Sockarta© - Knife

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I posted this in the gallery already, but I thought that some of the makers could be interested in it too.

Today, after all the dwarfs, I wanted to make a "real" knife again.

But because all my blades are out for heattreatment right now, I dug out a old sticktang blade.
It was my second blade that I made with the beltgrinder and I put it away after Heattreament , because I didn't like it any more and because the "ricasso-shoulders" were not straight.

But since I had no other choice today, I crafted a knife from it.

Afer I haven't been able to get a good fit with brass and stainless and after I broke a wooden guard in the vise, I had this great idea
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The old pair of socks that I had thrown in my paperbasket came to my mind
And then I thought if others are able to laminate whole handles from Army-tissues and underpants, why shouldn't I be able at least to laminate a bolster.

And I was able, as you can see.

I like the result more then I had expected it from the single parts :).

Here are some specs:

Lenght: 25 cm
Blade: 12,5 cm
Handle: old sock :D , epoxy, masur birch and ss-pin
Steel: 3mm 1.2842 (O-2)

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Loking forward to your thoughts on the knife.

Marcus
 
Next time do some decorative filework on the wood at the front, so you get an interesting junction.
 
Mark Williams said:
Next time do some decorative filework on the wood at the front, so you get an interesting junction.
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Well said. I would do some file work on your bolsters and give them some shoulder where the bolsters meet the blade on the end of the bolsters, also. Hey, really, it looks really good for one of your early knives, fella. Another good thing, you have realized what mistakes you made, and are working to correct them. That's the mark of a real knife maker, my 2 cents worth. We see mistakes some so-called makers make, and they realize their mistakes, but do not make an effort to correct them. That's a sorry excuse for a maker. None of us will claim to have made the perfect knife, and that's another reason we are one happy family. But we are trying! So are you, and you are not ashamed to post your efforts. Good for you, fella! Keep up the good work!
 
Thanks a lot for your comments.

Maybe I should have added that the socks have been !!! freshly washed !!! and that I threw them in my basket because they were worn out :D.

@ Mark and John:

I thought exactly the same when I ground the handle down. Next time I'm going a bit into Sockarta© pattern manipulation ;).

Marcus
 
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