WIP: My Second knife

mccandmatt

mccandmatt

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Not sure what to classify this knife as but here is the roughed out version, using 1084 cold rolled. Plan to use black kirinite and brick red liner
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Already this has some interesting lines. How does it feel in the hand? The underside of the handle doesn't look too comfortable. I might tweak that area to be a bit more organic and hand friendly. The top of the blade and handle is a bit straight through that transition area. I know it is rough cut at this point. When you clean up the profile try to aim for a smooth flowing line from the blade to the handle. The drawing is a bit better in that regard. Looks good. Keep us posted with your progress.
 
i4Marc said:
Already this has some interesting lines. How does it feel in the hand? The underside of the handle doesn't look too comfortable. I might tweak that area to be a bit more organic and hand friendly. The top of the blade and handle is a bit straight through that transition area. I know it is rough cut at this point. When you clean up the profile try to aim for a smooth flowing line from the blade to the handle. The drawing is a bit better in that regard. Looks good. Keep us posted with your progress.
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For me it is actually comfortable to grip.

Yeah the transition from handle to blade was rounded out more, plus I added a dip for the thumb right where my thumb sits, and will add some file work to the thumb grip. Once the sanding is all done I plan to acid etch the blade part for fun.

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The blade is Wharncliff style. The handle is not hand friendly....and the spike at the end of the edge has got to go.
 
bladsmth said:
The blade is Wharncliff style. The handle is not hand friendly....and the spike at the end of the edge has got to go.
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I agree the handle is not hand friendly, but when I was making this I make it for me and it feels good, plus I just wanted to try out some curves and a straight edge. With my lack of equipment (cheap sander, and files) getting the edge straight was trickier than I thought it would.

I got rid of the spike, it looked funny and served no purpose. I'll post pics once it is back from the sharpeners. I know I should sharpen it myself but for $6 it's sharpened by the Twin Cities best, and I feel better helping a small business out.

Thanks for the advice
 
Nice! Taking off that spike did wonders for the looks of it and I bet makes it easier to use.
The handle shape is different, but not radical, it kinda reminds me of a SwampRat Rodent 7.
Keep making more, each new knife will allow you to fix the mistakes of the last... and see a whole new batch of mistakes to fix on the next.
 
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