New one....please critique

DEllis

DEllis

Part Time Steel Basher
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I would appreciate if you gentlemen would pick this one apart for me and help me improve.:thumbup:

Interior mammoth, O-1 steel with ferric chloride etch. Nickel silver pins, shield and liners......bronze "washer"
4 1/8" closed......3 1/4" blade. Half stop. Good walk and talk, and flush in all three positions. Shield is pinned.
Thanks.

Darcy :)









 
Wow! I know that you asked for critique to help you improve your knife making skills but I gotta say: "beautiful work!"
 
Nice work. How about adding a thumb stud for us old geezers who use a cane and find it difficult to open a nail nick slippy without proping ourselves up against something? I finally made myself one by converting a CRKT Lake 111 buy taking it apart, grind off the blade catch notch. Works fine, but I'm suspect there may be a market for such a thumb stud slippy.
Rich
 
It looks really good! I guess I could say that the liners could be rounded on the open side, so that they don't dig into fingers when the knife is used. That's my personal touch on knives I rebuild that I don't see on any knives being made, production or custom.

Connor
 
A great looking knife !! For me the blade ride a little high when in closed, but it is not a deal breaker.
Personally I prefer shorter knife up to 3 5/8 " closed, it is more comfortable in the front pocket, but again only personal preference.
Mike
 
Looks great, the only detail I would nitpick would the exposed bit of ricasso (tang) under the front of the handle when open. Seems like the handle should be just a bit wider to cover that and lead into the kick, but that might just be my personal preference.
 
2 observations
1) for my pocket it would be 3 3/4 max length
2) it should be in my pocket.
absolutely beautiful work my friend
 
pholder said:
2 observations
1) for my pocket it would be 3 3/4 max length
2) it should be in my pocket.
absolutely beautiful work my friend
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I think pholder means my pocket ;)

Looks really well done. The etch complements the covers well, and I like the tang exposure when the blade is open. Almost finger choil-y, which probably feels great.
 
shipwright said:
Looks great, the only detail I would nitpick would the exposed bit of ricasso (tang) under the front of the handle when open. Seems like the handle should be just a bit wider to cover that and lead into the kick, but that might just be my personal preference.
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It's funny how personal tastes work. I love that little bit of angled ricasso hanging out there.
 
Looks really nice, my only critique would be the sharp corner ricasso? when closed. It shows it in the 3rd picture
 
Darcy.My only criticism of this is
"stop being so self critical and bask in the glory of your beautiful creation" !
It a stunner-:thumbup:
 
shipwright said:
Looks great, the only detail I would nitpick would the exposed bit of ricasso (tang) under the front of the handle when open. Seems like the handle should be just a bit wider to cover that and lead into the kick, but that might just be my personal preference.
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I agree, that just got away from me on this one. The addition of 25 thou of width at that point would take care of that, but I haven't figured out how to put material back after I grind it off:rolleyes::D

Appreciate all the feedback guys.

Darcy:)
 
Hey Darcy, you really thermal cycled that o1!!! Very nice steel appearence, and i like the knife very much.
You already know the front (belly) of the handle it is a bit "shrunk", leaving the tang exposed, but at least it will be easier to access the backsquare/runup for cleaning. Very nicely tapered blade and i dig the domed pins.
You have a personal style and it shows very well also in your traditional folder, i can't wait to see your next one!! :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
 
Is it a photographic issue, or is the grind a tad asymmetric at the front end of the swedge (fourth photo)? That's a very picayune point, certainly. Overall, it's a beautiful job that I'd be proud to carry!
 
major_works said:
Is it a photographic issue, or is the grind a tad asymmetric at the front end of the swedge (fourth photo)? That's a very picayune point, certainly. Overall, it's a beautiful job that I'd be proud to carry!
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That's a shadow from where light can't reach the portion of the tip that is below the level of the handle.
Thanks for commenting.
Darcy:)
 
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