Well here it is at last. My first ever completed knife. But before I get into a few details I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone that's participated on this forum. It's been an enormous help to me. Thank you to all of the knifemakers out there that went through the trouble of posting articles here with very helpful information for the beginning knifemaker. It's very much appreciated. I'm an instructor and during the semesters my time is limited, so I have a habit of lurking throughout the forums here a lot. I wish that I had more time available for participation. Thanks also to all of the folks that have bothered to create, edit, and post videos about their processes, their designs, and their patience because one must surely possess a lot patience to deal with that.
I'll link my photos of the knife from photobucket (I hope). This knife is the result from a knifemaking course I took at one of the community colleges here in NC. The class was very helpful and I learned a lot. It was a lot of fun and I wished that I could have taken more. I also wish that I had taken some photos of the process for future reference but I forgot my camera.
The knife is 440C stainless (2" x 5/32") with a hollow grind. Overall length is 7-1/2 and the blade is 3-1/4 inches. The handle is black linen micarta. There are obvious flaws but it is my first knife. I'm very pleased with the result. It's also the first knife I've worked on with an edge that is hair-poppin' sharp (but the instructors helped me with that.)
Thank you!
http://s1174.photobucket.com/albums/r612/bear5177/First Knife/
I'll link my photos of the knife from photobucket (I hope). This knife is the result from a knifemaking course I took at one of the community colleges here in NC. The class was very helpful and I learned a lot. It was a lot of fun and I wished that I could have taken more. I also wish that I had taken some photos of the process for future reference but I forgot my camera.
The knife is 440C stainless (2" x 5/32") with a hollow grind. Overall length is 7-1/2 and the blade is 3-1/4 inches. The handle is black linen micarta. There are obvious flaws but it is my first knife. I'm very pleased with the result. It's also the first knife I've worked on with an edge that is hair-poppin' sharp (but the instructors helped me with that.)
Thank you!
http://s1174.photobucket.com/albums/r612/bear5177/First Knife/
