my first build....

[rjarois]

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 around. the sheath is .060 Concealex....i just figured i would show, as it's my first build. peace, randy.

 

[Denny Eller]

Howdy, Randy, very nice work! Welcome to Knife Dogs.

 

[rjarois]

Howdy, Randy, very nice work! Welcome to Knife Dogs.

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 fella that gave me the blanks. peace, randy.

 

[whiteeugene]

Looking good nice form job on the sheath how did you heat treat the blade?

 

[Pieter]

Looks great for a first knife and sheath. Keep at it you can only get beter at what you are doing, great work again my man.

 

[rjarois]

Looking good nice form job on the sheath how did you heat treat the blade?

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 got them like over 20 years ago. randy.

 

[RodneyJ]

Looks Good rjarois, Really nice job on that sheath

God Bless
Rodney