MrDarkNebulah Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Hi everyone. Here is my first "real" knife that I've made. I say real because I tried my hand a while ago at some railroad spike knives, but those were when I had just started and weren't the right steel. This one was made from an old file and the handle is a railroad spike wrapped in paracord. It is a little less wide than I would have liked, but if I were to make it wider then I would have lost the file pattern and I wanted to keep that. I should have been a little bit more careful with my hammering at the tip as you can see there were some things that I couldn't grind out. It was quenched in used motor oil and tempered in a toaster oven. Tested with a file it skated off. The inspiration for this knife was a knife I saw at the New England Fall meet (The bottom one). Unfortunately I can't remember the name of the guy who made the first one. Sorry. I would love to hear what you guys have to say and any comments or critiques. Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhutton Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 I don't know much about knives, nice work I like them! Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalcain2 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 i am not a knife expert by a long shot but i would say it is pretty good for a first.The blade is a bit sloppy, but that is only to be corrected by practice and experience. i like the handle. how is it fastened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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