My third knives !!!

Alain M-D · Jan 21, 2003

Here are some pics of my third knife which I took this weekend;
I finally succeed to borrow a digital camera ;-)

I have make this third knife on my 1x42 home made belt grinder and I have
make my first mosaic pins for him. I also make my first leather sheath (thanks
to the sheath making forum !) And thanks again all for your good help !

Alain Miville-Deschênes
alainmd@videotron.ca

My third knife specifications:

Blade steel: O-1
Blade length: 3.25"
Total length: 6.5"
Handle: Blackwood
Pins: Home made mosaic pins - brass / copper
Grind: Hollow
Hardness: 60-61 Rockwells, selective heat treat

Will52100 · Jan 21, 2003

Very nice, sure wish my third, fourth or even tenth looked that good!

Great job on the sheath too.

L6steel · Jan 21, 2003

Dadgum Alain, you must be makin knives in your sleep and hidin em someplace.
You are really making some fine looking knives and that sheath looks first class all the way!
Did you just figure this craft out on your own or did you visit another knife maker's shop or something?
Your work is just amazing!

Epsilon · Jan 21, 2003

Should be damn proud of that knife man, my third looked like a piece of crap.

Good work.

Mike Hull · Jan 21, 2003

Alain, nice design, and nice work. The sheath is great too.

rlinger · Jan 21, 2003

That's really, really nice. You're doing great.

Roger

Nathan House · Jan 21, 2003

Nice work on the photos,clean looking knife

Higgy · Jan 21, 2003

Looks like a lot of pride, patience, and most of all, SKILL went into that 3rd (still can't belive it) knife. Gosh, if your 3rd knife looks that good, it's almost scary to think of what your 300th knife will look like. Great job, and do keep em coming!

indian george · Jan 21, 2003

Keep up the good work

rlinger · Jan 21, 2003

I've got a pack of ten 1 X 42 120 grit Klingspor belts that were sent to me by mistake. I ordered and paid for 30 inch but got these instead. The vendor has been too good to me to ask if I could send them back. I'm going to 72 inch anyway.

Email to me your U.S. mail address; I'll send them to you.

Roger

Luke Smart · Jan 21, 2003

That's a great knife for being your third. It took me many more than 3 to reach anything close to that quality. Real nice leather work also. Keep em coming.

Luke

Alain M-D · Jan 23, 2003

Hi everybody !
I received some messages asking how I have make to put my name on my knife. I used the simplest method (and the less expensive) than I found; I bought 3 stamp, one for each letter (1à 2$ each) and punch them in the blade with a hamer... It work, but it is not the best. It is very hard to align each letter...

Now I think to build (or buy) a electro etching machine, that would be much better I think...

Alain M-D

rlinger · Jan 23, 2003

Alain,

I sent the care package out this afternoon. Hope you get it within 10 days.

Roger