Some Recent Tactical knives I tried

[Brian Avila]

It has been a long time since I have posted and I have seen some changes so I hesitate to post these on the Custom Handmade Threads because I think you need to purchase a member ship to post your knives there? ( I am not sure ).

But I am getting more comfortable with how my knives are turning out and I wanted to see what you guys had to say about what I tried to make out of some tactical style knives I finished last week.

 

[Frank Niro]

I believe from what I can see that the grinds are super well done; on the other hand how does one hang on to it? That very well done carving looks to be very unfriendly. However, I sure would think some rounding of the handle and I believe it would become more user friendly. Frank

 

[Brian Avila]

Frank, you are right right after the scalloping of the handles they were pretty rough and kind of sharp. However, what I did was hand sand all the edges and sharp contours until they where more rounded and not sharp. I can grip the handles as hard as I can and still not get poked or have any discomfort. You can see it in the pictures below.

 

[Frank Niro]

To me it even looks better with the corners gone. It's a well made good looking knife !!! Frank

 

[Omega Leather Works]

I'm not a huge fan of scallops, but I do like how aggressive those are.

The blade itself is very mean looking, I like it a lot. I also like the rear tang.

Impressive work.

One question. Maybe everyone knows and I'm just inexperienced, but what is up with the knife in the first pic, is that a coated blade and scales?

 

[PT Doc]

Looks great. If it feels good in your hand then that is a great indicator that someone with your hand size should be comfortable as well. Very nice work.

What is the grid on the blade in the first photo?

 

[rustyrazor]

Great looking design. like what you did with it... simple, practical and well thought out. the only thing i would critique is the rear of the scales, and it's a minor one at that. the sharp corners of those could make it uncomfortable for the user in some tasks (especially with bare hands) and if I were to buy one, i would dremel them a little rounded for comfort. other than that i absolutely love your design. great looking knife.

Royce

 

[Brian Avila]

The knife in the first picture is cerakoted. It was kind of an experiment, to see if I could do the entire knife after it was finished. The grind on that knife was like a 1/3 way up flat to a tanto tip.

 

[Omega Leather Works]

The knife in the first picture is cerakoted. It was kind of an experiment, to see if I could do the entire knife after it was finished. The grind on that knife was like a 1/3 way up flat to a tanto tip.

Ah that's what I thought. I like the way you masked it.