Second knife.....?

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charlesh1028

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This is my second knife. After completing it i realized i would have like to take the bevel up just a little farther. The pins are hidden on this knife and I'm not sure I like it lol. I have learned alot in making this knife and one of the biggest things is you can not rush things. Please help on improving my skills.
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I agree it would look better with a higher bevel, but at least the grind is even. Did you use a jig or freehand it? Just personal preference but that handle looks a little chunky...
 
The spine of the knife is pretty flat. A little more curve would make it look a bit nicer. The convex curve on the handle spine is kind of ergonomically backwards. Your hand forms a cup when closed. As Scott mentioned, the handle looks a bit chunky as well. It should be thinner at the cutting edge side and thicker at the spine. Like an egg shape.
 
iamScott said:
I agree it would look better with a higher bevel, but at least the grind is even. Did you use a jig or freehand it? Just personal preference but that handle looks a little chunky...
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I agree the handle did end up being a bit bulky and plain for me. The bevel was done with a jig that i had made up for my good ole harbor freight 1x30 lol
 
Just got to say, heck of a second knife! My second looked no where as nice. What's the handle material? How'd you get the longhorn in there? Your grind is what's called a "scandi" grind, good for beating the crao out of sticks, but not great for other tasks. The handle shape looks blocky. One thing that has really helped me is looking at knifes on the exchabfe who are made by some really skilled and experienced makers, look at the shape of various handles and how you sh make yours more comfortable. Also, where the front of your scale meets the blade is very abrupt and flat, try more of a sweep...again, look at other peoples knives!
 
Nic. said:
Just got to say, heck of a second knife! My second looked no where as nice. What's the handle material? How'd you get the longhorn in there? Your grind is what's called a "scandi" grind, good for beating the crao out of sticks, but not great for other tasks. The handle shape looks blocky. One thing that has really helped me is looking at knifes on the exchabfe who are made by some really skilled and experienced makers, look at the shape of various handles and how you sh make yours more comfortable. Also, where the front of your scale meets the blade is very abrupt and flat, try more of a sweep...again, look at other peoples knives!
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Thank you very much for the compliment and the Tips The handle is some scrap wood that i had laying around Cedar? maybe lol I soaked it in some wood hardener for a day and pulled it out to let dry all the way. It seems to be holding up. The longhorn is a stamp with some permanent ink. i didn't think it was going to hold up but it has thus far and I've used this knife a lot and gave it to my friend and he takes it on camping trips and abuses the crap out of it so far so good.
 
I like it, but on your next id suggest curving the back edge of the handle down and maybe doing a higher bevel, depends on your cutting preference. Great job on the grind for a HF 1x30!
 
AlwaysOutdoors said:
I like it, but on your next id suggest curving the back edge of the handle down and maybe doing a higher bevel, depends on your cutting preference. Great job on the grind for a HF 1x30!
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I agree with you on the handle. Thanks! The HF 1x30 has been a soldier lol I wanna upgrade to a bigger and better belt sander but I am undecided as to which route to go.
 
A good way to learn about knifes is to use it. I use mine in the, kitchen, work shop and when going hiking. This tactile feedback is hard to replace. When forging keep the unfinished knives in my pocket to be able to pick the up feel the bevels and spine etc. to give me a tactile "previsualisation" of the finnished product. Somtimes it takes a day to find a design flaw. Beacuse when forging or grinding I need to work at a steady pace an cant stop for 20 minutes and just sitt around looking, feeling and thinking. :)
 
Question for you... Did you start with a design/plan or did you kind of just start grinding and making the knife?
 
JeridJohnson said:
Question for you... Did you start with a design/plan or did you kind of just start grinding and making the knife?
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For this knife I just kind of went with what was in my head I think that's why a lot of things didn't turn out how I anticipated. This is why I am now throwing designs down on paper and making cardboard mock ups to get a feel for the knife and how it will look.
 
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