I'll try to post the picture but the last two attempts have failed.
I learned some things.
#1. When making the blank go small. I found that I made a much larger knife than I intended but in the design and cutting phase it looked small (the right size). The blade is right at 5 inches and the whole thing is 9 inches. That's a tad bigger than I wanted. Next time I will actually use a tape measure to draw out the blank instead of "by eye".
#2. Making the blank is a lot easier than making the handle. I screwed up three times in cutting out the scales (and never did get a handle made for the push tang). Fortunately, mesquite is a weed down here.
#3. Circular saw blades are hard. After the grinder cutting and the heat treating the knife holds a decent edge. After sharpening it I just whittled away at a piece of oak and it held an edge better than my Schrade pocket knife.
#4. The Ulu was difficult and is very crude but it's going to get used for crude stuff. I'm interested to see how it does for skinning and filleting.
#5. The saw blades are really too thin to make the kind of knife I want for a belt knife. I think they'd probably make good fillet knives and that will likely be my next project.
The picture won't upload. I guess it's too big.
Alan
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