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Old 05-12-2014, 10:59 AM
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First Knife

Here is a couple of pics of my first knife. I used the kit from Midwest Knifemakers Supply and changed the handle material to Rosewood. I used a template from Dan Comeau @ DCKNIVES.com

I had some issues with the grind line and got lucky when I heat treated it because I was too thin on the edge. It didn't warp

I'm going to take the handle material from the kit and I have some 1080+ from AlphaKnifeSupply and make a kitchen knife for my wife. I need to build up some good will for all the tools I bought for this one.

Thanks to Ray Rogers, Tony Z and the others for their input a couple of weeks ago during the Sunday Chat session. They convinced me to re-profile it instead of doing a break test on it when I burnt the end with my new grinder. I'll do a break test on the next one.

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Old 05-12-2014, 04:14 PM
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Very well done Mark! Always feels good when you make your first knife. I really like how it turned out! Now just get her good and sharp and test her out hard!

Enjoy the next build with that 1080. I use a set of French curves and draw and design my own, basically a modified version of an existing knife!

Maybe consider trying the next KITH of Ray's. That would be good. Take care.

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Old 05-12-2014, 09:08 PM
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Very nice knife. Wait till you see you 10th knife!
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Old 05-13-2014, 01:41 AM
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Good work Mark! You are well on your way. If you are looking to make a sheath for it and complete the package, there are a few good tutorials around.


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Old 05-13-2014, 09:11 AM
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Not bad at all. Did you mean to do a convex grind, or did your first attempt at a flat grind just turn out that way? Completely understandable if it did. I'm just curious.
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Old 05-13-2014, 10:17 AM
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Not bad at all. Did you mean to do a convex grind, or did your first attempt at a flat grind just turn out that way? Completely understandable if it did. I'm just curious.
dbsmith111: I was trying to do a flat grind, and was pretty successful until after I heat treated it and tried to clean it up on my new grinder. I messed up the grind at that time. I used a file to do the bevel originally.
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Congrats! It looks great. Good job sticking with it even if you made an "unplanned design modification"... look forward to seeing you next ones.

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