My Second

[tedinatl]

I completed my second knife a couple of days ago (sans sharpening). The intention is for it to be a little utility knife for my father in law. Knowing that he isn't going to actually carry the knife around on his belt, I decided to rather make a leather storage box for it than an actual sheath with a belt loop - let me know what you think of the idea.

Knife specs:
Steel: O1
OAL: 7 in
Blade length: 3 1/2 in
Scales: Brazilian Walnut
Pins: Mosaics I made myself (left over from my first knife. I know they suck - have to work on that some more)
Heat treating: Done by Peter's
Storage box: 9 oz veg tanned leather stained antique brown

You might also notice that I put my maker's mark on the spine. I had the stencil made by Ernie (great guy to deal with, BTW), and used a simple 9V battery/crocodile clips/cotton wool pads/small steel plate etcher to etch the logo. Worked out really well, I think!

Any comments/suggestions/thoughts (good or bad) are always appreciated!

Thanks for looking!

 

[tasd]

Way to keep it classy man. Excellent blade!

 

[fast14riot]

Way cool! That knife purse sure is nice. Did you put any protection from the tip/edge inside?

The knife looks good, only thing that sometimes gets to me is having the plunge line that divergent from the front of the scales. If they lined up better, I think it would look just a little more refined. Your fit and finish is very good though!


Keep up the good work.



-Xander

 

[zeuqramjj2002]

this knife is even prettier than your first!! the polish is awesome! the sheath is the most unique i have ever seen!!! what gave you inspiration to do a sheath like that?
how much would a sheath like that run for about the same size?

 

[tedinatl]

Thanks for the comments, everyone! As far as the box inspiration, I looked at purchasing just a simple knife pouch online, but thought it was "just ok" for a custom knife, and I wanted to make something a little unique/different and custom. So I thought of a little box, and the idea kind-of grew as I drew it out in AI.

zeuqramjj2002 - I'll PM you a price on it.

 

[kingsqueak]

All around, very nice project.

 

[Dan Pierson]

I agree with the others. Nice package. Impressive for your second knife.

 

[tedinatl]

Thanks for the compliments, guys. Much appreciated!

 

[scs.knives]

sweet blade, cool case too.

 

[hibiscusforge]

Looks very cool, is it possible to get a look at the inside of the box?

HF

 

[tedinatl]

Hi HF,

I still have to finish off the inside of the box. At the moment it is just unfinished leather, but I am waiting for some 1 oz deerskin to come in that I will line the inside with. I'll post some pics once I've got that done (should be in the next week or so).

-Ted