WIP.. looking for critique along the way with this one.

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charlesh1028

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I started this one earlier today. I'm not finished grinding the bevel yet it will come maybe a quarter to a half in up farther then what it is now. I am also debating on if I should bring the plunge line back a little farther.
 
Profile looks good. How about tanking the grind all the way up? The plunge looks fine where it is.
 
i4Marc said:
Profile looks good. How about tanking the grind all the way up? The plunge looks fine where it is.
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agree with the grind, but disagree with the plunge... I don't think a plunge line looks good with a choil unless it intersects more toward the centre for flow in so much as just visual appeal but I'd take this one back a bit.
 
I'm no expert by any means but I think the ricasso. Area would greatly benefit from that choil being more even and moved up just a tad. Maybe until the plunge comes down about 3/16-1/4" into the choil. It would make sharpening easier! Also, I would make the radius where the index finger rests ( in the handle portion) a little bigger.... If that makes sense.
 
Don't forget to move your pin holes back if you do move the plunge. I think the plunge looks fine though.
 
I don't think the first radius is meant to be a choil which is why I say the plunge looks fine where it is. I think it's a finger groove when wrapping a finger over the guard. We'll let the OP clarify that.
 
I agree. It would be a huge choil!
i4Marc said:
I don't think the first radius is meant to be a choil which is why I say the plunge looks fine where it is. I think it's a finger groove when wrapping a finger over the guard. We'll let the OP clarify that.
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Thanks for all the comments and suggestions. The radius after the guard is ment to be a finger grove. Which leads me to my next question. Would it be wise to bring the handle material all the way flush with this finger grove or should I leave it flush with the beginning of the finger guard? Again thanks for all the comments.
 
Here is one I just finished with the finger groove exposed. Some my not like it, but I wanted a Wharncliffe style blade for the tip control. I think the exposed groove adds to that. Properly chamfered, it is very comfortable. ( i put more of a radius on the finger groove since this picture was taken, it made no difference in feel, but it looks nicer IMO)

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and since this one also has a larger space between the plunge and finger groove, I will tell you that is because i was giving myself some leeway in case the plunge line got messed up and i needed to bring it back. I'm really new to this, so i figured i needed every chance to correct my mistakes.
 
kdogmcg said:
and since this one also has a larger space between the plunge and finger groove, I will tell you that is because i was giving myself some leeway in case the plunge line got messed up and i needed to bring it back. I'm really new to this, so i figured i needed every chance to correct my mistakes.
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This is what I was going to go with but didn't know how it would look and looking at yours I like it so I may go with this route thanks alot
 
No problem. I made this one as a gift, but I like it so much I'm making myself one slightly smaller. I am going to just enlarge the finger choil if I don't need the fudge factor but keeping maybe 4-5mm
 
kdogmcg said:
Here is one I just finished with the finger groove exposed. Some my not like it, but I wanted a Wharncliffe style blade for the tip control. I think the exposed groove adds to that. Properly chamfered, it is very comfortable. ( i put more of a radius on the finger groove since this picture was taken, it made no difference in feel, but it looks nicer IMO)

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Is this a chisel grind on this knife?
 
I would take it to the middle of the finger groove. Start there and mock it up. If you don't like it grind it back.
 
Maybe I'm not imagining this correctly, but if it is a finger groove, and not a choil, wouldn't it be a problem to have half the area where you intend to place your index finger sharpened? On the OP's knife, the main gripping area looks big enough for a four finger grip. so could be either one. my scaled section is 3 fingers long, the finger groove is mandatory, not optional for a full grip. Just sanity checking.
 
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On this knife the finger grip is optional (if you were wanting to choke up on the knife for detail work.) At least that's the intentions lol there is enough room for a full grip on the handle as well.
 
OK some progress was made this evening. I brought the bevel up and i am now hand sanding the blade. you'll notice that the finger notch is gone :mad: this is because while heat treating the blade had a weird warp in it and I tried to correct it and a piece of the blade got really messed up so rather then scraping the knife I ground it out which ended up making me have to get rid of the finger notch. I am still happy with how this one is turning out what is your opinion.
 
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