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got sheath done.... just got the sheath made....the fit is extremely good, I'm very happy. randy.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Orc8T9p7-mI

hello fellas, i built a small micro neck knife for myself....it is 1/8 thick D-2 steel @ 59/60 r/c. the scales are blue carbon fiber. i still have to make a kydex sheath. peace, randy.

thanks fellas....i am still thinking about what i want to build for my 3rd knife. i am thinking about a smaller fixed blade. one for my key ring. peace, randy.

ever since i build my first knife and gave to my brother for christmas, my other brother has been wantin one also!! i just got done building him one. i used the same materials as the first...d-2 steel 59r/c spalted maple wood, silver nickel bolster and pins. it came out as good as the first one...

jd, the cnc is to light to be used for cutting steel......it is used for cutting foam, balsa wood, and other soft materials. i got it for doing my r/c plane hobby. i just used the cnc with a scribe, just to layout the profile. also this is my first build....im very much a newb....randy.

a company that sells the cnc kit i built, sells the sketch up turtorial cd also. i draw up my designs then ether print them out, or actually use the code to scribe the metal on the cnc. it is very easy to use sketch-up. here is one i did. randy...

no problem trust.....even though I'm new to knife making, i have been in tool and die for over 30 years, and have lots of experence with heat treat, lols. good luck with your build. randy.

also round any sharp corners on the blade, including the holes.....any sharp corner or edge, as sharp corners in any metal getting a HT process will produce stress risers, and may initialize a crack. randy.

i am rather new to the knife building....but on my first knife i took down to about .020 and rounded it a bit with some 320 grit. the heat treat was commercially done, and the blade is D2 at 59r/c. everything was good. randy.

thanks fellas, your to kind....as of now ther is 3 coats of tung oil on the handle. i am trying to research "wood finishing" as i do not know anything about it. do i use a sealer of some sort? or does the tung oil seal it. thanks for any input. randy.

hello fellas....although this is my second knife, this is my first scratch build.....the blade is 5/32in. thick D-2 metal. i had the d-2 commercially heat treat to 59 R/C...the bolsters and pins are Nickel silver material. the handle is spalted maple. the sheath is .060 concelex. i used a 15deg...

a fella at work was wanting a sheath for his folder....i made him a kydex holster for his belt. it knife fits and snaps into it very nicely and securely. he uses it for hunting, and he says its more comfortable to carry when afield. peace, randy.

Doug, a friend of mine worked for a heat-treat in Michigan that done heat treat for a company called Olsen knifes. he told me they came in by the tons in big pallet boxes that needed a lift truck to pick up. i am unsure of the material or the hardness, or if the Olsen company is still around. he...

thank you Denny....man your way to kind.... i have to admit being new to this stuff, i made a jig to get the right angle, as i cannot do freehand yet, maybe someday...i got plenty of blanks to be be messin with. maybe i can improve a lil. as of now, i am just giving the first knife away to the...

hello fellas...i am new to knife making, and this is my first knife and sheath build. a friend used to work at a heat treat place that did knife blanks and he gave me a bunch to mess with. i have a bench-top jet belt grinder that uses a 1x42 belt. the handle wood is some mahogany i had laying...