Finished pic Mother’s Day/Anniversary Present for Wife

Kevin Zito

KNIFE MAKER

• Apr 19, 2018

• #1

So this is an unfinished knife for my wife. Handle is stabilized maple with desert ironwood accent and white spacer material. The blade is mirror-polished Nitro V with rope file work. The scale in the pic is 1.6 in wide for size reference. All I have left is epoxy and final sanding of handle. Thanks for looking. Critique, please.

Edit: I am deciding wether or not to leave the scale that’s down in the file work. What do y’all think? I also have to clean up the underneath side of the handle lol.

 

opaul

Well-Known Member

• Apr 19, 2018

• #2

Very nice Kevin. That’s a fine gift!

 

Kevin Zito

KNIFE MAKER

• Apr 19, 2018

• #3

opaul said:

Very nice Kevin. That’s a fine gift!

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Thanks OP! I just finished buffing both sides and put the epoxy. I ended up cleaning out the filework... I think it looks better. My wife has been on my case about selling (not giving). So this one is hers and I told her she could sell it if she wants to. She laughed in my face. She said not a chance lol.

 

Smallshop

KNIFE MAKER

• Apr 19, 2018

• #4

Good job Kevin...nice keepsake! You need to work on coloring inside the line with the crayola, though...lol!

 

Von Gruff

KNIFE MAKER

• Apr 20, 2018

• #5

A very good general purpose knife and being of such a high standard will be a joy for her to use. Lots of brownie points in that one.

 

Kevin Zito

KNIFE MAKER

• Apr 20, 2018

• #6

Thanks, folks! I'm putting the finishing touches on this one now. Gonna try to rig up something to take a better pic.

 

Kevin Zito

KNIFE MAKER

• Apr 21, 2018

• #7

Put the mark too low, and I’m actually gonna sand the handle to a much higher grit. She may not be that pretty but LAWD talk about sharp. It’s probab a little too sharp. Thanks for looking.

 

opaul

Well-Known Member

• Apr 21, 2018

• #8

Awesomeness!!

 

Kevin Zito

KNIFE MAKER

• Apr 21, 2018

• #9

opaul said:

Awesomeness!!

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Thanks, man!! That makes me feel good!

 

Kevin Zito

KNIFE MAKER

• Apr 21, 2018

• #10

Oh and that’s not my real makers mark... just playing around with different things

 

Rick Otts

Well-Known Member

• Apr 22, 2018

• #11

That is one fine looking knife your best so far I would say.

 

Gene Kimmi

KNIFE MAKER

• Apr 22, 2018

• #12

Looks really good. I like what you are doing with the handle materials.

 

Kevin Zito

KNIFE MAKER

• Apr 22, 2018

• #13

Rick Otts said:

That is one fine looking knife your best so far I would say.

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Wow! Thanks, Rick!!! I’ve been really trying to push myself to make something that is pretty nice and still has decent fit and finish. It’s a funny thing. The bells and whistles are easy to do. However, each bell and whistle adds a tremendous amount of work when it comes to finishing. Good thing I love doin this lol.

GeneK said:

Looks really good. I like what you are doing with the handle materials.

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Thanks, Gene! I don’t think I’ll be cutting and piecing together the wood I got from you yesterday lol. I have never seen wood like that in my life. I might just go put it in my safety deposit box. A pic will NEVER do this wood justice. The walnut is 3D like a hologram.