Jake Parker
Member
Greetings, everyone... And Happy Holidays!
I'm Jake Parker from Grangeville, Idaho. I'm 43 and have been trying to build knives for about a year now. I started with a small broken vice held in my lap and a few old files bought at the local second hand store. I softened some of the more worn files in the wood burning stove and began a new life.
Now I use a cheap harbor freight 1x30 belt sander. (I can't wait to use a 2x72 someday)
I mostly use 1095 steel to make my knives from, sometimes a planer blade or a piece of large bandsaw blade too. To date I have made about 40 fixed blade knives in various styles and 3 friction folders.
I joined this forum to learn a lot more about making good knives, so that one day I can make a great knife and teach others to be able to do the same.
Here are a few of my knives...
Thanks for looking.
Any comments are greatly appreciated. (good or bad)
I'm Jake Parker from Grangeville, Idaho. I'm 43 and have been trying to build knives for about a year now. I started with a small broken vice held in my lap and a few old files bought at the local second hand store. I softened some of the more worn files in the wood burning stove and began a new life.
Now I use a cheap harbor freight 1x30 belt sander. (I can't wait to use a 2x72 someday)
I mostly use 1095 steel to make my knives from, sometimes a planer blade or a piece of large bandsaw blade too. To date I have made about 40 fixed blade knives in various styles and 3 friction folders.
I joined this forum to learn a lot more about making good knives, so that one day I can make a great knife and teach others to be able to do the same.
Here are a few of my knives...
Thanks for looking.
Any comments are greatly appreciated. (good or bad)
