Making Knives, Day 29 and finished (for now)

And I'm finished with the knives for now. I know there are still a lot of things to do about is but I'm not going to put in too much effort anymore. I'm happy, these knives are not perfect, but not really bad for a first effort.

So the results of playing around, total time 78 hours for 6 knives and 3 sheaths. I also made a new platen for the belt grinder as well as a knife vice.

1. Kitchen knives

  • Forged Leaf spring
  • Handle is Rosewood and saligna, finished with raw linseed oil.
  • total length top : 295 mm and bottom : 315 mm
  • Blade length top : 180 mm and bottom : 200 mm
  • Blade Thickness top: 4 mm and bottom : 4.5 mm

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2. Camping Knife / Zombie killer

  • Forged leaf spring
  • Handle from Rosewood with brass pins and guard
  • Combat sheath with serrated edge (I would love to think this is original, but there must be another nutcase out there)
  • Total length 410 mm
  • Blade length 266 mm

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3. Skinner

  • Forged leaf spring
  • Handle Guajivera wood and brass pins
  • Leather sheath with some embossing
  • Total length 203 mm
  • Blade length 87 mm
  • Blade thickness 6 mm

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4. Utility knife

  • Forged coil spring
  • Teak handle with brass fittings
  • Leather sheath with beads and feathers.
  • I actually made a mess of the leather when folding it but eventually the sloppiness started to appeal to me, hence the beads and feathers. Somewhere out there a lefthanded hippie is looking for a knife.
  • Total length 255 mm
  • Blade length 140 mm
  • Blade thickness 3mm

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5. Dagger

  • Forged coil spring
  • Octagonal handle from Brass, Rhodesian teak, Guajivera and red ABS liners
  • Still not really finished.
  • Total length 292 mm
  • Blade length 160 mm
  • Blade thickness 4mm
  • This will eventually get a presentation box

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And that's all for now.