Made my first knife

[Beardown]

Made my first knife this week and have two more in progress. I haven't heat treated yet, and only sanded to 220 right now, but I wanted to post the pic of my new baby. Also, any shops in the Indy area that sell micarta or g10? I've looked at all of the online stores, but I really want to see what I'm getting before I fork over the money for something I'm not happy with.

 

[Squib]

I'll bet once you get the scales on it it'll be really comfortable. How long is the blade?

 

[buckstopshere]

Nice job! That's a very cool looking blade.

I'm sorry but I don't know any brick and mortar shops that sell the micarta or g10. You can make your own micarta scales though. Just do a web search on it.

 

[Beardown]

I'll bet once you get the scales on it it'll be really comfortable. How long is the blade?

the blade is exactly 3" - the handle is 4 3/4"

 

[Beardown]

Nice job! That's a very cool looking blade.

I'm sorry but I don't know any brick and mortar shops that sell the micarta or g10. You can make your own micarta scales though. Just do a web search on it.

Thanks, I'm a proud papa, and now hooked! I'm a little nervous about the heat treating, but I'm building my own little torch kiln now, so we'll see how it goes. I'll check out making my own micarta - thanks for the info

 

[tom1025]

That's a good looking blade sir. One of these days I am going to try my hand at it.

 

[Kart29]

I tried to find Micarta or G10 around Indy a few months ago and couldn't find any.

You can get nice woods at Rockler in Castleton or Woodcrafters along I-69.

I've had mixed results with home heat treatments. But your kiln setup will help alot.

What kind of steel? Are you going to drill holes for pins before heat treatment?

 

[cubby]

Send me your address and I'll drop some stuff in a box for you.

 

[Beardown]

I tried to find Micarta or G10 around Indy a few months ago and couldn't find any.

You can get nice woods at Rockler in Castleton or Woodcrafters along I-69.

I've had mixed results with home heat treatments. But your kiln setup will help alot.

What kind of steel? Are you going to drill holes for pins before heat treatment?

I'm going to drill some holes for two pins before heat treatment. I think I'm going to try and make my own micarta as well. I'll post more pics as I go

 

[LeadPharmer]

Out of curiosity, what steel did you make it from?