First File knife build

[ateallthepies]

I had a go today at a bit of forging and started to bash out a knife shape with no particular shape In mind.....more a case of seeing what I had after the bashing! The shaping went ok for my first time but my forge and anvil leave a lot to be desired!!

I used the same torches to harden and anneal the metal and it seems to have worked a treat. I used a 17 degree wooden jig that I saw on Wessex Blades channel and ground off the metal with a small Axminster linisher machine. The bevel was ok but a bit of practice wouldn't go Amis !

Dressed in some scrap Zebrano with 6mm brass rod I put a few coats of superglue on and it came up nice. I might change the shape as parts do dig in when holding it in different positions?

After a strop it slices paper with ease and also fingers!!

 

[Macaroon]

Not much wrong with that for a first try, Mr. Pies! How else would you ever learn? Looks ok to me, but I bet it looks really fine to you

 

[ateallthepies]

Well it's my second knife build but first with a file. I'm really happy as I was able to use the jig to make the proper Scandi bevel, last time I free handed and got a convex grind.

I think I may have to make a very small forge as I could get into blacksmithing!

 

[Disco1]

Looks great, did you intend to leave a bit of the file pattern on it?.

 

[forginhill]

Congrats, nice first job! Handle wood is gorgeous. Now, on to the second...then the third...

 

[ateallthepies]

Thanks, yes I thought I would leave the blade rough. I wanted a forged type look. The next one I will hammer the whole thing when I have some more gas or a forge!

 

[Dreadhead]

superb work on that knife

 

[crosslandkelly]

Very nicely done, looks great.

 

[Clouston98]

Good Stuff mate!