Update on knife making progress!

Nice work MrPink, very good first effort. It is a lot of work, especially if your doing it all by hand. I built a 2x72 belt grinder last year, now I need to get the time to get out there and start useing it.
Congrats on 2 fine looking knives
 
thanks for the compliments everyone!

I wasn't happy with the pikal's handles so I contoured it some more today. It's much rounder and fits the hand better now.

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I might do the same rounding on my general utility knife, but haven't made a decision yet.
 
SIXFOOTER said:
Nice work MrPink, very good first effort. It is a lot of work, especially if your doing it all by hand. I built a 2x72 belt grinder last year, now I need to get the time to get out there and start useing it.
Congrats on 2 fine looking knives
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Hey Six Footer can you post some pics of the belt grinder you built.
 
My first try at kydex, no more cardboard sheaths.

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I made some minor modifications to my pikal's handle, still need to hand sand it. Also, I made a major change to my necker, I didn't like the original wide blade so I turned it into a mean little recurve; it was also my first recurve so it's rough.

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It's a three finger knife, but fits very secure in my hands.

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Experimented with rounding all the exposed steel, including the tang. Definitely helps it feel better in the hand.

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wow dude...:eek: nice... that sheath came out great..:thumbup: looking forward to checking those knives out...:)
 
great work, i really like your designs. keep it up!! if you ever to the point of production, please let me know!!!
 
Thanks everyone, I plan to make more of these knives but in 1/8" instead of 5/32".

The more I carry and use my little recurve, the more I like it. Here's some nice patina from after the Yosemite trip.

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