Thread: I made a knife.

Man, that's awesome. Those scales (are they still called scales on a knife?) are lovely. Can you shave with that guy?

I love to see people MAKE things. I wish Ihad more space--I can't really start any projects in my matchbox apartment. SWMBO doesn't take kindly to clutter.

Not quite. Maybe if it'd be worked on a yellow coticule for a little while you could though.

Ik ben geïmponeerd! Het zeer goede werk.

I like the size and shape. Looks like a very handy tool. I bet making knives can get to be habit forming.

It is so far. Thanks for the complements guys.

That's a very artistic little knife you have there.

Wow Alex your skill level is increasing exponentially with each project. I always tell me students to value most the experience factor. In my opinion your experience factor is more valuable than others. The value one obtains from experience is a prime indicator of that person's intelligence. I wonder Alex if we might be able to work out some sort of trade. I am impressed with your progress and would like very much to obtain some of your work but as I am unemployed and destitute, by the time I can afford to buy one of your knives, I won't be able to afford your work.

Brad

Oh, if my memory serves me correctly, wasn't it Dorian and Harvey, the Woonplaats twins who conspired at seven years old to kill their nanny?

Originally Posted by JimR

I love to see people MAKE things. I wish Ihad more space--I can't really start any projects in my matchbox apartment. SWMBO doesn't take kindly to clutter.

AMEN! That's one of our major problems right now in America--we don't MAKE STUFF nearly as much as we used to, plus individual folks don't have the know-how anymore.

And I made another one. Actually I did a few in the time between but this is my most recent one. It was made for a friend. His wife ordered it for his birthday (which is tomorrow) and he doesn't know about it.

The wood is orotoguaje, the steel is japanese takefu suminagashi steel. Which is basically a number of carbon layers (soft) on the outside with a hard carbon steel layer on the inside.

Enjoy:

Nice knife.

about the pics: next time I would not display the name and address so prominently in the pictures, at such high resolution that is is easily readable.