My third knives !!!

[Alain M-D]

Here are some pics of my third knife which I took this weekend;
I have make this third knife on my 1x42 home made belt grinder
and I have make my first mosaic pins for him. I also make my first
leather sheat (thanks to the sheath making forum!)

Alain Miville-Desch?nes
alainmd@videotron.ca







My third knife specifications:

Blade steel: O-1
Blade length: 3.25"
Total length: 6.5"
Handle: Blackwood
Pins: Home made mosaic pins - brass / copper
Grind: Hollow
Hardness: 60-61 Rockwells, selective heat treat

[Jamey Saunders]

Those look too good to be your third knife and first sheath. Man, you really set the bar high. Keep up the good work. With early examples like that, it can only get better.

[KandS_KNIVES]

Excellent looking knife and excellent craftmanship.
:cool:
Ken (wwjd)

[sjaqua]

WOW!

That is a grand third knife. Sounds like your home-made 1x42 belt grinder was a big success. Here is to hoping we get to see many more fine knives from you in the future.

[Don Cowles]

Very clean, and very nice, Alain! Bon!

[john costa]

Alain, a grand knife. I like the size, just right for every day carry. Be proud of a fine package!

john costa

[whv]

great work, alain- both the knife and the sheath.
thanx

[SharpByCoop]

This knife would make a long-time maker happy. Alain, you obviously are a man of dedication and tenacity. I hate you. :evil

Keep it up!!!

Coop

[Sandy Morrissey]

Alaine---the moulding on a sheath does not get any tighter than that, my friend. The sheath should be very content to enclose that fine blade. Please post a pic of them in the Sheath Gallery. Sandy

[MtMike]

Alain -- what a great looking package.! As everyone else has said, any maker would be happy to show it off. The knife looks like it wants to be held. Great job fitting the sheath -- what weight leather did you use? Looks like very supple leather on the top.
Okay -- it's killing me, I have to ask -- did you take the second picture before you epoxied the pins in? I'd swear the pins are aligned differently in the first and third pictures. Parts of me may be wearing out but not my eyes (yet)
MtMike

[Alain M-D]

I am hapy that you like my third knife ! thank you everyone!

Originally posted by MtMike
Great job fitting the sheath -- what weight leather did you use? Looks like very supple leather on the top.

Because the knife is not very large, I used less thick leathers, I do not remember exactly, but it is something like 7-8 OZ or 6 -7 OZ...

did you take the second picture before you epoxied the pins in? I'd swear the pins are aligned differently in the first and third pictures. Parts of me may be wearing out but not my eyes (yet)
MtMike

I took these tree picture at the same time, this weekend... The knife are been finished this summer... I did not touch up the mosaic pins, if you see a difference it is an optical illusion or your eyes...


Only alteration is in the third image, I took an image of the knife in the sheath and another image of the knife beside and then I combined them in the same image with Photoshop...

Alain M-D