My first knife making attempt

[Captaincrash]

I thought I would share my first attempt at knife making. It is 01 tool steel scandi ground and will be handled with a piece of stabilized maple burl.

thanks for looking

 

[beeperboy]

Looking good.

BB

 

[mclark]

great looking blade mate , lots better at my first attempt . it bet it will look stunning when its been handled

 

[Captaincrash]

great looking blade mate , lots better at my first attempt . it bet it will look stunning when its been handled

Thanks for the kind words! I am a machinist by trade and have a fair knowledge of heat treating but I have a new appreciation for bladesmiths! It has been fun so far,but the real fun is in the use of the finished blade made by my own two hands ! I can't wait !

 

[Bluemerle]

looking forward to seeing it finished.

 

[Captaincrash]

Almost finished.....needs a little more sanding and polish and I am calling it done. My first but not my last I am sure!!

 

[Robbi]

That is lovely !!!!!!!!

well done mate, a cracking knife you have there

 

[Sparrowhawk]

How did you temper and heat treat?

 

[cowboy]

Nice work mate!!!!!! keep up the good work!

 

[Captaincrash]

How did you temper and heat treat?

Heat treated with forge and preheated oil, then tempered in an oven. Seems to have good edge holding and toughness. Gave it a bit of a beating before it was handled.

 

[wizard]

Nice work! Very well done. I was hard pressed to glue scales on an Enzo myself. Obviously you are far more talented than I. Cheers

 

[Dirac]

That is looking supremely good man, well done. That wood has a lovely grain and the rivets (not too sure what they are properly called!) are really cool. Great attention to detail

 

[DaveBromley]

Dude if thats your first attempt i'm looking forward to seeing your second!

That is a very very nice piece of work, that anyone on here would be proud to own i would say

Well done

Dave

 

[spandit]

Looks rubbish, post it to me & I'll drop it in the Police knife amnesty bin for you

 

[T1Viper]

Hi,
I wasnt too keen on the lower finger guard when i seen it on your blank, but after you've tinkered with it and put those lovely scales on it i love it!! very nice knife mate, hope you get years of pleasure out of it!!

 

[spandit]

How did you cut the knife from the rectangular blank? Plasma? Waterjet?

 

[Captaincrash]

Nice work! Very well done. I was hard pressed to glue scales on an Enzo myself. Obviously you are far more talented than I. Cheers

Like the saying goes......Nothing ventured, nothing gained.....give it a go and I am sure you will surprise yourself!! I credit the finished product to all the posts I have read on Bushcraft UK. I was prepared to buy a knife but thought I would have a go and I am glad I did. Thanks for all the great comments!! I think I will order a chunk of 01 tomorrow and get started on #2 as soon as this one is done.

 

[Captaincrash]

Looks rubbish, post it to me & I'll drop it in the Police knife amnesty bin for you

Great idea, I will pop in to the post office tomorrow.

 

[Captaincrash]

Hi,
I wasnt too keen on the lower finger guard when i seen it on your blank, but after you've tinkered with it and put those lovely scales on it i love it!! very nice knife mate, hope you get years of pleasure out of it!!

Agreed, I was of the same opinion of the guard......happy with it now and it fits my hands perfect. I have some better pics of the scales I will upload later.....pictures don't do them justice though. Thanks for the comment!!

 

[Captaincrash]

How did you cut the knife from the rectangular blank? Plasma? Waterjet?

Hacksaw, dremel and some sweat.....my buddy works at the local waterjet place and I will be enlisting his service next time around.