Blademaking And Lovin it

A couple of pics of my favorites so far.
Hard 5160
Canvas Micarta

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Those look great!! I was just talking to a buddy about learning the trade. Keep up the good work.

Gorgeous! I love the subtle red under the grip and the fat tang.

Making for sale or just as a hobby?

Very nice blades !

Sweet! Nice stuff man. Can I ask how you are cutting the shape? By hand? machine?

I recommend knifesmithing, it's very therapeutic!
Hey, thanks for the thumbs up.
I bandsaw 3/8" 5160, then hammer forge (coke or electric) to contour and blade angles,
then grind, heat treat to the max 5160 can stand without becoming unstable, then grind
and polish. They finish out at .357", my favorite caliber.
I started selling to friends who were deploying a while back.
I think i'll trying to sell a few but i can only make one every two
weeks as i have a day job.

Great looking knives!

Those look like work horse knives. Love em.

Man those are nice!

Mine didn't come out nearly as clean as yours. Then again I was going for a rough look with it...

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Nice man, keep it up.

Nice looking toad stickers, dang it now I want to learn how to make knifes

I dig it man.

Brothers
For those of you who want to give knifemaking a try, i encourage you.
Some, like mettalurgy, temper and heat treat you can learn in a book
and if you error on the safe side you can start out pretty good.
The forgeing, shaping the steel and the grind are art and you will
lose the most steel from those processes.
Practice is everything. It's like shooting, you get a proper mount, you
achieve a sight picture, and you pull the trigger.
You often know if you threw one. The same with shaping and grinding.
You will know up front if you screw one up.
There are a lot of resources online for both old school forging
or stock removal.
The bst of luck to you all.

Good looking Blades.