My first finished knife "darci"

[clint]

Hi again this is Darci from "IronArm Knives" well my PaPa let me back in the shop after I went out and ground this knife when he wasn't at home ,not knowing this was the stuff he was going to use for some guard for a knife. OK after one month not in the shop I can't beleave he held out for one month
I tryed everything to get back in .I have a weard Mom and Pop my dad bought a sewing machine this weekend and my Mom bought a 45 colt cowboy Gun.things arn't right ,there all mixed up "LOL". Dad said he's going to teach me how to make sheaths and pay me $50,00 bucks to do each one ,Thats good but i want to make knives !! but if it will Help him I'm good with it . so here are some pic's of the knife I made. I made it for Him but i told him it fits my hand just right,he told me I should keep it for me ,being it's my first knife "THATS ALL HE HAD TO SAY " it's mine !!!!!he said I can make him another one this month . The knife is 6 1/2 long overall and it has a 3" blade and is 1/4 thick and a elk handle I think thats what he said the horn was . This was fun to make ,all but the getting kicked out of the shop for "1 WHOLE MONTH"
Thanks for reading this
Darci "IronArm Knives" I can put the IronArm knives thing next to my name NOW that i have made one "LOL"

[philco]

Very nice work Clint. I really like the swedge on that one. Beautiful knife.

Phil

[clint]

Very nice work Clint. I really like the swedge on that one. Beautiful knife.

Phil

dear Mr. Philco this is Darci my Pop did make the steel but I made this Knife Thanks for liking it BUT WHAT IS A SWEDGE ?

[philco]

Very nice work Clint. I really like the swedge on that one. Beautiful knife.

Phil

dear Mr. Philco this is Darci my Pop did make the steel but I made this Knife Thanks for liking it BUT WHAT IS A SWEDGE ?

Hi Darci. Sorry, I should have read your post a little closer, and I would have realized who it was. The swedge is the angled cut on the top edge of the blade. Nice work.
Phil

[popedandy]

Nice work, Darci. That's a good looking knife.

[clint]

Very nice work Clint. I really like the swedge on that one. Beautiful knife.

Phil

dear Mr. Philco this is Darci my Pop did make the steel but I made this Knife Thanks for liking it BUT WHAT IS A SWEDGE ?

Hi Darci. Sorry, I should have read your post a little closer, and I would have realized who it was. The swedge is the angled cut on the top edge of the blade. Nice work.
Phil

Its Ok !!!! I just copyed one of my pa's big knives he puts Swedge's on most of them

[orvet]

Nice work Darci!
That is a good looking blade.

Dale

[muskrat man]

thats a good looking blade. wish my first looked half that good!

[gmusic]

Nice job clint!

We'd love to see some pictures of your shop. Maybe I missed it in your posts.................are you forging? Stock removal? Heat treating yourself? Iron Arm Knives, is your father the man behind the name?
Please fill us in clint, we so few knife makers on the site, we would love some details!

[clint]

Nice job clint!

We'd love to see some pictures of your shop. Maybe I missed it in your posts.................are you forging? Stock removal? Heat treating yourself? Iron Arm Knives, is your father the man behind the name?
Please fill us in clint, we so few knife makers on the site, we would love some details!

My kid made this knife"Darci" its her first finished blade she went into the shop and found this damascus that i was "going" to make a guard for this nice bowie i was working on you know matching the knife gaurd .and used it to make me a knife for my birthday so anyways she used the grinder without me being there and then spent one month banded from the shop. she's back now and starting to learn sheath making i got a new Artisian toro 3000 sewing machine yesterday its been a good year i've got a hyd. press two forges sewing machine and a kmg grinder all on knife"sales" money and Ironarm comes from my 10xGreatgandfather from the 800"s he was some knight and his nick-name was ironarms because he never took off his armor and i do heat treat myself and after the shop is clean i'll send some pic's ,and i want more than anything to start working on pocket knives just don't know how yet! i do want to start this year its alot derf. than fixed blades and i'm still trying to get them right

[chenie]

Clint........don't know how old your girl is, but I'm impressed. Turn her loose----I think you've found a new hand for yourself!

Charlie

[philco]

Clint,
After going back and re-reading this thread I've come to a couple of conclusions. First, Darci is a bright and very talented child. The second is that I want to commend you for the investment you've made in your shop...........not in the equipment but in Darci. You must be doing something right.

Phil

[gmusic]

Thanks clint for the very interesting background story.

Darci seems to have a fan club going........................I agree, turn the girl loose in the shop..................as long as she has all her chores done of course!

[clint]

Thanks clint for the very interesting background story.

Darci seems to have a fan club going........................I agree, turn the girl loose in the shop..................as long as she has all her chores done of course!

ya i'm gonna let her make some more she wants to make knives for girls she's 13 next month
but for now its all star softball everyday for the next two months she's a stud at third base
she was just called and made the team she's smiling ear to ear and can't sleep its going to cut into my knife making every day from 5-7:30 and games every weekend both on sat and sunday i'm glad she a good player maybe the college won't cost anything that would be good
got to go getting up at 3:00am for work