The first knife I started is finally complete.

Bob, Would you tell me what your scales are and the bolsters as well? I'm guessing 416 stainless bolsters and dyed box elder. Am I close. The like the finish on the knife very much. By the way I just found out that you are the talented welder who built his own tilting stand for a grinder in a box and posted on Youtube. I love your stand. Also make sure you keep this knife to look at in five years. Your work looks great...keep making them. Larry
 
Thanks for all the comments everyone. I know the thumb dip isn't something that appeals to everyone. There's a little more story to this knife. Back in December (2013) I decided that I was going to try making knives. I started with lots of research and then decided I needed to have a 2x72 grinder to really even get started. That's where the GIB Larry is referring to comes in. Anyway, for New Year, some close friends of my wife and I came to visit. I told them about what I was doing and showed them my grinder which was still under construction. I also shared some of my knife designs that I was forming in Adobe Illustrator. My friend Jeff was fascinated with the whole idea and asked if we could design a knife for him. That is where this knife came from. I didn't know much about knife design and he knew even less but we came up with a design he really liked and I felt confident I could make it.

I think this knife is a testament to the incredibly helpful people on this forum. I have learned so much here. Some of the particulars of this knife are 440C blade, 304L bolsters, and I believe the scales are dyed maple burl. I bought the scales on Ebay quite a while ago. This knife also has a tapered tang that I should have shown a picture of. That is totally S.R.Johnsons fault. I watched his video "Making a Sub-Hilt Fighter" and thought, I can do that. The jimping on the spine was done with a 20lpi checkering file, which brings up a good point about me. I am totally willing to buy or make any tools I need to get the job done. I enjoy making the tooling and jigs as much as the knives.

Thanks again guys,

Bob
 
Bob, could you post a few more photos of that sheath? I'm interested in seeing how it is assembled as I like it very much and might try something similar for a pair of knives that I'm rehandling now.

Thanks,
Brent
PS..If you would rather you could email me pictures at brentd@iastate.edu if that was easier but I think others would like to see that sheath too.
 
Wow man, that looks incredible!

That is something I heard Tom Mayo say once.

Always finish the knife! I think that is where the repetition and hand eye coordination comes from.

Nick
 
I think you will find that a lot of the guys that the thumb depression does not appeal to are hunters. I am not sure if that is what the knife was intended for, but it looks like it would serve very well for field dressing deer.

I find that when I am field dressing a deer, the knife is upside down in my hand as much or more than what you would think if you were not a hunter. In other words, when you are opening up the deer, the edge is pointing up.
 
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