MarkDobson Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 just finished this guy up today, made from 0-1 tool steel. its not perfect by any means but should make a nice hunting knife. i'll get some more pics tomorrow after i get another coat of oil on the scales and get the kydex made for it.i left the blade pretty rough but i figure since its going to be used to gut and butcher deer anyways so will probably get scratched up anyways. the scales are made from some figured maple that i saved when we were cutting up firewood. i was surprised at how hard that maple was, guess they call it HARD maple for a reason. Ended up having my drill bit drift a tiny amount which threw the pin holes off for the handle scale (the first one fit perfect but it turns out you need a scale for both sides of the knife and not 2 for the same side LOL)which caused a slight gap at the back where the thong tube is but owell, All in all i think it turned out decent for only using a filing jig,spindle sander and a 4x36 grinder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warfab Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 i dig it man nice job! woodwork looks great! thats another step i need to get into learning! as well as the edge sharpening! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkDobson Posted October 19, 2015 Author Share Posted October 19, 2015 thanks! the wood working is the hardest part for me, i tend to go to fast and ruin things. the woods not perfect but i didnt try to "fix" it by ruining it this time so im happy lol. figure as long as i learn something from the mistakes its all good. as for edge sharpening i cheat and use a lansky sharpening system to get an even grind. after a while i got used to feeling the grind though so i dont use the guide too much anymore except for establishing a grind on a new knife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkDobson Posted October 22, 2015 Author Share Posted October 22, 2015 alright so a little update, i sharpened it and then decided to do a mustard patina on the blade(i should have sharpend last ). i also made my first kydex sheath, it took a couple tries to get it somewhat right and im pretty happy with it as of now (im going to clean up the edges on a belt sander when i get access to it). i also christened it by slicing my finger open on it while cleaning the third and final coat of mustard off of it. now i just have to make a belt loop and try it out....on something besides my finger lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalmangeler Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 I think the blade shape and size look pretty useful for a hunting knife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkDobson Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 update time! i finally got to test it out on a doe i got on the second to last day of PA rifle season, worked great and held its edge. was still razor sharp after i was done gutting the deer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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