What knives have you made in the 1st quarter of 2007??

[KamSingh]

My first attempt at making a knife

 

[Gossman Knives]

forgot about this one, my first folder.
Scott

 

[Patrickknives]

This was in responce to Kerry's Cokebottle Challange

 

[Charles Vestal]

Here is one I finished up lately

Loveless style Utility

5" CPM-154 Blade 9 3/4" OAL 416 SS guard Stabilized Redwood Scales

Thanks to Coop for the great picture.

Thanks for looking

Charles

 

[SteelSlaver]

My forvorite of this year

Spiro damascus of 1095 and nickel from Bluesprings forge. Stablized mastidon tooth scales.

 

[Mark Williams]

Not knife. But here's my input. Still under constuction.

 

[Darrel Ralph]

Mark,
That is a very unique creation.


First folders, Coop pictures of great knives, blue knives, and coke to boot!

Keep um coming!
You guys are great!

 

[SteelSlaver]

That is one nice Hawk. Last thing I need is to get the bug to make those too. LOL

 

[MKustom]

I guess as a registered user I can not post any picture, it may be just as well the competition looks tough, nice job to all!!!

 

[CShepherd]

I guess as a registered user I can not post any picture, it may be just as well the competition looks tough, nice job to all!!!

You should be able to post in here. I have before. How are you linking the photos, from a hosting site such as Photobucket or from your own computer? I don't think you can do the second one.

Charles

 

[C_Claycomb]

I have just started to really get to grips with my grinder. Also, after years of using nothing but wood, I have discovered the joys of Micarta

Style: Bushcraft utility
Blade steel: Full quench O-1 tool steel with vinegar etched finish
Blade length: 4 inches
Grind: Full flat with convex edge
Blade thickness: 1/8th stock
Weight: 5.5oz
Handle: Black linen Micarta, box tang construction, brass hidden bolts
Overall length: 8 7/8 inches

This is the bigger brother to the knife at the top For someone who likes a little more blade length.

5 inch blade, just fractionally under 10"oal, canvas Micarta handle and brass bolts/tube. Again, flat ground and etched. This shows what happens when that vinegar etch is a bit too wet more black than grey and fewer blotches.

I just put the finishing touches on this last week It was modelled after a the one at top, but I was asked not to put the vinegar etch on this one.

Specs are basically the same as the last one. 1/8 O-1 at 4" long with a flat grind and convex edge. Linen Micarta box tang handle and brass bolts. I got to play with some new grinder belts on this one, both extra fine Scotchbrite, and a 400grit cork belt. I rather like the effect Beats the heck out of hand sanding everything!

One new feature is the variable spine radii that I am playing with these days. Ideally a spine is nice and round to be gentle to thumb pads when doing detail carving, but if you are into bushcraft and playing with ferrocerium rods, you probably want a square spine to scrape sparks with. Having seen what a really sharp sparking spine did to a friend's hands, I started applying partial rads to my spines. It looks a little odd, but as a compromise it does seem to work.

 

[alexmin]

Here is one I finished up lately

Loveless style Utility

5" CPM-154 Blade 9 3/4" OAL 416 SS guard Stabilized Redwood Scales

Thanks to Coop for the great picture.

Thanks for looking

Charles

Great integral!

 

[dmarx]

Here's my first completed knife in almost 30 years. Thought I'd get back into it.

ATS-34 hollow ground
Stabilized Spaulted Pecan
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p167/davem287/NewPic2.jpg

 

[Knifemaker87]

i made a few *grins*
dang Don... your work is an inspiration.
my first bowie

3rd nice tanto

first micarta

and a custom job

can you tell i like the camera?
beautiful knife everybody, and darrel, how did you cut those blades?! gorgious... its nice to have something to strive for
thanks
~Chris

 

[Darrel Ralph]

Very Nice Knife!

 

[Charles Vestal]

Great integral!

Thanks for the compliment Alex, but it isn't an integral.
Just a 416ss guard soldered on.

Take Care
Charles

 

[deker]

From my first ever damascus billet. 1084/15n20 and Macassar Ebony scales:

First knife ever "sold" (was donated to an auction). 1084/15n20 double-bar twist, ebony throat, rosewood handle, 304SS fittings:

I've got another from that billet that I'm carrying now, but Haven't gotten any pictures of it yet.

-d

 

[JB Knives]

I've already posted this elsewhere, but here it is. It was custom built for a BladeForums member:

3.75" blade, 8" overall
A-2 tool steel- h.t. by Paul Bos @57-59rc
black-and-blue G-10 with grey spacers
(This is the only one I have taken pics of yet- too busy working!)

 

[Michael Lovett]

Even though the D-Point hunter by Vestal an isn't an integral, it is quickly becoming a lost art! With all the tactical knives, and the solderless guards now days, there aren't all that many people out there that do a good job. I get a lot of flak about my feelings on the subject. But a Solderless joint is nothing more than a joint that never got soldered. And I hate the short cut of using epoxy in place of the solder. Now, I know it isn't scary, but it is a touch of class that just leaves something missing. And yes I know that it is extremely difficult to do on an ABS type Damascus blade-guard joint. But that is the point. It is very difficult to do cleanly. That is why so many )mostly all) skip this very important step. Way to go Charles!!! Mike

 

[Charles Vestal]

Thanks Mike

I do like the looks of a good solder joint, I think it is worth the extra work.

Take Care
Charles