New to knifemaking, Pictures please look.

knowles. i think u have what it takes, i mean if i had the cash i would by them very beautiful blades indeed, do u plan on going stainless in the future? telent oh yes. i would be very proud if i very u, those are very nice. anyway my opinion shouldnt count since i have only made one knife. trying to get enough cash to make an oven here.. anyway i think u will go far just keep up with your futuristic designs. good luck :thumbup:
 
Thanks for the kind words, I dont plan on using any stainless as of yet. I really enjoy being able to do the entire process from drawing to heat treating myself. I suppose If I'm still doing this for a while ,down the road I may purchase the professional ovens and such to heat treat it though. Thanks Again! Shawn
 
Nice work!

I'm sure you blow most folks first attempts clear out of the water. :)

While my personal preference isn't quite so pointy on the first one, that's aesthetically speaking. I fully realize (and I don't think some others here do) that you made the first one as a "butt-hole knife" ;) For that task you need a long, slender, and meanly pointed knife.... So with that in mind, I think you hit the purpose driven nail right on the head!

The finish work on the blades could be refined, but that just takes practice and time.

Great job! :D
 
Man, I LOVE the look of that first pictured knife! Everything about it. The handle work especially looks flawless: the nice angle at which it meets the blade and the beautifully worked micarta+spacer. You should be damn proud of that knife, sir. I'd be proud to pull that out in front of any man.

Congratulations!
 
I know most makers try to have tough names made up for the different models of their knives and stuff....

Could you imagine seeing that knife lying on the guy's table at a show with a little sign that reads "butthole knife" under it? :D :p

I really do like your knives man. Good work.
 
Those knives are a very fine showing for first effort. The fit and finish look to be well beyond a neophyte's making. Are you sure you're not pulling our leg about being a new maker?? ;) :D

Some tips on the photographs:

  1. Use diffused available light instead of the on-camera flash to photograph your knives. Using the flash instead of available light has some disadvantages:
    • It tends to create very "flat" pictures whose lack of depth conveys poorly something as 3-D contoured as a knife, especially the handle.
    • It will create hotspots of glare on shiny surfaces (especially curved ones) that distract the viewer's eye.
    • It will often create very dark sharp-edged shadows that hide the beauty of your knives or distract the viewer from it. It also tends toward extreme levels of contrast between the blackness of these shadows and other parts of the frame.

  2. I would prefer to see at least one "straight side shot" for each knife. They are a standard for showing knives because they convey very concisely the overall shape and proportions of a knife. After those basics of the shape are covered, then detail shots or fancier stretched perspective shots may bring the viewer new enlightenment on some aspect of the knife.

    (edit to add) Oops, I guess both of the shots of the knife resting on ammo are indeed straight side shots. That wasn't clear to me on initial viewing. Mea culpa.

  3. Check out the knife photography link in my sig below. There is a lot of info linked there on how to effectively shoot pics of bladeware. You will also see much discussion among the threads on how to economically fabricate some of the equipment for a knife photography studio of your own, however grand or modest your tastes may be.

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An interesting and educational thing to do is to reverse engineer in your mind a knife photo that you like. Try to figure out how the photographer set up the lights/diffusers/reflecters to get the effect that attracts you to the photo. Analyze what about the composition first grabbed your eye, what holds your attention, and what part of it draws you into the picture the most. Notice how the frame composition and props around the knife (or lack thereof) accentuate and emphasize, or else diminish the visual impact of, certain parts of the knife. Think about what you might change to get a different (but specific) effect with the same knife.

Look critically and minutely at the knife photos you like. Then try to implement the principles you've noted from those shots into your own photos. As with so many things in life, it's a matter of "Practice, practice, practice."
 
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