Like every maker of things, I occasionally make something that I'm not quite happy with or lose interest in part way through. Out of habit I put those things in a box or on a shelf with the intention of rectifying or finishing it off at a later date. My box/shelf is getting quite full and I am need of some funds, so thought that I might pass them on to my friends at much reduced prices 
There is nothing functionally wrong with any of these blades, but there are niggles that I can't be bothered with. Mostly that will be very slightly asymmetrical grinding, slight warpages or some other cosmetic cockup. I could go back and fix all of these things, but since some have been on my shelf for years, I doubt I will ever get to them!
apologies for the poor pictures, the sun came out!
Prices include 1st class post (though if you bung an extra few quid I can send RMSD, which is advisable for over £50 deliveries) and PP fees
sale 1 by buddknives, on Flickr
1) 4.5mm thick, 95mm long edge, EN42J steel. blade was ground to maybe 240grit and left to get a little rusty. £35
2)5mm thick, 95mm edge, no idea if the steel. Edge is convex ground, tough little blade with nothing wrong with it at all. £25
3)3mm thick, 120mm edge, Cs8CrV2 (or O1?). Absolutely nothing wrong with this, I went through a phase of making integral steel kitchen knives, this is one of those blades that never got finished. £35
4) 3.5mm thick, 90mm edge, EN42j steel. I made a pair of skean dubh blade for a mate and he only wanted one. blade is ground to 240 and left, the groove is in need of tidying but should be easy enough with a slipstone. £35
5) 3.5mm thick, 120mm edge, cs80CrV2 (I think! may be EN42J). 240 grit finish, a bit uneven. Because I really wasn't happy with it, I obliterated my makers mark. £40
6) 4mm thick, 50mm edge, O1 steel. 240 finish, very slightly uneven grinding mostly I got bored. £30 SPF
7) 1.5mm thick, 75mm edge, O1. I was playing with some offcuts, got bored, moved on. £20
sale 2 by buddknives, on Flickr
8)sold
9) 3.8mm thick, 165mm edge, O1 steel. Kitchen knife blade that I lost interest with (being a full tang!), 240grit finish, not perfectly even grinding, again my logo been scrubbed out. £45
10) 4mm thick under the spine, 12mm at the spine, 195mm edge, silver steel blade. A Pesh Kabz that I made as a forging exercise years ago, just to see if I could do a forged finished T-cross section blade. Turned out that I could and then my interest waned. Nothing wrong with it, but the tang hasn't been ground flat (though has been hollowed to make fitting slabs/grinding easier. £70
11) 4mm thick, 110mm edge, silver steel blade (i think). Aside from my logo removal, there is nothing wrong with the blade; the handle is ugly as sin and I as tossing up whether to replace it or remedy it (there is a red epoxy strip down the spine of the walnut handle). After about 6 years of umming and erring it is now up for £50
12) 5mm thick, 260mm blade, unknown steel. Slight warp to the blade (i almost got a handle on it before I noticed, so it is subtle), logo removed. £65
sale 3 by buddknives, on Flickr
13) SOLD
14) 5.5mm thick, 200mm edge, EN9 steel with a hamon. I made this during a course several years ago and I never got around to the handle, blade has since tarnished and needs a tickle, otherwise nothing wrong with it at all! £65
15) 2mm thick, 115mm edge, mild body to blade and twisted pattern edge. I intended to try some wire inlay in the soft mild portion, but there is a very small flaw in part of the twist pattern, so couldn't bring myself to finish it, would make a great kitchen knife. £50
16) 4mm thick, 95mm edge, EN42J core with low contrast stripey damascus on the sides. Nothing wrong besides a bit of tarnish, but got bored. £50
17) 5mm thick, 115mm edge, en42j core with mild sides. I made a batch of laminated blade a few years ago and the rest took so long to sell, that this never got finished, nothing wrong beyond a bit of tarnish. £45
18) 4mm thick, 45mm edge (ish), multibar patternweld. I made a large seax a few years back and there was a flaw, so I chopped it off and salvaged the blade. This was the piece cut off the end, I intended to make a folder from it, but never got around to it! £45
There is nothing functionally wrong with any of these blades, but there are niggles that I can't be bothered with. Mostly that will be very slightly asymmetrical grinding, slight warpages or some other cosmetic cockup. I could go back and fix all of these things, but since some have been on my shelf for years, I doubt I will ever get to them!
apologies for the poor pictures, the sun came out!
