Norwegians virgin knife

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Bobber

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Hey guys, I just finnished my first ever knife, tell me what you think...
Any and all comments are welcome as I`m on this forum to learn and develope
my skills....

Facts of the knife:
Blade: 1/4" thick, 1 1/2" wide, 7" long
Style: Puuko/ Saami-style (modern)
Grind: Convex
Full-tang (as you can see for your self)
Pins: 1/4" Aluminum
And last but not least:::
Handle: Lexan (plexi-glass)
 

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Wow, that is different. I like it. It looks like you left the blade pretty thick--how does it cut? I like the Lexan--is is poured in a mold or ground to fit?
 
That's a highly misleading thread tittle. I was expecting...more.:D;)

Good looking first knife. Thanks for sharing.

Patrice
 
It`s a little too thick, I`ll do a regrind on it tomorrow, but the steel is a Surgical stainless so it gets wicked sharp, the knife shaves arms with no problem, but does not make fuzz-sticks, LOL... Steel is called Elmax (Uddeholm)

The Lexan is ground, then it get a frosted finnish, but if you take a blowtorch to it the clear surface comes back....
 
Very nice. I always like it when people use unusual materials for knives. I esspecially like the plexiglass handle. How does it grip? It seems like it would slip a lot to me. What you need to do next time you use plexiglass is etch some sort of design in the handle with a dremel or something.
 
thank you thompson...
The grip is surpricingly good, but I`m not quite sure how it will be when wet..
I was thinking of using the Dremel on the tang and putting some colour in the pattern on the next one...
I think that will put some real deapth to the pattern...

I`ve also got some wood from some Brazilian nut-tree that might get used in a skinner I`m working on now..

Keep the comments flowing, I`m sucking up the knowledge as I read them...
 
Give us a report on the Elmax after you use it, it should perform very well. 1/4" for 7" would make a good chopper if that was your intent.
Didn't know there were many virgins in Norway with those long winter nights !
 
Don`t know about the other norwegians, but I`ve got a nasty habbit of spending my long, dark winter nights in my shop fixing on my Harley and tinkering with my knives, LOL....

And yes the Elmax should perform great as a small chopper/camp knife..
Kind of heavy all in all this knife, but that`s the way I like it..
Only thing left is to get the grind a little better, it`a little on the wide side now, so the cutting and chopping isn`t as good as intended..
No worries, it`ll be done tomorow night, and then I`ll get back with some in use report..
 
So if you take a blow torch to plexi glass it can make the surface smooth and polished looking? Im assuming a low flame?

Ive always sanded and sanded and then polished to get a shiny finish.
 
That`s right, if you have the "frosted" look after grinding and sanding it, you can use a Soldering-torch or a hot airgun (cmmonly used for paint removal), and you will see the rough surface melting and bringing back the clear surface of the plexi-glass...
 
Propane torch works like a charm, heck I`ve even used my gas-welding gear for this and it worked fine...
Just take a peace of leftovers and try it out, you see it straight away,,, It`s a lot easier than polishing it up, LOL.... (Yes I am lazy)
 
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