My third completed knife (first one with proper materials)

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Hi guys, I recently completed my third knife :D its my first one using proper materials and I think it went rather well, especially considering that before I started knife making a few weeks ago I had almost no prior knowledge or skills in any related area's (i'm only 16 so I suppose that's what you would expect :p). I made my first two knives out of some old files I had lying around and I was quite happy with how they turned out so I decided that it was time to get some proper materials :) I still don't have the most amazing tools, I currently own only 3 power tools (A cordless drill, a small bench grinder and some sort of dremel knockoff that cost about $20 :o) as a result I have to do more than 80% of the work by hand which is time consuming to say the least :p (but completely worth it! ;))

This knife was made with some 1/8" thick 1084 and has a paper micarta handle that I made using alternating black and white paper and fiber-glass resin (I also used some red paper to create a nice liner :))

Please let me know what you think and feel free to leave suggestions of what I could improve on in the future as i'm still rather new to all this and could certainly do with a few pointers :D



 
Made your own micarta too! I like your design and it looks like you're off to a really good start. Looks like you might be struggling a bit with your limited resources but that'll improve as you accumulate more stuff and get some more practice.

You might be interested in this youtube vid to see how Walter shaped his handle scales. Be sure to watch close around the 7:12 mark. Matter of fact, I think Walter has a whole series of videos full of good tips :thumbup:
 
Very impressive 3rd. You are displaying some very good work considering the limited tooling. That means some careful planning and determined effort went into completing this knife. Well done. Now for the nit picky things. The handle pins are out of alignment. And the area a lot of the new guys take time getting up to speed with is sanding. As you look around the knife there is evidence of inadequate sanding. The blade actually looks pretty good. But around the choil, particularly behind it, there are rough edges. Around the edges at the butt area are rough profile edges. The handle scales, mostly the right side, there are some very rough areas. Hand sanding doesn't require expensive tools. It just takes time and effort which you clearly spent in other areas of the knife. There are also some gaps between the handle slabs and the tang. Some of those will come out with additional sanding and the one up by the ricasso will not sand out. Additionally, the forward edges of the handle scales are not even. Again, these are small criticisms. You have done a fine job for a third knife. Perhaps my biggest criticism is that you haven't used enough emoticons in your post :D
 
Look like some nice work for anyone especially a newbie congrats but remember the heat treatment is crucial keep that blade cool when sanding stainless also I like to use different types of technology and technics even stuff in a can from the part's house for breaking bolts loose will help keep the blades cold this is learned in science class butt I've been making knives now for 32 years and recently learned this from a man David who is the maker of reat knives the district 9 as some may know but it helps your knives keep a sharp edge.
 
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