Hi,
New to the knife making and the forum.
I would like your feedback on this knife design. I’m showing the dimensions, so please let me know what doesn’t work. What do you find aesthetically not plesing or were do you see any functional issues.
This knife is supposed to be a hunting maybe camping type knife with a strong bowie influence. Does this even makes sense? Blade is more of a drop point style.
The only difference between the versions, is the handle design, the blade is the same.
I’m particularly interested to know if the dimensions makes sense, like ricasso width and length, tang size, blade width and length and handle size. Do they work together?
I’m perfectly fine and welcome all the criticism, please don’t spare me, I’m here to learn.
Thanks in advance,
Constantin
Here is the progression based on the feedback received. Thank you all!
See post #14 for the details on the changes.
The yellow lines in the top version show the relative size of the whole in the handle with the curved tang. Please let me know if this is acceptable. I was worrying if I had a straight and just angled tang, in order to keep it relatively centred in the handle, that it would come too close to the bottom of the handle. What do you think?
Thanks again,
Constantin
Not sure if this is the best approach, but I keep adding the questions to the first post and reference the post #, plus another new post chronologically. Please let me know, if this is not necessary.
So here it is, post #15:
Since the consensus on the blade shape has been pretty conclusive, I’d like to ask some more questions to get me started with making the blade.
The blade will be made in a “stock removal" fashion. Maybe one day I’ll have the space to do forging, unfortunately not at the moment.
So, what do you think:
1. Blade thickness, out of 3/16 or 1/4? The blade will have a distal taper.
2. Steel. I already have a heat treating oven where I can properly control temperatures and soak times.
I have O1 and A2 at the moment at home. I can heat treat O1 already, but didn’t get into the A2 yet. No problem, I would be willing to figure that out fast enough and I already have aluminum plates and wise for air “quenching".
Also, no experience yet with stainless, but willing to learn fast.
3. I was also contemplating 1095, and perhaps try my hand at a homon, drooling already, and I know, quite ambitious, but hey, I’m willing to try it, part of the learning process. I just got some Satanite for that and welcome any advice you may have, especially on how to “paint” that Satanite on.
I also checked “i4Marc” website and WOW awesome workmanship by the way and really inspiring. i4Marc, I would really appreciate your opinion since you’ve been already working with lots of steels, including the ones I mentioned.
What do you all think I should go with? And don’t you try making it easy on me .
4. Guard. What should I use in terms of metal. I already have some 416 stainless in proper size. Or should I use the same steel as the blade?
Would 416 stainless look out of place with carbon steel (never used it before) ?
Thanks again,
Constantin
NOTE:
Just realized, the top of the guard shows a curvature, inward, this is not the case, it is flash across the handle and blade. I'm doing the drawing in AutoCAD and when exporting it to an image, it looses accuracy.
Thanks,
Constantin
Here is a photo of a print I took, this is more accurate of what I see in my application.
As you can see, the top of the guard is just a little proud of the top of the blade, this is on purpose, because of the top curvature of the handle and guard.
Trying to fix a spell above as "on purpose" instead of "in purpose", but the program is fighting me... oh well.
Thanks again,
Constantin
New to the knife making and the forum.
I would like your feedback on this knife design. I’m showing the dimensions, so please let me know what doesn’t work. What do you find aesthetically not plesing or were do you see any functional issues.
This knife is supposed to be a hunting maybe camping type knife with a strong bowie influence. Does this even makes sense? Blade is more of a drop point style.
The only difference between the versions, is the handle design, the blade is the same.
I’m particularly interested to know if the dimensions makes sense, like ricasso width and length, tang size, blade width and length and handle size. Do they work together?
I’m perfectly fine and welcome all the criticism, please don’t spare me, I’m here to learn.
Thanks in advance,
Constantin
Here is the progression based on the feedback received. Thank you all!
See post #14 for the details on the changes.
The yellow lines in the top version show the relative size of the whole in the handle with the curved tang. Please let me know if this is acceptable. I was worrying if I had a straight and just angled tang, in order to keep it relatively centred in the handle, that it would come too close to the bottom of the handle. What do you think?
Thanks again,
Constantin
Not sure if this is the best approach, but I keep adding the questions to the first post and reference the post #, plus another new post chronologically. Please let me know, if this is not necessary.
So here it is, post #15:
Since the consensus on the blade shape has been pretty conclusive, I’d like to ask some more questions to get me started with making the blade.
The blade will be made in a “stock removal" fashion. Maybe one day I’ll have the space to do forging, unfortunately not at the moment.
So, what do you think:
1. Blade thickness, out of 3/16 or 1/4? The blade will have a distal taper.
2. Steel. I already have a heat treating oven where I can properly control temperatures and soak times.
I have O1 and A2 at the moment at home. I can heat treat O1 already, but didn’t get into the A2 yet. No problem, I would be willing to figure that out fast enough and I already have aluminum plates and wise for air “quenching".
Also, no experience yet with stainless, but willing to learn fast.
3. I was also contemplating 1095, and perhaps try my hand at a homon, drooling already, and I know, quite ambitious, but hey, I’m willing to try it, part of the learning process. I just got some Satanite for that and welcome any advice you may have, especially on how to “paint” that Satanite on.
I also checked “i4Marc” website and WOW awesome workmanship by the way and really inspiring. i4Marc, I would really appreciate your opinion since you’ve been already working with lots of steels, including the ones I mentioned.
What do you all think I should go with? And don’t you try making it easy on me .
4. Guard. What should I use in terms of metal. I already have some 416 stainless in proper size. Or should I use the same steel as the blade?
Would 416 stainless look out of place with carbon steel (never used it before) ?
Thanks again,
Constantin
NOTE:
Just realized, the top of the guard shows a curvature, inward, this is not the case, it is flash across the handle and blade. I'm doing the drawing in AutoCAD and when exporting it to an image, it looses accuracy.
Thanks,
Constantin
Here is a photo of a print I took, this is more accurate of what I see in my application.
As you can see, the top of the guard is just a little proud of the top of the blade, this is on purpose, because of the top curvature of the handle and guard.
Trying to fix a spell above as "on purpose" instead of "in purpose", but the program is fighting me... oh well.
Thanks again,
Constantin
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