First Three Knives Finished!

[Erdbeereis]

After a lot of work, I finally finished my first three knives from this thread.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1090264-My-Knife-Making-Journey-Advice-Would-Be-Greatly-Appreciated

I can't really call one or another my first knife as I worked on them in a single batch but the rosewood handled one was my first one cut out.

I used my 1 x 30 belt sander for shaping the blade, doing the bevels, the handles, and many other things. I also used a file and sandpaper to smoothen things out.

The kydex sheaths are also my first try with making a sheath.

Here they are!

Knife #1

Steel: 1084 from Aldo

Handle material: Bocote

Blade length: 3.25"

Handle length: 4"

Overall length: 7.25"

Knife #2:

Blade steel: 1084 from Aldo

Handle material: Bolivian rosewood with super glue finish (I will not be doing this again )

Blade length: 3.75"

Handle length: 4.2"

Overall length: 7.95"

Here they are together:

Knife #3 (kitchen knife):

Blade steel: 1084 from Aldo

Handle material: Cocobolo

Blade length: 9.25"

Handle length: 4.5"

Overall length: 13.75"

The handles on all of them are fully contoured. I made sure not to get "blocky handle syndrome"

Sorry for the overload of pictures, I'm just very proud of them.

Any questions, comments, or critics would be greatly appreciated.

 

[VM3_]

You must be! They really look amazing!!
Congratulations brother! Well done!
Thanks for sharing!

 

[HHazeldean]

Wow they're stunning, and a seriously impressive first effort too! Really like the blade shape of the second one, unusual yet I really like it. And an impressive job on the kitchen knife, bit of a monster that, and stunning handle on that one - very nice work there

 

[Robbi]

very good indeed, that last one came as a bit of a shock !!

 

[Clouston98]

Great work! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Harvestman]

You are right to be proud of them. For first efforts they are superb.

There will be a few people on here looking at their own first efforts and really taking a dislike to you now

Great work.

 

[British Red]

Not wild on the top two - but that kitchen knife is a beauty!!!!

 

[Erdbeereis]

Thanks everyone!

 

[Macaroon]

The kitchen knife looks as though it'd make a great slicer/carver, looks cool; I'm not a fan of the "deep blade" knife as in the first two, but there's no denying the workmanship. Astonishingly good for your first attempt.

 

[Erdbeereis]

Thanks Macaroon!

 

[milius2]

That is very very impressive mate! I like that kitchen knife the best of all, qaulity!!!

 

[titanius anglesmith]

Hi everyone,
another vote for the second one here. a job well done for your first knifes. Is your belt sander a clarke type one? If so, how do you find it for sanding metal. I have a few old Sheffield made files to try to make into knifes, and was thinking about one of them small sanders.
regards Chris.

 

[Niels]

Good knives. Love the kitchen knife. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Paddytray]

. You should be proud !

 

[Erdbeereis]

Hi everyone,
another vote for the second one here. a job well done for your first knifes. Is your belt sander a clarke type one? If so, how do you find it for sanding metal. I have a few old Sheffield made files to try to make into knifes, and was thinking about one of them small sanders.
regards Chris.

My belt sander is a Harbour Freight 1x30. I'm not sure if it's the same type that you're talking about but I'm in the US.

Thanks everybody!

 

[grey-array]

Erdbeereis, Magnificent truly something to be well proud of, and I love the amount of, and the detail in the photo's.
I takes some guts to put pics up that give that amount of detail, as every little mistake could be seen. and I have done my very best and did I see a tiny gap on the kitchen knife handle?
Cause if I did I spotted the one and only detail that was not absolutely perfect, great job mate.
Would buy a knife of you any time of the week ^^

Yours sincerely Ruud

 

[Erdbeereis]

Erdbeereis, Magnificent truly something to be well proud of, and I love the amount of, and the detail in the photo's.
I takes some guts to put pics up that give that amount of detail, as every little mistake could be seen. and I have done my very best and did I see a tiny gap on the kitchen knife handle?
Cause if I did I spotted the one and only detail that was not absolutely perfect, great job mate.
Would buy a knife of you any time of the week ^^

Yours sincerely Ruud

Thanks so much for your comments! I don't think that's a gap on the kitchen knife, maybe just a bit of epoxy. There are quite a few things that you couldn't see in the pics, mainly superglue on the rosewood one and around where the handle meets the blade where your finger goes is a bit rough because I don't have anything to smooth it out right now.

 

[grey-array]

Superb job mate, and yes, always in need of another tool aye ^^
Yours sincerely Ruud

 

[Erdbeereis]

Thanks again.

 

[bb07]

I'm just very proud of them.

And so you should be. That's great work. Although they aren't my style of blade, you've done a wonderful job on them for your first attempt. I especially like the kitchen knife!