trying-it Posted June 8, 2011 Posted June 8, 2011 My first ever forged and finished knife with a home made sheath. It is a b'day present for my neighbor who turns 80 yrs old weekend. I got distracted 1 minute and next thing I know I find myself on the Darkside! 1 minute, guess that is 1 of those "senior moments" I keep hearing about!!! (Still think Garey Ford must have pushed me when I was not looking) Quote
K. Bryan Morgan Posted June 8, 2011 Posted June 8, 2011 I am very impressed with that handle and am going practice that technique. I hadn't occoured to me that was possible. I see how to do it though. Thank you for showing it. Quote
CurlyGeorge Posted June 8, 2011 Posted June 8, 2011 Good looking knife, Stan. I'm sure that he'll be very happy with it. Thanks for shaaring it with us. :D Quote
Dodge Posted June 8, 2011 Posted June 8, 2011 Really nice Stan! .....I better get busy on my second elst you'll likely catch up :D Quote
pkrankow Posted June 8, 2011 Posted June 8, 2011 How comfortable is that cube twist as a grip? Looks nice. Phil Quote
trying-it Posted June 8, 2011 Author Posted June 8, 2011 The cubes actually feel good in the hand and add a bit more gripping texture to hold. The cubes are sized 1/4" apart. When I laid the pattern out I used a wrap of 1" masking tape under the head and another 4" further down. The space inbetween was then used as guide marks to start and stop the 4 center cuts (kept all 4 cuts the same length) and 4" is about the width of my closed fist/hand. Thanks for all the kind reviews! I enjoyed making this sharp pointy thingie and might just have to do some more soon! Quote
Steve Sells Posted June 8, 2011 Posted June 8, 2011 Welcome to the dark side.... your journey is not yet complete, but its a start Nice work Stan Quote
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