Tale of two knives

[Arceye Blue]

My first knife made from old file ,broken hammer stale and old coins.

I made this Knife for a friend some time ago before becoming part of the I Forge Iron  forum, my anvil was an old sledge hammer head and my forge to small

His requirements :- Must be robust ,sharp "a blunt knife is dangerous", and not so hard that it can't be sharpened in the field. 

After joining this forum and gleening tons of info i have up graded my forge some what.

I then made my second knife The wood for the handle was foraged whilst walking the dog ,I think it may be hawthorn

and shall be enjoying my future projects knowing  good  advice is at hand.

Many Thanks to you all 

[jmccustomknives]

Looks like a good user.  That wood turned out interesting.

[Robakyo]

I like both knives. I like especially, your use of coins as bolsters as well as end caps. 

Robert