Post pics of your first/ugly/failed knives

[nozh_scrap]

I've heard more experienced makers here tell newbies things like:

"That knife is ok....you shoulda seen MY first knife...what a hunk of junk!"

well.... I'm curious to SEE these knives...

I believe that they could possibly be a teaching and learning tool for everyone here, so don't be bashful and ashamed....post em!

[Mitchell H.]

Her I go again, 3rd time is the charm Here are my first two knives....I have improved slightly since,but I am still a newbie. Edited to add: while they are not very pretty, they both are still quite useful, one is in my kitchen drawer and the other is in a bucket in my shop and gets used for everything from cutting to prying open stuff.

[Don Cowles]

...here is my first. I still have it, and I am not ashamed of it. It was built in total ignorance about 40 years ago.

[Jpeterman]

Hmm..I dont have any pics of my first knife but I do have a nice pic of a failed blade.



This particular blade was made for the KITH on the Primal fires site. It didnt make it throught the heat treat in one piece tho.

[AwP]

Here's my first, second, and third. On my fourth I got a chance to hammer with Roc Ellis for an afternoon and there was a noticable jump in quality, I estimate 6 months off the learning curve.

[Shakudo]

my first knife was a test ,much like the toastcutter. something i had never tried before, but if you don't try you never get anywhere..................

[nozh_scrap]

I think that little knife is very cool Don... Looks like a really practical knife. I wouldn't be ashamed of it either... seems really handy.

Thanks guys for posting your knives.

[chrisinbeav]

Here's a couple good ones I did....

First one is a nicely failed bowie...


Next is my first attempt at mokume...



Chris Nilluka