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Started by TRAD JOE, April 03, 2009, 02:46:00 AM

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TRAD JOE

Hi all, finally finished my first knife! I had a lot of fun making it and I can see how this can turn into yet another addiction.

Don´t know what steel the material is. It´s a bit on the soft side but it was good practice and I am sure it can be useful as a hobby knife. Overall length is about 4". Used a few rasps, sanding paper and a Dremel tool. It´s still a bit rough  but I think this one is finished.

Here are a few pics of the process:

The general form:


Polished and Drilled:


Using the blade to shape the handles:


Handles finished without oil:


After rubbing and sanding and rubbing again with TruOil:


Joe

skullworks

Great work! Welcome to the addiction!
'cuz deer huntin' ain't catch & release!

prarieboy

great start! Hang on now brother this ride gonna be wild!
Look up!It's ALL above us.

swp

Congrats on the knife & addiction.
"People say you can't go back, its like when you get to the edge of a cliff and you take one more step forward or you do a 180 degree turn and take one more step forward. Which way are you going? Which one is progress?" Doug Tompkins

DANA HOLMAN

Good job
once you start, you can not stop
dana
"When Satan is knocking at your door,
Simply say,

"Jesus, could you get that for me?"

LONGBOWKID

Congrats...You done gone and done it now! I am sorry, we can no longer save you..  :biglaugh:
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60" 46#@29"
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60" 67#@29"

Gerardo

Congrats .. on the knife and to think that we started together now i need to finish mine,

the knife is great I hope I can see it soon, and take a look at the follow up knife
Gerardo Rodriguez

TRAD JOE

Thanks to all for the comments and encouragement.
No. 2 starting soon...

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