Finished a knife

[xxdabroxx]

I've been working on this off and on for a while now, figured I'd share it with you guys as well. I started it around xmas of last year with some others that I made for gifts. I'd kind of like to redo the sheath but it will take a while to build the ambition to do it over again even though it doesn't take that long.

Knife specifications:

O/A length: 7 3/8"

Blade length (sharpened): 3 1/2"

Blade thickness: 0.106" at thickest part of spine

Blade height: 0.825"

Blade material: O1 Steel (probably 58-60 RC)

Handle length: 3 5/8"

Handle thickness: 0.640"

Handle height: 0.932"

Handle Material: 0.010 brass shim stock, .030 red micarta, Gaboon ebony, 0.125" brass pins

 

[Squatch]

I've been working on this off and on for a while now, figured I'd share it with you guys as well. I started it around xmas of last year with some others that I made for gifts. I'd kind of like to redo the sheath but it will take a while to build the ambition to do it over again even though it doesn't take that long.

Knife specifications:

O/A length: 7 3/8"

Blade length (sharpened): 3 1/2"

Blade thickness: 0.106" at thickest part of spine

Blade height: 0.825"

Blade material: O1 Steel (probably 58-60 RC)

Handle length: 3 5/8"

Handle thickness: 0.640"

Handle height: 0.932"

Handle Material: 0.010 brass shim stock, .030 red micarta, Gaboon ebony, 0.125" brass pins


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Beautiful craftsmanship! I admire anyone who can do this kind of work.

 

[B252]

X2, Very nice.

 

[ElectricWizard]

I've done some blade making before, it definitely takes a lot of work! Great job, looks beautiful!

 

[xxdabroxx]

Thanks guys. It's amazing how long I can hand sand a knife and still think it needs more. At some point good has to become good enough. I'm already thinking about the next one I make. Maybe another kitchen knife. I'd like to do something with a hidden tang as I've only done full tang knives so far.

 

[Chris]

Damn that looks nice

I think you've got a real talent there.

 

[rasband]

If you're looking to sell some you should make a post here, I'd be interested in being a customer as I look at getting some new gear for getting back into hunting

 

[Bofa-Deez]

Love the brass/micarta combo. Makes the handle pop with the ebony.

I have several kitchen knife blanks of my own design in the garage. One day I'll get around to that heat treating oven.

 

[JEEPCJTJ]

That is a great looking knife.

 

[xxdabroxx]

Love the brass/micarta combo. Makes the handle pop with the ebony.

I have several kitchen knife blanks of my own design in the garage. One day I'll get around to that heat treating oven.

I had never tried a liner before and thought the ebony alone might be a little boring. At first I was only going to do a single layer of brass but the micarta was like $10 on Amazon so I figured I'd try it too. Thought about doing a white micarta but I was afraid it would get dirty.

 

[Bofa-Deez]

I had never tried a liner before and thought the ebony alone might be a little boring. At first I was only going to do a single layer of brass but the micarta was like $10 on Amazon so I figured I'd try it too. Thought about doing a white micarta but I was afraid it would get dirty.

Gotta love it when a plan comes together.

 

[xxdabroxx]

Love the brass/micarta combo. Makes the handle pop with the ebony.

I have several kitchen knife blanks of my own design in the garage. One day I'll get around to that heat treating oven.

I built my own kiln a couple years ago. I'm not going to tell you it was easy but it wasn't super hard either. I did have a little past experience with PID controllers and heating water. I actually robbed a bunch of parts from a past project.

If you're interested I'll send you my notes on the heating element. I did some calculations on the wire size based on electric draw and the surface area of kiln I was heating. I've made close to 2000°F in it. I found a lot of info on pottery sites.

 

[Bofa-Deez]

I built my own kiln a couple years ago. I'm not going to tell you it was easy but it wasn't super hard either. I did have a little past experience with PID controllers and heating water. I actually robbed a bunch of parts from a past project.

If you're interested I'll send you my notes on the heating element. I did some calculations on the wire size based on electric draw and the surface area of kiln I was heating. I've made close to 2000°F in it. I found a lot of info on pottery sites.

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I have a bit of PID experience myself. I have a Homebrew smoker and a meat curing cabinet (converted an old fridge.) Homemade bacon, salami and jagerwurst never gets old.

While I do appreciate the offer, I just don't have the space for another hobby right now. I also work with heat-treating and metallurgy for a living, so my plan is rock solid.

Motorcycles, jeeps, grills and pits... Too many irons in the fire right now. When I do make a go at it, it will be with a furnace, an anvil and a hydraulic press. Blacksmithing will probably be the cause of my next divorce, so I can wait a few years.

 

[xxdabroxx]

You could probably use your smoker as a tempering oven.

 

[Bofa-Deez]

You could probably use your smoker as a tempering oven.

I could, but then when the cured fat starts up I would be hungry!

I've thought about getting one of the guys at work to throw them in with some of the 4130 or X65, but that would just be cheating.

I'm partial to carbon steel blades. Mostly because I remember my grandparents old school knives and because a magnet in the cabinet keeps them out of the way and out of sight to people in my home that would use them on glass plates and then put them in the dishwasher. I love my family dearly, but they don't want to see that meltdown.

 

[Bofa-Deez]

@xxdabroxx , I don't know if you are familiar with sinker Cypress, but it's basically ancient growth virgin trees that coonasses down here dig out from under the muddy water. The outer layers rot away, but the Heartwood does not rot because of lack of oxygen and can stay there preserved for 100s of years.

If you're interested and are going to make more knives, I'll send you a piece big enough to make several handles. The grain and color are beautiful, and I kinda dig material with a story.

 

[Kiwi TJ]

Great work there....love it when the blade carries on through the handle, I bet its well balanced.
All you have to do now is make a fork to go with it !!

 

[DrDmoney]

I've been working on this off and on for a while now, figured I'd share it with you guys as well. I started it around xmas of last year with some others that I made for gifts. I'd kind of like to redo the sheath but it will take a while to build the ambition to do it over again even though it doesn't take that long.

Knife specifications:

O/A length: 7 3/8"

Blade length (sharpened): 3 1/2"

Blade thickness: 0.106" at thickest part of spine

Blade height: 0.825"

Blade material: O1 Steel (probably 58-60 RC)

Handle length: 3 5/8"

Handle thickness: 0.640"

Handle height: 0.932"

Handle Material: 0.010 brass shim stock, .030 red micarta, Gaboon ebony, 0.125" brass pins


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Nice work!

 

[xxdabroxx]

@xxdabroxx , I don't know if you are familiar with sinker Cypress, but it's basically ancient growth virgin trees that coonasses down here dig out from under the muddy water. The outer layers rot away, but the Heartwood does not rot because of lack of oxygen and can stay there preserved for 100s of years.

If you're interested and are going to make more knives, I'll send you a piece big enough to make several handles. The grain and color are beautiful, and I kinda dig material with a story.

That would be killer I'd really appreciate it. I definitely plan on making more knives. I'll come up with something to send you in return.

 

[Jim King]

Wow, what a fantastic job.
I once saw a knife that had a handle made from a wooly mammoth tooth from Russia. The craftsmanship was not as clean as yours though.