My first knife

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Svenson

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Hello to everybody.
It my first post here. Here is my first made knife. Pics are not good, becouse I couldn't find the way to get right angle to catch satin finish of blade.
So blade grinded with grit 100, 120, 240 and satin finish with SCM Very fine (simmilar to scootch britte).
Handle 3,9 inch, blade 4,5 inch. Handle made from acacia-(Acacia- lat.)
It has some mistakes, but It's my first and I think it good.
Please post some reply, your coments, becouse I would like to improve some mistakes.
Thank you!



 
I like that. Simple working knife. Following my favourite princeple: The Three F's ( Form Follows Function ). A true spartan beauty if I dare to say.
 
You might consider using smaller pins (and more of them ) or 3 pins. With the 2 pins there's quite a lot space between pins. I would move the pin behind inch or two more back and place 3rd pin between.

Blade shape seems pretty good. I am not big fan of fully sharpened blades that are sharpened all the way to handles. You may want to consider that. Sometimes it makes bit easier the sharpening. I am not sure what that unsharpened part between handles and blade usually is called.

Ever thought putting lanyard hole and micarta handles?

That would look very nice with 3 pins and micarta handles.
 
Over all it's a valiant first effort. A lot better than my 1st. I've seen a lot worse out of more experienced makers. It's not clumsy looking, good solid design one sees similar designs in use on all continents. I award 1 attaboy.

What do you see wrong with it? We are often our own most conscientious critics. Knowing where you see room for improvement will better help us help you. Look at what you have made and what you like, then you will know the questions to ask.
 
DO NOT LOSE THAT KNIFE. Later on you will wish you still had it. I lost my first and would give 10 of my current works just to have the historical reference of my first.
 
Steinerj said:
Whats the blade steel?
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I hope, nobody will ask this, but now...
I have to tell whole story to explain this. Here in Europe, this knife business is not so popular, like in your country, so I was looking for steels you guys explain like the best for knifes like 5160 or 1095, but it was no way to find it on market, I tried also in some shop in States, but I found that they don't ship internationally. So I found on some old father machine (my father produce abrasive belts) kind of steel sheet, which was sharpened into blade (so I thought, if it is good for blade now, it will be also good for knife), and I use it for my first knife-actually I don't know which type it is. But I sharpened it and it is shaving, and don't loose edge by chopping the wood.

It was also bad, becouse I was limited with dimensiones of that sheet, so I have to make shape, which was smaller than that "old" blade. My dream knife is some kind of machete, but I have no material and as I read on forum, use any kind of spring steel is not good idea, so I have to find seller. Anybody could help with this steel problem? It is enough to tell me the name of shop or guy which ship internationally.

Djinn said:
Over all it's a valiant first effort. A lot better than my 1st. I've seen a lot worse out of more experienced makers. It's not clumsy looking, good solid design one sees similar designs in use on all continents. I award 1 attaboy.

What do you see wrong with it? We are often our own most conscientious critics. Knowing where you see room for improvement will better help us help you. Look at what you have made and what you like, then you will know the questions to ask.
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I'm very happy for your post, it is good motivation for future. I have some experiences with wood forming, becouse I was making airplanes, when I was younger, but metal experiences are only from my "theoretical knowledge" from my job, and I'm economist:D, so no big experiences in working with hands, but I'm learning fast. Also I have luck with finding good wood, becouse acacia wood has normaly only white and yellow wood, but here is also black line. This tree must be burned sometime (and survive that fire), and the black line in the wood is from that. So I stick together 2 parts, so that black line stay in the middle.
Guys sorry for my english.
Svenson
 
If you're having a hard time finding blade steel try salvage yards. Automotive springs are usually 5160 if I'm not mistaken. I've made a lot of leafspring knives in my life with good results, so have a lot of other makers.
 
Djinn said:
If you're having a hard time finding blade steel try salvage yards. Automotive springs are usually 5160 if I'm not mistaken. I've made a lot of leafspring knives in my life with good results, so have a lot of other makers.
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OK, thank you for suggestion. So you think it is good idea, to find leaf spring, take one leaf (normally it will be curved-right?), anneal it, make a shape and than heat treating again? I would like to find some data base, where it is written for model of car, what type of steel has in leaf springs, it will be probably more difficult to find this in Europe, than in States.
 
Svenson said:
Hello to everybody.
It my first post here. Here is my first made knife. Pics are not good, becouse I couldn't find the way to get right angle to catch satin finish of blade.
So blade grinded with grit 100, 120, 240 and satin finish with SCM Very fine (simmilar to scootch britte).
Handle 3,9 inch, blade 4,5 inch. Handle made from acacia-(Acacia- lat.)
It has some mistakes, but It's my first and I think it good.
Please post some reply, your coments, becouse I would like to improve some mistakes.
Thank you!



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Well done!

If you can tell us in what country you live, we can direct you to folks from that neck of the woods who will likely be able to tell where you can get your supplies.

Best,
Marion
 
Nice job. You'll be swinging your own
machete in no time by the looks of
this.
Just do a search for spring steel and
you should find a supplier that will ship to
you.
Try Admiral Steel's online store.
 
Marion David Poff said:
Well done!

If you can tell us in what country you live, we can direct you to folks from that neck of the woods who will likely be able to tell where you can get your supplies.

Best,
Marion
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I live in Slovenia. Very little country in central Europe (be carreful NOT Slovakia)


mcswood said:
Nice job. You'll be swinging your own
machete in no time by the looks of
this.
Just do a search for spring steel and
you should find a supplier that will ship to
you.
Try Admiral Steel's online store.
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Thanks my friend. I already sent them e-mail. I saw on their on -line shop that it is only for US costumers. We'll see their reply.
 
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