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[Sharp_newbie]

Here is my latest project, it is a boot knife i made with 1080 steel and buckeye burl (courtesy of Stacy). it took me forever to finish due to me suffering a broken finger, i definably think it is an improvement from my first knife, and it turned out quite nice.

the lanyard pin was made with 3/8 instrument tubing that i snagged from the shop (we go trough it like candy so there is always a chunk lying around. and the top hole was supposed to have a tube running through it, but when i drilled the hole the wood broke (at the thinest point), managed to get it epoxyed back together, theeeen when i went to clean all the epoxy out of the hole the other side broke big time and was not repairable, so i sanded it down and thats what i ended up with, a bit disappointing but i don't think it looks too bad. oh and the knife was finished with 800 grit (highest i could find around town) and the handle with linseed oil.

Stupid finger!!!

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Glad you finally got it finished. I said I was worried about that thin section with a rivet in it. Learning to make knives is a process. Each one will ( at least ,should) be better than the last. Keep up the good work.
Stacy

 

[Will Leavitt]

For fine sandpaper find an auto body supply store. They should have it up to 2500x at least.

Looks great to me.

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

Looks good to me. How does it cut?

 

[Sharp_newbie]

it cuts great. and as for the hole in the thin, i know i should have not punched a hole through there but i wanted a knife with something like busse has the talon hole. drilled it out then changed my mind about it, the hole is a bit too big. i need to stop going with flashy designs, slow down and think about what i am doing a bit more. but i am learning. next one... No hole through skinny