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06-02-2015, 01:04 PM
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First Knife
This is my first knife I have made.
1/8 1084
OAL 7"
Blade 3 1/4"
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06-02-2015, 03:49 PM
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That looks far better than my first one. Stay with nice, simple designs like that for a while and test each one very hard - cut all kinds of stuff a lot! Make sure they work as good as they look. Be willing to destroy some of the first ones to prove the heat treatment and also the handle design....
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06-02-2015, 03:57 PM
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Pilot, I recommend doing the HT KITH in the stickies to verify you have your heat treat correct. It's pretty easy and a good way to make sure you are making knives not NLOs.
Your first knife looks pretty good too.
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06-02-2015, 04:47 PM
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a dam fine grind for your first !!
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06-02-2015, 05:39 PM
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Thanks everyone! This will be a test knife but I don't think it will last like it should. I think I got the first half of he blade to hot with the torch. The next one should do better in the oven. Can't wait to test one out of the oven to see the difference.
Last edited by Pilotbe40; 06-02-2015 at 07:40 PM.
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06-02-2015, 09:42 PM
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Hey pilot are my eyes deceiving me or is that a scandinavian grind? What are those handle scales made of? Good job on your first knife. If you aren't too attached to it, after you test it out break it and look at the grain. Then break an old file(if you have one laying around) and compare the grain size. If you're heat treat is good the grains should look very similar.
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06-03-2015, 12:29 AM
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I wish my first knife looked that good.
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06-03-2015, 06:21 AM
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Nice straight grind line-looks great!
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06-03-2015, 08:19 AM
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Nice job sir !!
Watch out, Ray will turn you into an addict 
Troy
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06-03-2015, 08:33 AM
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Thanks Alex & Troy
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06-03-2015, 09:55 AM
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That's very nice. My first knife was ugly but sharp. I still use it as my shop knife.
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