Some of my custom knives

[leon08]

Hi there, I`m new around and my english is poor, so photo`s can speak better for me.
I`m an amateur in balcksmithing so dont be harsh with me.
Some of my custom knives (and not only knives) I`v made since september 2009.

The indian

The bowie

The skinner

Brothers bears

The hatchet

The parang

HBC

SooK (small utility knife)

The tomahawk

I hope You enjoy and see some improvement of my work in time.

 

[D lisch]

I very Much like the bowie with the woven sheath and I can see improvement in the knives you have posted here. It looks you are jumping around trying many different styles of construction that is a good thing to do but you might want to slow down and focus on one style and get good at that style before moving on to the next one. All your knives have a convex grind. I would like to see some flat grinds with plunge cuts on some of your next knives . Keep at it as you have some good skills. O and I love that hawk.

 

[leon08]

Thank you for the considerations and tips.
It is true, I jump from style to style, in fact I still searching my style.
Regarding the edges, I make them convex because of my limited options regarding the tools a have, but I have in mind to try other tipes of edges (a flat ground on an big chopper that I have in plan next week).
Thank you again.

Later edit - the HBC it`s almost a flat ground blade, only the effective cutting edge has a convex shape.
The hawk is made from an abused firefighter axe and I am very proud of the result.

 

[Dusty One]

Nice well made looking work......Welcome

 

[leon08]

Thank you.
I hope I will keep up, I love blacksmithing and working with metals, wood, leather and so on.