Second Knife Take One!

KB1SYV

KB1SYV

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Hey Guy's,

I took a couple weeks off to gather my thought's and catch a second wind. I'm not going to make the mistake of doing a WIP on my first knife, nor on my second knife. I have a couple of pic's of the knife so far. I thought I'd do the plunge and bevels before doing anything with the tang, so that if I hosed up again, it wouldn't be so much time and work wasted. I do know that if I'm really going to get serious about this, I need a 2x72 grinder! So here is what I have done so far, I'll be bringing it to Mystic knife show to get some advice from a couple of friends that have tables there.

Pics:

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It looks like you have it nailed down pretty well. That little recurve in the blade may present some challenges if you are using flat files, though.
 
Hehe, I agree. It's been a week and a half of just looking at a blade that I was working on. I decided I also needed a 2x72 so I've been working on that. My 4x36 is just too prone to mis-grinds. Yes, a craftsman always blames the tools. . . .

Are you planning something for the handle, or just a big square?
 
I'm pretty sure it's going to be wood of some kind. I have a few to choose from. I don't know if I'm going stick tang or full yet.

Thanks Zaph.

Jeff
 
OK Guy's,

I made some progress! I am pretty happy with it so far. It isn't perfect, but it isn't the first knife either. I'm just wondering what I should do at this point? I don't have a drill press, so I don't want to attempt to drill the tang yet. Should I hand sand it now, or does that happen after heat treat? Input is appreciated. Here are some pics:

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Thanks Everyone


Jeff
 
Looks good! I would start hand sanding if you are close to your pre-HT edge thickness. You generally want to get rid of the coarse scratches before HT. What is the steel type and how are you planning to HT?
 
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