Some of my first knives

canranger

canranger

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The first picture is three stock reduction knives I made from 440c the first is Coco bolo the second is ebony Birch Burl and the third is Ebony.
The blades are 4" long and are an abrupt convex grind.
trio.jpg

coco.jpg

ebony.jpg

This second one is one I forged from a file the handle is donwe in walnut and th blade is 4 1/2" i rtreated the walnut with a mix of poly minerals spirits and red leather dye.
forge2.jpg

The last one is a scandi design with a 4 1/2" from 1095 with black micarta handles. it only looks blue in the photo.
scandi.jpg
 
like mitch said nice handles :cool:
only thing that needs some improvement are the bevels
next time come alittle bit further back with the grind lines. it gives a more pleasing look and cuts better.
but they look alot better than my firsts
 
I normally make pioneer style sheaths these are my first f this type actually I did the old drill the holes with a dremel and then hand stitch. I have to work on my spacing and line on the stitching and i have already pickedup a few finishing tips from other posts on the forum as to finishing the sheaths, which I will try on the next set. I will let you know post pics of my next set I have 3 more forged knives coming out and about 4 more stock reduction.

Thanks for the encouagement.
 
As noted, very nice contours on the hunter handles IMHO. Very comfy looking.

re: stitch spacing in the leather. You can get stitch spacing tools (punches) and overstitch wheels at Tandy Leather or other leathercraft shops. There are a ton of online vendors carrying leathercrafting equipment.

Here's a link to leatherworking tools & terminology:
http://www.bowstock.co.uk/tools.html

You can also check out the sheath tutorials linked from Dan Gray's webpage, especially Bruce Evan's pouch sheath tutorial.

Since you've already made some sheaths, if this is all redundant and overly-simplistic info to you, please excuse. :o

(edit to add) Buffing out the cut edges of leatherwork adds a very professional look to the finished product.
 
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