The Reaper

[GemiKnives]

Blade is 3/16" 440c

Bolsters and pins are 304

Handle is Ebonized Madrone

Handle, blade, and bolsters hand rubbed to 2000 grit.

Sorry about all the pics but I like the way this one turned out.
Thank you for looking and any comments or suggestion always welcome.

 

[T.A.DAVISON]

Blade is 3/16" 440c

Sorry about all the pics but I like the way this one turned out.
Thank you for looking and any comments or suggestion always welcome.

Welcome to Bladeforums & the world of knife making. :thumbup:

First I would say fill in your profile a little more? Were you are at? From?
Second - sign your post with your name? Real name, even if it is just your first name.....
Third - The knife looks good for a beginner, work on your finish more. And don't sand out your grind lines, you're washing them out. You can even wash crisp lines out with a buffer. You want crisp - sharp grind lines. The ticket to a good finish - IS TIME! - :thumbup:

Good luck, keep making them, you will get better.

 

[Kevin Jones]

Much like the last knife you shared with us, you show good execution and skills however are coming up short on your final finishing.
Keep it up as you show promise.

 

[GemiKnives]

Thank you for the compliments and suggestions.

I was wondering if maybe you could be more specific as to what is wrong with the finish?
I understand that I am sanding out my grind lines and am just wondering if that is it? Maybe get a buffing wheel and some buffing compound instead of the old 5 finger scratch?

Even with the 2000 grit it seems to leave minute scratches but when I hold the knives and look at them they are like a mirror.

I will try to remember to sign my posts thanks again for the input
Thank you Mat Huddleston

 

[Southclaw]

I think they mean, where the beviel meets that flat. Try to keep a crisp line there. On the higher grits try to do one smooth motion from start to finish, that helps to get rid of the j-hook scratches.

Zech

 

[T.A.DAVISON]

Thank you for the compliments and suggestions.

I was wondering if maybe you could be more specific as to what is wrong with the finish?I understand that I am sanding out my grind lines and am just wondering if that is it? Maybe get a buffing wheel and some buffing compound instead of the old 5 finger scratch?

Even with the 2000 grit it seems to leave minute scratches but when I hold the knives and look at them they are like a mirror.

I will try to remember to sign my posts thanks again for the input
Thank you Mat Huddleston

Mat,

Let me ask you? You made the knife? Right? Look at it, can you SEE were you could do better?

I don't know if you know about the Makers forum here???.........

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=741

Check it out- lot of good stuff and help there.

Keep making them you will get better.

 

[vangend]

Mat

Nice knife.

What I do to get nice crisp lines is the following:
I use a sanding block with the same radius ad my contact wheel that I used for grinding.
Then I sand in straight lines starting with a 320 then move to 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1200 grits. I then do the flats on my disk sander very lightly on a 400 grit sandpaper then 600, 1000 and 1200. This normally gives me very nice and crisp grind lines. If I really need a good mirrior finish I will use upto 2000 grit sand paper before buffing.

 

[GemiKnives]

Southclaw and vangend,

Thank you for the hints, suggestions and looking at my knife(as well as all the others that have looked).

Bigal2me - Yes I did make the knife and thank you for pointing out about the grind lines after looking at it with what I could do to improve in mind as you suggested, I could really see what you meant. In the pictures you can not see the hollow grind at all, and in person it just looks like a sharp piece of rounded steel.

Kevin Jones- Thank you for looking at my knives and evaluating them with a collectors eye it is nice to have the opinion of someone who has owned and held so many spectacular knives. (Like what I have seen in your collection).

Thank you all again for your help and looking at my knife.

Mat Huddleston