My first knives

[Bob Duguay]

 

[Bob Duguay]

Man finally figured how to post a picture lol
All the knives are made with 1/8" 80crv2 and heat treated at Tru Grit Jeff Mutz
The first knife was etched with hot vinegar but the picture makes it look much darker then it really is.
Far from perfect but I am very happy with how they turned out.

 

[milkbaby]

Very nice job, I wish that my first 5 knives looked that good!

 

[Houlahound]

Nice, the handles look totally pro.

 

[seanj]

Good work!

 

[scott kozub]

These are some of the cleanest 1st knives I've seen. The lines are very crisp and hand sanding looks great. Great work.

The handles on the first couple seem a little bit narrow I'm not holding them. If these are your firsts, I'm anxious to see your second set.

 

[seanj]

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[Bob Duguay]

Thanks for the kind words. The first knife is rather thin but I carry it side ways under my shirt so I wanted it as low profile as I could. All the knives except the black handled knife and purple handle knife have thinner handles. I have small hands and they feel great.

 

[Kimball_Knife_And_Tool]

Wow, I really love your first two ones! Those are some sweet pieces of steel! Good job bro

 

[Bob Duguay]

Thank you. I made these five pretty much together but I would say the bottom two hunting style knives where the first. The second knife in the first picture with the g10 textured scales was my oldest sons. He saw a picture of a knife on the internet that he loved. This was my take on it. He was so surprised how it turned out and he loved to show it off. Ben had several semi custom knives but I believe he liked this one the best. On March 2 we lost Ben. I will never forget his smile he had when I gave it to him. If I never make another knife it was worth all the money I spent to make it.