Uh, oh! Not a knife, yet.

Ha! I don't know, David! But I sure am having fun!
I think some of my enthusiasm comes from that know that I'm using quality, (and my personal favourite) steel, and that it will be ht'ed properly once I am done by a professional. Making this an actual, useable tool.
That and all the great advice and encouragement I've received, that is!

I love making things:).

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looks great so far lorien.....way to go!....what r the plans for handle material?.....ryan
 
Well, it's beer o'clock and I'm not going to work this chunk o steel over the weekend, so please stay tuned!

As for the progression of this, thing, I will keep some surprises for you!

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Lorien! You Rock!

Hmmm. Special tools? Expert advice? Raw talent?
This would make a great tutorial.

Cheers,
Dave
 
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I, personally, think you should feel bad that there are a lot of guys with the "knifemaker" title next to their name on this site... that don't even come close to doing work that looks that good. ;) :foot: :)


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Andrew, it's top secret, so I can't tell you, but the handle material he's going to use rhymes with Lignum Vitae :D
 
Nick... that's even better than sending him a piece of hardened steel :p I had a First Sargeant in the Army that had a piece of that he had from a college art class. He'd been sculpting on it for nearly 30 years off and on with hand tools :D

Lorien, when you get tired of that lignum vitae I'll send you some hemp cordage :p

Andrew, orange and purple rhyme with lignum vitae.. :rolleyes: sheesh and y'all call rednecks stoopid. :p
 
NickWheeler said:
I, personally, think you should feel bad that there are a lot of guys with the "knifemaker" title next to their name on this site... that don't even come close to doing work that looks that good. ;) :foot: :)


:thumbup: :cool: :thumbup:

Andrew, it's top secret, so I can't tell you, but the handle material he's going to use rhymes with Lignum Vitae :D
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:barf:I'm gonna puke. I cannot believe I just read that, and all of this.
I'm going to kill it at the race this weekend boys. I am so stoked!
Have a great weekend!:)
 
great looking so far. you have made really quick progress on that blade. I would hate to tell you how long it took to make my first and only (the itty bitty blade little ugly), in the few stolen moments I had to work on it.
 
Lorien I would say you are ready to HT. that blade . And it is looking good. If you can do that well on your handle this will be a killer first knife. O and nice wip thread.
 
Thanks Dave! I still have to sand the other side and get rid of some file marks, but she's getting there. Once I get the blade all cleaned up and ready to go, I'm hoping to start the handle today.
 
Well, I started getting the handle going;

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I have this neat wood, and I'm going to use this piece of titanium tubing, (a bicycle seat post:D) as a ferrule(?) to keep the wood in good shape.
 
And I got the blade pretty much sanded up. It was a real b!tch trying to get all the file marks out, but I figured it would be easier now that the steel is 'soft':rolleyes: than after I harden it.

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I put tape over the side I already sanded, in order to avoid marring the surface I so painstakingly prepared;
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I thought I could save some time using this diamond hone. I was wrong.
File, all the way!
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