New knives. 6 months of training.

[gratmars]

Hey Guys,

I've been working on making new blades for a good six months now and believe I have something worth showing now. I would love your critiques.
These are all made in ATS-34 with HT done by BOS

 

[John Katt]

love the filet knife looks great

 

[Perrin]

I like that fillet sword too.

 

[Led Boots]

Very nice. Are you grinding those all yourself, or are you working with blanks?

 

[BallewBlade]

Not bad at all.

 

[Lo/Rez]

Nice knives. I really like the lines on the neck knife.

 

[austexjg]

Nice work...

 

[gratmars]

I ground all of the blanks myself.
The filet was the most difficult because I still have no band saw and the sweeping spine does not take well to my 2" wheel.
I still am not able to do a full flat grind but will try again later. As soon as I get past 10 degrees my lines go crazy. Perhaps I should spend more time hand sanding.
Here is a knife that I started on Sunday and just finished tonight. It's a Scandi grind with natural micarta handles and is the cleanest grind I've done so far. I have been learning a ton on each knife and can't wait to see how the next one comes out.

 

[Robert Erickson]

Nice job. I really like the 5th knife, the one with the black scales! Have you viewed Nick Wheeler's hand sanding videos? You can do a lot with your grind lines with hand sanding.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

I meant to comment on these the other day. Excellent progress, Garrett. I really commend you on the fillet.