Dogvet99

Beautiful knife, great job. Bret

Is that a convex grind? Bret

Yowser, them's purty. Love the blade style and handle materials. Bret

Mark, I am in no way someone who should be giving advice on flat grinding. Only thing I can say is watch the Harvey Dean Video on flat grinding. I watched it 2-3 times and used my grizzly 2" grinder. The video is very instructive. Matt, you may be a savant, but flat grinding is not easy. Lots of trial, error and experience in getting good flat grinds. Good luck, bret

5160 steel, flat ground blade courtesy of "Harvey Dean's" video. Tapered tang and zebrawood scales with steel pins. Really like the way this one turned out. You flat grinding specialists feel free to critique me. Thanks, Bret

Thanks guys, I am working on a larger bowie style and am attempting my first true flat grind. I post it when I am done. Bret

Forged 5160 steel. Scales are bloodwood and pins are steel. My first attempt at a tapered tang. Bret

I have been given a rear axel/trans-axel from a 60's model buick. It is in two pieces and is splined in the center to fit into the differential I am assuming. I am not real knowledgeable on car parts. It is approx. 1-1.25" thick at the center and tapers a bit wider where it attaches to the wheels. Any Idea what type of steel this is. I would like to try to make some knives out of it. Thanks, Bret

Hammer forged, full tang, 5160. Slabs are zebrawood with steel pins. Blade is 5.5" in length. Man this is fun stuff. Bret

Thanks guys, much too kind. Phil, the touchmark is a hardened steel stamp I had made. I stamp the steel when I am normalizing, before quenching. I was a bit angled on this one. Note that the letters are darker and deeper on one side. Hopefully my next one will be a bit better. I like it so far. Bret

It has been awhile since I have finished a knife. This is # 5. Blade is 5160. Blade is forged and tang is stock removal. Scales are bloodwood. Blade is 6 1/2" and tang is 5 1/2". Spine has filework and ricasso has choil cutouts. Blade was triple quenched and tempered in oven. Spine and tang drawn back with torch. Also, my first use of my touchmark. Bret