WIP - My first knife

tedinatl

tedinatl

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This is the first time I've tried making a knife. The blade has already been sent off to heat treating, but thought I would get your opinions in any case, seeing as I'm obviously very new at this and want to learn as much as possible. I am also planning on making an (almost) exact copy of this one for my dad, depending on how this one turns out, of course (please don't hold back - I'm obviously still learning :) ).

Some info on the blade:
The blade is completely hand filed (I have since bought a grinder - no way am I doing that again!) and sanded to 220 grit. O1 Tool steel, 5/32" thick with an overall length of 9". Blade is 4 1/4" long, flat ground. The knife is 1 1/2" at its widest. Stock removal, for now. I'll be finishing it off with a Brazilian Walnut handle with three aluminum pins and a Cyanoacrylate/Tung oil finish . I will also be making a leather sheath for it (veg tan 9 oz leather, stained antique brown). More pics to come when I get it back from Peter's.

Thanks for looking!

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This is your first? getthefreakoutofhere. :D Good looking design and you pulled it off well.

Paul
 
Excellent work! Just be warned that you will inevitably throw a few in the scrap bucket when you switch to a grinder. It helps you screw up SO much more efficiently :)

-d
 
Thanks for all the kind words, guys. I'm very excited to get the blade back from Peter's. I was surprised at how much work it was to shape the blade by hand. I played around with my new (cheapo Craftsman) grinder this weekend, and Deker, I agree - you can certainly screw up much more efficiently with the grinder!
 
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