Some of my first knives

[RedRidgeBlades]

Hello Bladeforums, I'm new to the site and new to knife making. Im 21 and just graduated so i have a bit of free time before going into the buisness world I've been messing around with making knives for about a month now and here are some of my knives I've been working on.
Let me know what you think and any recommendations would be really appreciated!
Thanks,
Luke

Hunter/Skinners


Small Neck Knife (In the works)

 

[naturalist]

Awesome....
You did it very well, love to see more of your work in the future

 

[chad2]

they look pretty good man! what steel do you use

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Welcome to Shop Talk.

The knives look pretty good. I like that you made the line of the spine a smooth curve from butt to tip. That is a good feature often not done well on a first knife. The handle is simple and comfortable looking, kudos there, too.

About the only suggestion for the next knife would be to make the blade edge a bit more of a smooth curve. The somewhat blunt belly on these will cut and look better that way. At the same time, drop the tip a bit more. These two small things will make a nice knife like yours look very professional. Look at this photo of a Bob Loveless drop point hunter and you will see what I am saying.

 

[RedRidgeBlades]

I'm using 1095 bar stock. Not quite the most rustic way to start off but it's working for now!

 

[redsquid2]

Very nice work. Looks pretty refined for someone just starting out.

That small neck knife is so awesome! It is perfectly proportioned!

 

[outdooredge]

Wow great for knife. My first knife (grandpa helped me to make it) was much worst than this.