Lets see your first knife vs. last!

[SmithLevi]

Hey!
First off id like to formally introduce myself! My name is Levi and i have a knife making addiction! Im 23 years old and have been making knives for the past few years. Ive been a member of this forum for quite some time and view it daily but ive never really made an effort to post anything.. so id figure id give it a try!

Here is a kukri style blade next to my very first knife i made..

Does anyone else still have their first knife kicking around?

Thanks!

 

[HSC ///]

ok I'll play

 

[Stromberg Knives]

Here's my first vs something recent.

 

[bike4fun919 OpbunchKnives]

Here are my first (circa 1973) and a more recent one (I started my knife making hobby early this year after a loooooong hiatus).

 

[Upended]

Looks like photography skills tend to improve in step with knifemaking skills!

I love this idea. As a new maker, I'm hoping a lot more people participate and give me plenty of motivation to keep at it.

 

[Erin Burke]

Seems it's been a while since the last time we had one of these threads.

The first {what I consider "real" knife} hasn't changed.

But the most recent has.

Best wishes in the New Year!
Erin

 

[john april]

hello levi ! left to right, my first knife from 2004, #51 from 2014 and #207 from november. DSC_0228 by john april, on Flickr

 

[kuraki]

Mostly I've just gotten better at taking knife pictures I think.



I made the top one in 2003 with a bench grinder and hand tools. I didn't really make any more knives (just 1 I never took pictures of) until 2016 when I built my first 2x72.

 

[Richard338]

hello levi ! left to right, my first knife from 2004, #51 from 2014 and #207 from november. DSC_0228 by john april, on Flickr

Wow.
To my eye, the improvement from #51 to #207 is staggering!
(there may be hope for me yet...)

 

[Upended]

Seems it's been a while since the last time we had one of these threads.

The first {what I consider "real" knife} hasn't changed.

But the most recent has.

Best wishes in the New Year!
Erin

What were you making before your first "real" knife? Looks to me like you'd had a bit of practice at that point

 

[Justin Schmidt]

Not sure if mine count cause I'm new but I will play
1st knife

That was a couple of months ago. And now this is number 4 or maybe 5? Idk

Yes there is pins in it. They're just hidden

 

[SBuzek]

My first circa 2004

One from 2017

 

[jdm61]

Here is a pic of what I think is my oldest completed knife that I still have circa late 2005 IIRC. The second knife is the first one that I ever released for public consumption from 2006-2007, a KITH knife in 1075 and amboyna. It's little clip point companion was the first knife that I ever sold for cash money. I probably attempted at least 30 or 40 before those two, but 80--90% of them ended up in the county dump and the rest as "shop knives". The kitchen knife is a recent one. My knife mangling skills improved exponentially from like 2007-2008 after I got my shop space and my press and oven were set up. If you compared the couple of bowies I took to Belgium in November of 2008 with the bowie that I made in late 2007 and took to the Gator Cultery Club show in January of 2008, you wouldn't think the same guy made them.

 

[Bmgillum]

If this is a contest Stan Buzek wins!...WOW...

Cheers/bg

 

[E.Carlson]

 

[Erin Burke]

What were you making before your first "real" knife? Looks to me like you'd had a bit of practice at that point

Ha... I made some fairly nasty shanks as a young teen. Mostly unconcerned about things like steel type, heat-treat and aesthetics. The one shown was my first attempt at adult knife-making.
Erin

 

[MBB]

I started in 2014 because my then 8 year old told me he wanted me to make him a sword that wasn't out of wood. Took a break in 2015 and 2016 and then restarted about 6 months ago. Still suck at bevels but slowly getting better.

2014 #1

https://photos.app.goo.gl/JGSiHj5X0DFYsrLN2
2017 #5

https://photos.app.goo.gl/vJ6HSxrJz6x7DYPP2
2018 #7
https://photos.app.goo.gl/qHl2ejfONgiAouPs1

BTW, now that I'm finally making progress at knife making, my kid wants me to make Harry Potter wands for him:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/AzsXiVovDY7y3SrF3
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Bf18nL5qCfbgARHQ2

Still suck at linking photos, too apparently.

 

[Brock Cutlery]

OMG! This is a pretty cool thread. Humbling...

 

[Tyshoots]

The first knife I made in January 2016.

The last knife finished. Picture taking is not my strong suit.

 

[Okie405]

BTW, now that I'm finally making progress at knife making, my kid wants me to make Harry Potter wands for him:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/AzsXiVovDY7y3SrF3
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Bf18nL5qCfbgARHQ2

Still suck at linking photos, too apparently.

Some damascus or titanium harry potter wands is about all that could beat those wands you made. Awesome.