Making my first knife (easyer than i thought!)

[Outdoorsman]

4 hours and a piece of 01 and this is what i got:

I like the scandi blade, but also the woodlore style of handle, so after some tweaking I present the ''Fulltang Scandi''

I have pretty average sized hands, so this gives and idea of the size of the blade

I cut it out using a hacksaw then filied it to shape. I then drilled the holes, opting not to bother with a lanyard hole as I find it just gets in the way unless its on a bigger knife and I dont want it flying away from me when chopping. Then for the bevel, I started it off on the bench grinder then hand filed it and finished it on the belt sander (fine belt). next was the heat treating, I used a blow torch for this and quenched it in Essos finest whale oil, (not sure if its actually from whales, but thats what it's called so...) then tempering. I finished it off on the polishing wheel, but once I got home I wasnt happy with the sharpness so it got a bit scratched up on my stone, but it shaves now. not to worry if I can't get them out, its a user anyway. Oh, I also knocked up some loveless bolts on the lathe. I don't have any wood or leather yet, so this won't see a handle for a while (donations welcome ). The pictures don't do it justice really, it has much cleaner lines and they make the scratches look bigger.

 

[AndyW]

I only hope my first goes that well

That looks great, just the sort of thing I'm looking at doing. Going to take my time though and settle on a design before begining. Not even got any tools to do it with yet

 

[Nightwalker]

Looks impressive! Im just starting my first knife.

 

[-Switch-]

Good job mate! You've managed to do what I've always said I would and never got round to.
Where did you get the 01 from?

 

[Outdoorsman]

Where did you get the 01 from?

http://www.cromwell.co.uk

 

[Outdoorsman]

Finally finished it. Just needs a few more coats of Danish oil on the handle, but I couldn’t resist taking some photos for yall. Not sure what wood the scales are (some type of Australian hardwood) but I made it from an old boomerang I've had for years someone brought me back from Australia. The sheath is some ratty old leather from a flap off a bag of some kind (looks awfull but it does the job).

 

[bushwacker bob]

I think you've found a decent piece of wood for the handles!
Thats a great job,I wish my first had turned out so well.
The greatest satisfaction is in useing a tool you made yourself.

 

[weaver]

You may want to sand between coats with 300 grit wet & dry automotive sandpaper from the auto parts or body shop supply. That will really bring out the beauty of your wood.

Nice job all around.

Do you have a metal lathe at home? MAJOR ENVY!!!!!

 

[Outdoorsman]

Do you have a metal lathe at home? MAJOR ENVY!!!!!

At the work shop lol. I'm 19 so I can't afford a lathe myself. My grandfather was an engineer all his life and restores vintage motorcycles in his spare time, He also ran a succesful steel company with his brothers (which has since been sold). I've got access to pretty much any machine you can think of. He's been teaching me since I was small how to use different machines, about metals and everything like that e.c.t.

 

[weaver]

That is so cool! Not many young men listen to Grand Pa, you are very fortunate to have his help and knowledge and access to all those tools.

 

[Nightwalker]

Superb Job!

 

[shaunmcdonald]

that really looks a nice knife

 

[JonnyP]

thats v good...Like the way you used bits you had knocking about too....

 

[bushwacker bob]

If the wood was from a boomerang its likely to be jarrah wood,a very hard and dense aussie native used for quality furniture.

 

[British Red]

You know what impresses me most? Making your own loveless bolts! If you can do that, the rest should be a doddle!

Good man

Red

 

[Outdoorsman]

WOW!! thank you for all the nice comments everyone, I'm glad you all like it.

If the wood was from a boomerang its likely to be jarrah wood,a very hard and dense aussie native used for quality furniture.

I think you might be right. My first thoughts were that it might be mahogany, but once I started cutting it up it certainly didn’t smell like mahogany. The grain also looked like it could have been eucalyptus but it didn’t smell like pepper. There was a sticker on the back of the boomerang that said something like ''hand crafted by aborigines from selected native hardwood''. I just googeld 'jarrah wood' and the grain is exsactly the same so I'm 100% sure its jarrah wood.