I started this about a week ago, and spent about a week before that just tinkering around with a the hammer and anvil, getting used to how metal moves. Anyways, after seeing all the beautiful knives on here and around the web, I figured I'd give bladesmithing a shot with just what I had around. I forged it out of scrap steel bar that I found, which spark-tested as high carbon steel. Quenched in motor oil, and triple-tempered. I used an old bench grinder for, well, grinding, and did the filing and sanding by hand. The handle was made out of a piece of 2x4 I found lying in my garage, and I painted it with the first suitable paint I found because the wood itself was very ugly.
I started out thinking of making a sgian dubh, but once I started I just kind of went with it (I apologize for the crappy picture):
Any constructive input is greatly appreciated by this newbie. It was a real fun thing to do, and I'm already thinking of what to try next :D. Any recommendations?