I started on my first knife today, this is after about an hour of work with only hand tools. I have the holes drilled in it for the pins, and will start the rough grind tomorrow
First knife build
I started on my first knife today, this is after about an hour of work with only hand tools. I have the holes drilled in it for the pins, and will start the rough grind tomorrow
You're off to a good start.
Looking good to me as well.....
What design are you going for?
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Not sure what design I'm going for really... I just drew something out on graph paper and tweaked it till I liked the looks. I haven't been able to work on it much, because I've been out of town. I hope to have it finished by the end of this weekend.
It's a good start. Every piece of metal knows what it wants to become. All you have to do is coax it along. Kinda like wood. If you screw up then you know you were coaxing it down the wrong path and that wasn't what it wanted to be. Listen to it and it will tell you.
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image.jpgHere it is after I've sanded it to 320 grit.
A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind...
-Thomas Jefferson
I've put the handle on, and I still need too file it down and finish sanding the blade.
A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind...
-Thomas Jefferson
That looks like a fine functional knife.
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Nice progress.
Thanks. I should have it finished by Tomorrow.
A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind...
-Thomas Jefferson
Finished
Here is a pic of me holding the finished product along with a pic of just the knife.
Last edited by Arctic Fox; 05-10-2014 at 12:40 AM.
A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind...
-Thomas Jefferson
Nice job.
How did you make hanging upside down to show it look so easy?
Good work. I hope you stick with it.
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Thanks crash. It took a lot of paracord and practice...
Thanks canid, I thing I will stick with it and have already started rough cutting my second.
A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind...
-Thomas Jefferson
nice work for a first. actually i like the line's a lot. simple but effective. investigate using vanadium steel with chrome molly it make's the sharpest knive's you ever saw. gtg
This is more like an Iron Age type.
It will be rusting, but that's why it will stay sharp.
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Last edited by Roel; 02-02-2015 at 03:46 PM.
Really surprised to see this show up so close to the top of the list. Thanks guys! I don't post much anymore, but I still frequent the site and read the posts.
A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind...
-Thomas Jefferson
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How is the knife working out for you? Have you used it much? Pretty good about keeping an edge and sharpening? What kind of steel is it?
Not the best afterwards, don't really ever use it cuz it was just made from mild steel. I have however made a couple from files that work pretty good
A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind...
-Thomas Jefferson
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