Just finished making my first knife!!

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mihaelx

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It took me like 2 months of on/off work after school but its finally done!
Blade is O2 steel and handle is Rosewood i bought
Guard is some stainless and spacer is same O2 steel
Always wanted a knife like this but they are all pricey, so i decided to make my own

https://imgur.com/a/MG2kAC1
https://imgur.com/a/CUROyOo
https://imgur.com/a/qbHGrS2

I also made my first sheath (wet molded with vacum) for it from some brown leather i bought,
guard and spacer are stonewashed and i also did a little filework on spacer with small files my father has.
 
oh and i heat treated it in regular campfire with hair dryer attached to a steel pipe, quenched in sunflower oil. Heated to nonmagnetic and tempered at 250C for 2 hours in home oven. Blade doesnt bend or chip so i guess i nailed it hah
 
That's a *very* impressive first effort!! Fit & finish look flawless. Great matching of materials to design. Your file work adds a nice little visual pop to the spacer. Sheath is equally well done.

That's a knife you can be justly proud of. I hope it gives you many years of enjoyment.
 
mihaelx said:
Thanks a lot guys, there are some imperfections but i am very happy with how it turned out.
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Imperfections are what make it yours- if you cranked out a perfect item, you'd be spending oodles of time and energy doing what a machine could pump out in a fraction of the time.

The most important thing is that it turned out how you imagined it should.
 
mihaelx said:
It took me like 2 months of on/off work after school but its finally done!
Blade is O2 steel and handle is Rosewood i bought
Guard is some stainless and spacer is same O2 steel
Always wanted a knife like this but they are all pricey, so i decided to make my own

https://imgur.com/a/MG2kAC1
https://imgur.com/a/CUROyOo
https://imgur.com/a/qbHGrS2

I also made my first sheath (wet molded with vacum) for it from some brown leather i bought,
guard and spacer are stonewashed and i also did a little filework on spacer with small files my father has.
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It’s a damn sight nicer than my first attempt! Did you already have experience with a forge? (I’d post pics but I know more about theoretical physics than basic use of social media)
 
AZ Red said:
It’s a damn sight nicer than my first attempt! Did you already have experience with a forge? (I’d post pics but I know more about theoretical physics than basic use of social media)
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Ah no i dont have any experience with a forge, its a stock removal knife i made with the cheapest belt grinder that i found, it was 50x686mm belt but i upgraded it so it takes 50x1000 belts instead, i can post pics if you want
 
Ok well regardless of how you achieved the final results, you should be proud. That’s a beautiful knife.

For the record, I have only had 1 crash course in forging/blacksmithy while visiting my uncle on vacation, and have yet to complete the refurb on a propane forge he sent home with me. But I have used the Basic Betty of Bernzomatic torches to turn a couple roofing nails into knives. Maybe they qualify as knives. Maybe letter openers with a cutting edge, or model weapons for figurines would be a better description…
 
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