did use it for hunting season, so there are a few scratches on the blade and sheath already.

Specs:

Steel: 1095 from Admiral
Dimensions: 10*3/16*1 1/2
Scales: 1/4 inch red linen micarta
HT was done by Peters HT in Meadville, PA
Pins: 1/4 inch 304 SS
Epoxy: 2 Ton Devcon - roughed up a bit before application
Full flat grind, sharpened at 20 degrees per side
Sheath made by me, 9/10 ounce veg tan leather, all hardware purchased from tandy

Also, I just ordered an "etch-o-matic" to put my name on the batch - as I complete the rest I will post some for sale...true thanks for looking.

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/9949/0000090hl7.jpg

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/4067/0000089ib0.jpg

Regards,
John
 
Nice work, John! I like the red slabs; nice visibility in the woods. Dark handle material.....Poof! Gone! :D
- Mitch
 
Outstanding job for the first knife. Great work from what I can see. And by the way - - - Welcome to Bladeforums. You will find great people here just like yourself. ---:thumbup:
 
Great first knife! The single finger grip handle and canvas (?) Micarta would go a long way keeping control of the knife when it's all slippery. Can't wait to see the other 19! Thanks for sharing,
 
Very cool blade there!! I like it.
 
Fellows,

Thanks for the kind words. It means a lot coming from this crowd.

Looking forward to posting my second. It is the same design as this one, same handles, but with a drop point blade. It needs a little finishing time...:)

Thanks again,

John
 
That is VERY good! Outstanding work; do us a favor; keep at it!!! And thanks a lot for sharing the picture!
 
ddavelarsen said:
Great first knife! The single finger grip handle and canvas (?) Micarta would go a long way keeping control of the knife when it's all slippery. Can't wait to see the other 19! Thanks for sharing,
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Hey Dave,

It is red linen micarta. The finger groove is large enough to allow the user to have gloves on and still retain control of the knife. I have another (same blank) knife that I put 3/8 cocobolo on. The thicker handles feel even better then the 1/4 do. I will buy 3/8 micarta in the future - easier to do carving and contouring on but, still give you a meaty handle.

Thanks for looking.

Regards,
John
 
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