Here's one I just finished

wmhammond

wmhammond

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Well what can you say . . . . It's kind of a three finger thread cutter. The index finger fits in front of the handle and the blade is only sharpened to about the fat part of the blade (so I don't cut myself) and I left the blade thicker at that point.

The specs are:
Blade material: )1
Blade Finish: High polish
OAL: 6 5/8”
Blade Length: 3”
Blade Width at Plunge Line: 1 1/8”
Blade thickness at Plunge Line: .204"
Handle Length: 3 1/2"”
Handle Material : Honduran Rosewood
Three pins: 3/16'” Stainless Steel
Handle Finish: Danish Oil and Paste wax
Time of fabrication: 5 Hours (No Kidding)

Tell me what you think - I can take it.

Wallace
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Very unique design. I like it. Has good flow.

My only critique, if I may, is the steel thickness. .204" seems WAY overkill on a small knife like that. I'm working on a 10" bowie blade today that's .220". :D

Bring that steel thickness down and you can bring the scale thickness down too, making it slim and trim. You'd add a bunch of elegance and grace to that already graceful design.

Nice work all around though.
 
That's a gorgeous knife. I love the shape of the handle and the overall flow of the lines. I can't believe you did it in five hours. That's amazing to me.
 
To John Doyle: Thank you for your comments, I really appreciate them. For some reason I have an affinity for little short, fat knives. I will be posting another one that I just finished today that is similar but probably even fatter. I believe you are right, though, because these little fat ones seem to hang around longer that something lighter and more graceful. I don't make the same knife very often but I might try this one again with something, say, 3/32".

To John Wilson:

Thank you for your comments. Having the right tools, I believe, is a necessity to efficiency. On a knife like this I can cut it out, shape it up, drill it , rough grind it and heat treat it in about 2 hours. I then temper it in the evenings (didn't count that time). Next day I clean it up, finish grind it and take it to the buffer for a high polish finish (wouldn't call it mirror). Then put on the handles and rough cut them out and glue it up - it sits overnight. Next day with my wood shaper I can shape the handle and sand it to 500 and finish it with Danish Oil. Knife done.

I realize that it isn't a race and that one went a little better than most but I like to track my time on each knife so that when it sells I can deduct my hard costs from the price and determine how much I made an hour. Usually I do pretty good $4 - $5 an hour. :5:

Thanks again, guys

Wallace
 
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