Talon Tex Overland Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 (edited) It's my first time so be gentle with the reviews. 7" overall. 3" blade, jimping, Handle is solid piece of oak, i have no clue what type of metal, just a piece of scrap we found laying around. made it with my grandpa's woodshop, needs to be buffed, the smudges are a previous attempt at blueing the blade Edited July 22, 2009 by mod07 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRobb Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Great knife! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welder19 Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 looks pretty good for your first knife! Using unknown scrap though, it may not hold an edge depending on what it was, if it was mild steel then it will not be too much good for holding an edge. Next time use a piece of automotive leaf spring, that way it will be a usable knife, unless you have the money then you can just buy good knife stock. Keep up the good work. welder19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talon Tex Overland Posted July 22, 2009 Author Share Posted July 22, 2009 its got an amazing edge on it, but idk if it will hold it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don A Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Surely Grandpa has some old, worn out files laying around? You can do a lot with them... knives and such. They are usually 1095, W-1, or some such. Very high carbon (unless it's a later-day, case hardenrd foreign import). Do some research on "spark testing" and you'll be able to tell. When you finish the blade, normalize it. Oil quench at critical (if you don't know what that means, keep reading). Temper. I would again recommend that you take time to read everything that Iforge has to offer. It will be worth your time. When you get through here, check out this page:Information on making knives That oughta' hold you for a while. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talon Tex Overland Posted July 25, 2009 Author Share Posted July 25, 2009 thanks for that, we didnt have a forge on hand to work it so we cut it out of a piece of 1/8" piece of steel with a jigsaw. then ground it into a final shape and tempered it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecart Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 At least in the photo, the smudges give it a rough look that is rather attractive. Good job. I look forward to seeing more work out of you. P.S. Unless you want a new addiction, stay away from the forge! You'll soon find that you love it, no matter how many things you ruin in the fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talon Tex Overland Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 thanks i appreciate the reviews guys, i decided to tweak it some more and put the new pics up sometime over the next cuple weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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