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Title: Finished my first knife
Post by: redneckrampage on December 21, 2008, 01:05:00 AM

well after over a year i finnaly got my first blade finished...with my dads help on his wet grinder and dunn sharpening wheels, its no masterpice like other blades on here but its a start,l now im working on a fillet for a friend who got me a bunch of wood for handles

 (http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c243/stevegrillot/IMG_0453.jpg)

 (http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c243/stevegrillot/IMG_0454.jpg)

 (http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c243/stevegrillot/IMG_0455.jpg)

the blade is 1090 spring steel with a brazilian cherry handle

Title: Re: Finished my first knife
Post by: Chris Surtees on December 21, 2008, 02:36:00 AM

:bigsmyl:

Title: Re: Finished my first knife
Post by: Leo L. on December 21, 2008, 05:20:00 AM

Looks pretty dang good for a first.  You've obviously got what it takes.

Title: Re: Finished my first knife
Post by: Kevin Evans on December 21, 2008, 10:07:00 AM

Keep up the good work!!

Title: Re: Finished my first knife
Post by: sticshooter on December 21, 2008, 10:48:00 AM

It's tooo late. Your hooked. congrats.<><

Title: Re: Finished my first knife
Post by: swp on December 21, 2008, 11:43:00 AM

Looks better than my first. Nice knife!

Title: Re: Finished my first knife
Post by: d. ward on December 21, 2008, 11:45:00 AM

Good looking blade..bowdoc

Title: Re: Finished my first knife
Post by: chiger on December 21, 2008, 12:23:00 PM

Great start rampage,

Nobody's first knife is a master piece, regardless of what some guys would have you believe.  ;~)

But the first ones you make are when you develop your style and tendencies for the way you work.  Every maker goes through it.

This knife is where it starts.  Carry it and use it.  It's how you'll learn what you like and don't like.  

But no matter how many more you make, this will always be your first.  

Way to go!

Title: Re: Finished my first knife
Post by: redneckrampage on December 21, 2008, 04:06:00 PM

thanks for the good words all, the wife never really said her hair smelled of oak and hickory bbq so her hair dryer must not have sucked up as much smoke as i thought it did when i was trying to get the fire hot enuff

Title: Re: Finished my first knife
Post by: Larry Surtees on December 21, 2008, 09:37:00 PM

:thumbsup:    :clapper:

Title: Re: Finished my first knife
Post by: skullworks on December 22, 2008, 06:43:00 AM

Great job on the first!