My first Knife

[foxbat34]

hey guys just wanted to show off a little. picture quality is not that great but i hope you like. By the way, any constructive criticism would be great, by looking around the site i can learn alot from you guys.
OAL is 9.5" wire cable damascus with black walnut handle

 

[tomh]

I think it has a nice style to it, I like a clip point, good job!

 

[silver_pilate]

A heck of a lot better than my first knife! Great job! You may want to play with pin placement a bit in the future as the front pin just looks off to me not being centered with the bolster. Take that for what it's worth, but again, great job for a first knife!

--nathan

 

[Jason Fry]

I was thinking the bottom two pins looked good, the middle might be a little high. Did you etch the damascus at all so you can see the pattern, or is it just the pic not showing it?

 

[Allen Newberry]

That is extremely nice for a first!

Allen

 

[foxbat34]

the blade is etched then buffed to a high polish, but alas the photo quality is very poor, thanks for the comments so far keep 'em coming, will work on the pins next time. Also i have some pics of my homemade forge i will post later

 

[koyote]

nice work on that blade!

 

[Will Leavitt]

Very nice!!! and cable damascus at that... you don't know Billy Watson do you

 

[Kevin Jones]

Very respectable showing for a first knife.
Nice execution of a tough project.
I see nothing more to critique other than what's been mentioned.
Like to see more as you go forward.

 

[hellgap]

well its better than mine i think lol but i never forged my own steel im using an old hunk of laminated steel i guess i better take pictures im half done my first knife. well 70 % done i need 1/8 inch pins and a finger gaurd and epoxy the handleand shaft then finish staining the handle.i have a small problem the blade i choose to use had 2 small holes in the blade. mora steel laminated has a hardness of 61 so ya i broke one blade by hitting it with a hammer after temepering lol ps ya yours is nicer kellyw

 

[foxbat34]

guys thanks for all the great feedback, in hindsight i just placed the pins in a random triangle pattern, will correct that from now on. I have a new fishing knife (i love to fish) going right now that i will post pics of soon. Again many thanks.