Recent content by Jacobblue34

That's a very good way to look at it. Good message for me to hear tonight.

Alright, fail on my part. Bob Engath, not Loveless.

Agreed. I may adjust the size. I think I'll probably grind the knife's shape out tonight and see what happens.

I think I've decided to go with this Bob Loveless Texas Camp Knife Pattern. It has a single main bevel, and while he did some fancy stuff to them, I think I can pull of a basic version for knife #2. It has a hidden tang, but I may decide to make it into a full tang, we'll just have to wait and see.

When you say "small wheel attachment", I assume you mean for a belt sander, correct?

I'm starting with 1084 .140" thickness this time, so thankfully it won't involve so much grinding and whatnot. I got my last piece from a local blade-smith who offered some, so it was a great test. I was looking through Lloyd Harding's Knife patterns and was considering doing the center one in...

I expected the serrations to not show up in the final design. They really aren't practical; if I want to saw something I'll get a saw. Here is a picture of my first knife. It was made from 1/4" thick ULSS (Unknown Leaf Spring Steel.) I flat ground it, but in the end I believe it ended up as a...

I can post a picture, but I'm definitely not a natural. I've probably got the beginner idea disease, it wouldn't surprise me. As to a design, is there one the more experienced makers would recommend as a more beginner design?

I'm going to start work here on a second knife about as soon as I can settle on a design. My first knife came out ok, nothing special, but was a great learning experience. With my second knife I'm hoping it would come out better, and I began drawing out designs. I want to get some opinions from...

What did you use for the handle material? They look nice.