Welcome to Bladeforums, and to Shop Talk.
You probably have seen the sticky threads at the top of the page. There is a ton of info in them. I recommend reading all of it . Especially the metallurgy and HT info.
You have gotten a good start on making blades, and the overall workmanship looks fairly good. But, you need to greatly improve your handles and general knife shape.
A well made knife should not have dips, bumps, and wiggles in the lines. It should normally form a smooth line from butt to tip along the spine, with a slight curve. The curve can be very slight, even as small as 1/8" bow, but this gives the knife what is called "flow". The curves and dips all over your handles are not hand friendly, and are certainly not eye appealing. The drop point hunter, third knife in the four knife group, is a good shape. About the only improvement in its shape I would suggest is that you round out the slight point on the bump in the finger grip area. A slight swell is all you need. Pointed bumps make for "hot spots" in the handle and do not feel good in use.
Look at that knife and look at photos of knives in "The Gallery" and you will see how this knife is much more like what really works and sells.
Also, try and get crisper lines by hand sanding the blades instead of just buffing to a mirror polish and making the lines less distinct.
Another suggestion would be to work on one style of knife until you get the process and lines worked out. The drop point hunter is a very good shape to start working on. I would suggest making ten in a row ( not at the same time), and see how you improve on each. Also, taking your time is important. The rush to make a knife fast almost always ends with a much less desirable knife. Start by drawing the sketch and plans, The post the drawings here for the folks to critique and help you improve the lines. Once the drawing is worked out, cut the steel and profile the blade. Post a photo of the profiled blank to see if it looks as good to others as it does to you. Once that is refined ( if needed), then proceed with the constructiuon, posting photos as you go. This can allow those with more experience to make suggestions before it is too late to make a change or improvement.
Welcome again, and keep at it.
