I made another knife

[BrandonM]

I have to give a special thanks to Warrior45, without him giving me the materials to make this it would not have happened. So again Warrior, thanks.

The blade is 1/4'' 6150 steel. The handle is G11. I still have only the most basic of metal working tools so it is a bit rough around the edges. I shaped the blade entirely with a hand held grinder and a bench grinder, and I worked the handle material to it's shape with the hand held grinder. I used a triangle file to cut the grooves on the back of the blade as a thumb grip. I spent about 20 hours on this one. I am proud of the way it turned out inspite of my lack of tools. I am not sure how tough it actually is but I don't think I will ever use it for anything. I will probably just keep it in a drawer until I have a son old enough to not kill himself with it and give it to him. If you have ever wanted to try something like this I would recomend it. I know I havn't been making show pieces but just having something like a knife you can give your kids one day and you made the whole thing yourself just makes you feel more like a man.

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[Danny]

That's pretty sweet! But man, that blade is thick! Will a Lansky type sharpening kit work on that?

 

[BrandonM]

That's pretty sweet! But man, that blade is thick! Will a Lansky type sharpening kit work on that?

I don't even know what a lansky type sharpening kit is, but I found something that will do the job on the cheap.

 

[Danny]

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[sumoj275]

Nice, did you heat treat before you started or was it already heat treated?

 

[BrandonM]

I heat treated it.

 

[Rolando]

That knife has a cool caveman look to it. Reminds me of a sharktooth. Good job!

 

[Bill Coye]

Looking good man!...you're hooked now!



BC

 

[arenathlete]

Looks like another fine day to ride the grinder.....

 

[tm8634]

thats a nice original style...