Prices include 1st class post (though if you bung an extra few quid I can send RMSD, which is advisable for over £50 deliveries) and PP fees
sale 1 by buddknives, on Flickr1) 4.5mm thick, 95mm long edge, EN42J steel. blade was ground to maybe 240grit and left to get a little rusty. £35
2)5mm thick, 95mm edge, no idea if the steel. Edge is convex ground, tough little blade with nothing wrong with it at all. £25
3)3mm thick, 120mm edge, Cs8CrV2 (or O1?). Absolutely nothing wrong with this, I went through a phase of making integral steel kitchen knives, this is one of those blades that never got finished. £35
4) 3.5mm thick, 90mm edge, EN42j steel. I made a pair of skean dubh blade for a mate and he only wanted one. blade is ground to 240 and left, the groove is in need of tidying but should be easy enough with a slipstone. £35
5) 3.5mm thick, 120mm edge, cs80CrV2 (I think! may be EN42J). 240 grit finish, a bit uneven. Because I really wasn't happy with it, I obliterated my makers mark. £40
6) 4mm thick, 50mm edge, O1 steel. 240 finish, very slightly uneven grinding mostly I got bored. £30 SPF
7) 1.5mm thick, 75mm edge, O1. I was playing with some offcuts, got bored, moved on. £20
sale 2 by buddknives, on Flickr8)sold
9) 3.8mm thick, 165mm edge, O1 steel. Kitchen knife blade that I lost interest with (being a full tang!), 240grit finish, not perfectly even grinding, again my logo been scrubbed out. £45
10) 4mm thick under the spine, 12mm at the spine, 195mm edge, silver steel blade. A Pesh Kabz that I made as a forging exercise years ago, just to see if I could do a forged finished T-cross section blade. Turned out that I could and then my interest waned. Nothing wrong with it, but the tang hasn't been ground flat (though has been hollowed to make fitting slabs/grinding easier. £70
11) 4mm thick, 110mm edge, silver steel blade (i think). Aside from my logo removal, there is nothing wrong with the blade; the handle is ugly as sin and I as tossing up whether to replace it or remedy it (there is a red epoxy strip down the spine of the walnut handle). After about 6 years of umming and erring it is now up for £50
12) 5mm thick, 260mm blade, unknown steel. Slight warp to the blade (i almost got a handle on it before I noticed, so it is subtle), logo removed. £65
sale 3 by buddknives, on Flickr13) SOLD
14) 5.5mm thick, 200mm edge, EN9 steel with a hamon. I made this during a course several years ago and I never got around to the handle, blade has since tarnished and needs a tickle, otherwise nothing wrong with it at all! £65
15) 2mm thick, 115mm edge, mild body to blade and twisted pattern edge. I intended to try some wire inlay in the soft mild portion, but there is a very small flaw in part of the twist pattern, so couldn't bring myself to finish it, would make a great kitchen knife. £50
16) 4mm thick, 95mm edge, EN42J core with low contrast stripey damascus on the sides. Nothing wrong besides a bit of tarnish, but got bored. £50
17) 5mm thick, 115mm edge, en42j core with mild sides. I made a batch of laminated blade a few years ago and the rest took so long to sell, that this never got finished, nothing wrong beyond a bit of tarnish. £45
18) 4mm thick, 45mm edge (ish), multibar patternweld. I made a large seax a few years back and there was a flaw, so I chopped it off and salvaged the blade. This was the piece cut off the end, I intended to make a folder from it, but never got around to it! £45
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