OT: my latest homemade knife

Very, very Sweeeet Steve!!!!:D

How thick is the blade and what's the hardness of the O-1?

Also is it hardened all the way or differentially hardened?

I love that red liner with the black paper micarta, Absolutely Beautiful!!!!:D :D :D :D
 
Thanks Yvsa my friend. The blade is 3/16 x 1 1/2. My intention was to differentially harden it. I dipped it into the oil at about a 30 degree, point down angle, leaving most of the spine out of the oil. Based on an earlier blade that I took to a machine shop to have the hardness tested, this one should be about 57-58 Rc. The point got a little thinner than I wanted, but if I don't try to pry with it, it should be OK.

Steve
 
Great!!!! Good to hear you differentially hardened it, makes for a much stronger knife IMO.:)

Steve you're a natural when it comes to talent with a grinder and that's saying a lot coming from me.:)
There's very few people that can do that without years of experience and I speak from personal experience here, let alone on their seventh knife!!!!!!!
But I think I told you that on your first one didn't I?;)
Before we know it you're going to get into engraving, gold and silver work, inlay and become another famous maker like Buster Warenski<hope I spelled that right.;)

Do you make your own sheaths or do you farm that part out?

Would you consider selling something similar to this piece and if so what would it go for if you don't mind saying?
 
Very nice, Steve! That looks like a deer hunter's dream. :) Would you be willing to part with it? :)
 
Steve, very nice knife. I like it alot. Just the kind I'm looking for. If you ever want to part with it, or make another, Please let me know.
 
I started to post and then stopped to make up my mind.

Looked at the first Gun Digest Book of Knives ( 1975 ). If it were 1975 I'd have said MARK IT. The early works by the then masters were well below your level.

But today, in 2003 I'd question if you were quite ready to mark your work. After thinking it over I've decided that you are indeed ready to design and order the mark or stamp. By the time it arives, and you've done number 8 or 9, you'll be enough better to mark them.

I should tell you I don't care particularly for your style. That's irrelevant, because the quality of your work needs just the least bit of improvement to be salable. I think having the makers mark ready to apply would give you the nudge to surpass this effort and make your work ready to stand on it's own.

Don't let up now, you've almost got it made!
 
I am very impressed. No wonder you were able to make a buttcap for that khuk. :)

bt
 
Steve, that thing's prettier than a speckled pup sitting in a supermodel's lap! Very nice job. My old file knives look crude and primitive by comparison. Still, you'd be hard pressed to find somebody that owns one who'd be willing to part with the silly thing. Looks aside, the only real way to gage a knife's virtues is in the using. Remember the Pen Knife pass around? I'm thinking you could glean some useful feedback doing that with one of your knives. Get that maker's mark ready, you're liable to be taking orders before long. But, dadgummit, I still want to see how them khukuris turn out.

Sarge
 
Thanks for all of your comments, especially Rusty.

I'm not ready to sell one yet, because I haven't destructively tested any. Until I know it won't fail when most needed, I just can't sell one.

And Bill, after working for my new boss for 2 years, working under Bura, with occaisional beatings, seems very attractive.:p

Steve

P.S.
Yvsa and Rusty please check your email.
 
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