Okay it's been quite a while since I've been on here, I joined quite a while back but life got in the way big time for about the last two years, but since I did the obligatory Blade Show attendance this year it has renewed my desire to attempt a blade.
So here is the question and the parameters I have set for myself it's going to be strictly stock removal with the bare minimum of knifemaking tools, so I am looking to do something practical and actually be attainable ie. no lofty uber-tactical knife. I am thinking of around a 4" -5" blade chisel grind with a recurve just because I love recurves. Chisel because I think it will be more easily accomplished without getting frustrated about matching grinds on opposing sides and I think a chisel grind is still a practical using edge for some tasks. Full tang construction, possibly tapered if I feel like I can do it and get the balance sorted out. Then I intend to put slabs on it and pay a good bit of attention to the handle shape/design because I place a lot of value on the way the handle feels as opposed to just having square slabs on it. OAL I'm not sure of yet I will wait until I get something drawn up and see what I think looks right and then cross my fingers and hope it feels right
Personally I think any attempt will be a great learning process but I don't want to set myself up for failure from the onset. I don't have a design to show you all because unless it is a stick figure or a 3-dimensional box I can't draw it, but I am hoping as I draw a rough sketch on steel and start cutting and grinding something will take form from the original drawing.
Should be starting this one soon as soon as I source some steel, and that choice is probably going to be 1095 or something as easily worked along those lines.
Does anybody see any downsides to the process or the features I have mentioned for this blade idea or does anybody have some suggestions, if you do they would be appreciated!
-Dave-
So here is the question and the parameters I have set for myself it's going to be strictly stock removal with the bare minimum of knifemaking tools, so I am looking to do something practical and actually be attainable ie. no lofty uber-tactical knife. I am thinking of around a 4" -5" blade chisel grind with a recurve just because I love recurves. Chisel because I think it will be more easily accomplished without getting frustrated about matching grinds on opposing sides and I think a chisel grind is still a practical using edge for some tasks. Full tang construction, possibly tapered if I feel like I can do it and get the balance sorted out. Then I intend to put slabs on it and pay a good bit of attention to the handle shape/design because I place a lot of value on the way the handle feels as opposed to just having square slabs on it. OAL I'm not sure of yet I will wait until I get something drawn up and see what I think looks right and then cross my fingers and hope it feels right
Personally I think any attempt will be a great learning process but I don't want to set myself up for failure from the onset. I don't have a design to show you all because unless it is a stick figure or a 3-dimensional box I can't draw it, but I am hoping as I draw a rough sketch on steel and start cutting and grinding something will take form from the original drawing.
Should be starting this one soon as soon as I source some steel, and that choice is probably going to be 1095 or something as easily worked along those lines.
Does anybody see any downsides to the process or the features I have mentioned for this blade idea or does anybody have some suggestions, if you do they would be appreciated!
-Dave-