I posted a while back asking about those of you that make your own knives. URLguy even offered to give me some pointers. I still intend to take him up up that one of these days.
Well, I finally decided to make one of my own and see if I enjoyed it, which I did. Here are some pictures of the finished project. This is technically the second one, but the first one did not make it trough heat treating. Must have had a stress riser or something that allowed it to split.
The blade is from a piece of "tool steel" given to me several years ago by my father-in law. He didn't know what it was, but knew it was "tool steel". The finger guard was "carved" from a piece of brass bar stock. The pins are brass brazing rod. The liners are from scrap trophy tags I found in a box of junk. The scales are from a piece of walnut I had left over from a fishing pole rack I made for my father. They have a nice tiger striping to them. I wish the camera would have picked it up better (probably my photo skills not an issue with the camera).
So far the mystery tool steel has proved to take a good hardening, and a good edge. It cuts pretty well and will shave your arm just fine. Not quite a razor, but sharp none the less. Probably could use a more refined edge, but it will do for now. I wish I had a way to test the hardness just to see what it is out of curiosity.
I know it is not anywhere near up to the standards of some of the fine craftsmen on here, but I hope you like it. Thanks for looking.
Sorry about the picture sizes, I tried a couple times but kept getting the same results.
Well, I finally decided to make one of my own and see if I enjoyed it, which I did. Here are some pictures of the finished project. This is technically the second one, but the first one did not make it trough heat treating. Must have had a stress riser or something that allowed it to split.
The blade is from a piece of "tool steel" given to me several years ago by my father-in law. He didn't know what it was, but knew it was "tool steel". The finger guard was "carved" from a piece of brass bar stock. The pins are brass brazing rod. The liners are from scrap trophy tags I found in a box of junk. The scales are from a piece of walnut I had left over from a fishing pole rack I made for my father. They have a nice tiger striping to them. I wish the camera would have picked it up better (probably my photo skills not an issue with the camera).
So far the mystery tool steel has proved to take a good hardening, and a good edge. It cuts pretty well and will shave your arm just fine. Not quite a razor, but sharp none the less. Probably could use a more refined edge, but it will do for now. I wish I had a way to test the hardness just to see what it is out of curiosity.
I know it is not anywhere near up to the standards of some of the fine craftsmen on here, but I hope you like it. Thanks for looking.
Sorry about the picture sizes, I tried a couple times but kept getting the same results.
