What do you guys think of my first?

Fonly · Dec 7, 2008

CUTS LIKE A KRIS said:
"So, all in all Im kinda happy with how it came out, like I said it still needs the edge put on it, and I need to figure out what to put on it for handles, Im thinking a hikory or a general run of the mill hardwood.

So what do you think guys?"

I think that your first deserves better than run of the mill hardwood! Give me a shout and I'll send you out some nicer wood. How thick do you want the handle scales? You can use run of the mill hardwood for everybody else's knives, but your first is special. I have some birds eye maple (undyed or stabilized) cocobolo, lacewood, thin bocote planks that I'll slab out for you.

Keep on going, it is a dangerous slope that is quite fun.

P.S. Would you like some Kydex for it as well?

Holy crap man, that would be amazing. Im gonna finish up the edge and do some over all polish work, but Ill be sending an e-mail man, thank you so much.

Fonly · Dec 7, 2008

Ok guys, here is how it came out, might it add it cuts like only a scandi can!

In hand again.

here is a somewhat gloryshot.

And here is my sorry excuse for a work station

So, it came out sharp right off the sander, Im going to finish it up on the stones and give it a real blazin edge.

What do you guys think I should do for handles and a sheath, I would like a kydex sheath and some fancy handles, but go you guys have any personaly prefernce you think might work on this knife.

tholiver · Dec 7, 2008

Looks good Fonly!
Try this 4 part youtube tutorial for more primitive knife-making
"Greenpete's Knife Making pt1of4"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ysKd1cswlo

tonym · Dec 7, 2008

Great job on the edge! I however would go with leather and not kydex on the sheath. Just my preference with a wood handled knife.

StretchNM · Dec 7, 2008

Oh man, Fonly, in those two pictures where you're shaving wood, I hope you didn;t cut up the family bonzai tree! (((

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The knife looks good too! If I thought I could do that well on my first try, I'd be in the shop right now.

Fonly · Dec 7, 2008

man, you guys wont believe how sharp I got this knife, im putting up a video now.

Here is it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXu1x3ZPNz0

Absolutly amazing sharpness, so impressed with it. I dont even know what carbon steel this is, I think its something like O1, or close. But man it takes a nice edge.

Fonly · Dec 7, 2008

tonym said:
Great job on the edge! I however would go with leather and not kydex on the sheath. Just my preference with a wood handled knife.

thats what I was thinking, something with a darker brown sheath.

tonym · Dec 7, 2008

You can hear how excited you are in your video! Great job bro!

Fonly · Dec 7, 2008

tonym said:
You can hear how excited you are in your video! Great job bro!

haha, I know I was just amazed I got something that sharp that I made with my own hands, its very inspiring.

dipbait · Dec 7, 2008

Youre inspiring me. I need to clean up the work area and start on a knife.

I have an idea for handles , if the wood is not to hard. Around here there are hundred year old osage orange fence post. I bet that center wood on one would make an indestructable handle.

Fonly · Dec 7, 2008

dipbait said:
Youre inspiring me. I need to clean up the work area and start on a knife.

I have an idea for handles , if the wood is not to hard. Around here there are hundred year old osage orange fence post. I bet that center wood on one would make an indestructable handle.

Thats interesting you mention that, There were some fence post I rummaged while they were doing construction ( I had permission to take them) and they are ver dense, especially the tops that were weathered.

Have to check that out, thanks for the idea.:thumbup:

samhain73 · Dec 7, 2008

Thats a pretty goog looking knife!