Made this over the weekend. Had the help of a knifemaker friend and mentor.
5160. Mar temper, 13.5" long, hidden tang. Also, my first big knife. Hadn't made a knife in 20 years... all my others have been stock removal. I should have wiped the oil off!
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Cut a 2x4 in half with her and it will still shave hair.
You sure done a good job on it. Very nice knife.
real nice,
Thank you Mr. Rhea. Means a lot.
yes sir,she looks good congrats
Looks great, love that stag.
Darcy :)
Rick, that looks fantastic!
What material did you use for the guard?
Steve
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Potomac forge
Steve:
The guard is brass. It is all that was at hand. I prefer nickel, but didn't have any handy at the time. Tried stainless, but due to the lack of a mill, I had to chain drill the slot in the guard and file it to fit the blade. It was taking forever with the little file on the 440, so I succumbed and went with the brass :) My mentor was working a knife project next to me and smiling the whole time I was trying to file the CRES guard... I think he knew I would give in eventually!
Nice
Beautiful!
Wow! quite the first! Keep at it.
Sweet Knife. Very good job.
That is amazing as a first forged knife! I would be thrilled if I could EVER produce a knife like that one.
Allan
Very nice knife. Congrats and well done.
Chris