socks 32,253 Posted February 25, 2019 Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 Well I’ve just started forging and making my own knives so my missus wanted one .... Started by cutting a piece off this digger blade 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted February 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 Which gave me this bit of steel ..... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted February 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 Forged into this ..... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted February 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 This was the initial grind .... 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted February 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 I had a bit of aged oak so I used that as a handle I burned some colour into it using an old worn sanding belt ... not a patch on some of the guys work on here but I’m learning and hopefully I will get better ..... 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
delswal 3,817 Posted February 25, 2019 Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 8 hours ago, socks said: I had a bit of aged oak so I used that as a handle I burned some colour into it using an old worn sanding belt ... not a patch on some of the guys work on here but I’m learning and hopefully I will get better ..... Keep at it Ken every knife is a learning curve, and if the missus is not happy with the knife, there is plenty of other women out there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted February 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 Lol ..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted February 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 A better pic 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 42,796 Posted February 25, 2019 Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 i like that kenfairplay ....your alot better at knifemaking than fishing 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Billy b 724 Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 Not bad mate,all a man can do is keep trying & with time get better,looks well for someone just starting out Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted February 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 Next project is a carving knife ..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riohog 5,621 Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 3 minutes ago, socks said: Next project is a carving knife ..... thats a far better profile ken just a tip .. when you do a full flat grind dont grind right to the top it weakens the spine its not easy when starting out , i know you need to work out , hight and angle of grind ,the hight and angle of grind will differ on the steel thickness . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riohog 5,621 Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 this may help ...http://dcknives.com/public/grind_angle_metric.php 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jackknife 820 Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 23 hours ago, socks said: I had a bit of aged oak so I used that as a handle I burned some colour into it using an old worn sanding belt ... not a patch on some of the guys work on here but I’m learning and hopefully I will get better ..... I hope ya get better an all that's looks rubbish 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted February 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 11 minutes ago, riohog said: thats a far better profile ken just a tip .. when you do a full flat grind dont grind right to the top it weakens the spine its not easy when starting out , i know you need to work out , hight and angle of grind ,the hight and angle of grind will differ on the steel thickness . Yhea that’s what I’m trying to do but I’ve only got that poxy little grinder and if I push to hard it stops lol ... I’ve got a 70 inch grinder on order but it’s a ten week waiting list ...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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