first knife/first forge

[bluegrass in ga]

This is my first humbling attempt at a knife. It's supposed to be a skinner. Coal Forged 5160, quenched and tempered with polished blade. Scales are desert camo layered dymondwood with 1/16 brass pins. I know I've got a long way to go so I need some constructive critisism from all yall. (yes I did say yall Thanks for looking and all the inspiration.

 

[BossDog]

good effort. You don't see 5160 that polished very often so you really put some work into that. I'd offer two suggestions since you asked. Just a little less finger relief. It looks disproportionately large. The point should be sharper on a skinner. You can still grind that back in even now if you want.
You are doing good. Keep them coming.
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[Big Smitty]

Nice polish on that blade!

 

[Darrin Sanders]

I agree with BossDog on the point and the finger relief. Also you might want to radius your handle scales a little more to provide a little more comfort while using. But no matter how you make a knife there will be some who don't like it and some who will. Keep em coming.

 

[bluegrass in ga]

finger relief

thanks for the feed back, the guy I'm learning from wasn't to crazy about the knife not having a sharp point, he said all knives need a point. Anyway, this one is mine and I'm cool with it. As far as the finger relief, I got a crack there after I formed the ricaso area, after I got it all ground out that's what was left. Some guys may have scraped it but since it was my first I wanted to see it through and learn the whole process. Keep the comments coming and thanks for looking.