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Well, I've been trying to learn better control at the grinder, so I'm making some small stock removal knives, to help practice that control.
This one is the first, I made it with intent of being a nice little knife for cutting up leather. A nice small blade, with an almost squared off point for cutting down into the leather. You'll notice the bevels aren't the same on both sides. That was intentional, I like the look of a flat above the bevel, so I stopped the bevel partway on the side I put my mark, and on the other ran it all the way up to help thin down the blade more (not traditional I know, but I wanted to try it).
Any thoughts/critiques are as always desired.
1084 blade
Stabilized mesquite burl handle (found it in a bargain box at Blade last year, can't believe how nice it looks)
and a kydex sheath to keep it safe with my other leatherworking tools (my first kydex working, nice stuff).
This one is the first, I made it with intent of being a nice little knife for cutting up leather. A nice small blade, with an almost squared off point for cutting down into the leather. You'll notice the bevels aren't the same on both sides. That was intentional, I like the look of a flat above the bevel, so I stopped the bevel partway on the side I put my mark, and on the other ran it all the way up to help thin down the blade more (not traditional I know, but I wanted to try it).
Any thoughts/critiques are as always desired.
1084 blade
Stabilized mesquite burl handle (found it in a bargain box at Blade last year, can't believe how nice it looks)
and a kydex sheath to keep it safe with my other leatherworking tools (my first kydex working, nice stuff).
