What do you think? Knife designs / Part names

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Railrider1920

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Hey Folks,
I had a few old files and thought that I might try my hand at making a knife from one or two of them. I traced the outline of the files on to some paper and started drawing. Below are some of the drawings I came up with. I just thought I'd ask what you thought of them, good, bad or other wise. All areas shaded in would be parts of the file cut off.

First up
Kind of tanto-ish I guess. A little small, but I like it. Might enlarge it some on a copier and make it on a piece of steel when I get some (other than the files).
knife4.jpg


2nd
Is this called a sheeps foot blade? The handle would be all wood I think. The area of the blade from the 5" to 6" mark, think it might be too thin (not wide enough)? Pins in handle.
knife3.jpg


3rd
Again, is the area between 5" and 6" not wide enough? All wood handle. The swirls at 1" and 5" would be carved.
knife2.jpg


#4
Just a generic Hunter (?) I guess. I'm not quite sure of the correct terms for the parts of a knife. Would someone be willing to fill in the blanks or correct me where I'm wrong?
knife1.jpg


A- spine
B(grind line? Would this be hollow ground?)-
C- plunge line
D-(the radius. Area between radius and plunge line, is that the choil?)
E-Guard?
F(the radius)-
G-Handle or hilt.
H-Butt
Blue Dots-- is this the ricasso?

Thanks for any suggestions / opinions on drawings and for any help in the "name that part"
Rob
 
You Passed:D
B-grind line,could be hollow ground or flat ground your choice
D-yes that is a choil but is usually placed at the base of the plunge to seperate the cutting edge
H- yes that is the butt of the knife,if you add a piece of metal there it's called a pommel
Blue dot-- yes

Drawing #2 is a Wharncliffe style
Nice designs,now get busy.
Stan
 
Nice designs although I'm not overly keen on 3. The wharnie I think you'll want that rounded part between the index and ring finger to be a bit more "pointy" so it fits your fingers better. Do yourself a favor before you start shaping anything. Get some cardboard and cut the shapes out on that before you start making one. Also spend some time "using" the knife, I mean a few hours throughout the day. See how it feels in different tasks you'd intend it. It's a lot easier and cheaper to modify your designs on cardboard instead of steel. Keep us posted while you make one.
 
Thanks Stan, did I get at least a C-, lol. Thanks for correcting / adding terms and IDing that type of blade.

Of these, the first one is actually the one I like the most. I like the wharncliffe, but like bladsmth said, I was thinking that they were too thin. I'll have to redraw them. I have some masonite. I'll cut them out on some of this to see what they feel like. I'll most likely do a WIP thread when I get down to making one.

Thanks guys
 
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