First Custom knife

chevyc10 · Post by **chevyc10** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 6:15 am

Here is my first real attempt. Its rough but holds an edge, is well balanced, feels good in my hand, and throws pretty good to. Just steel from home depot and a Shoe lace.

gmusic · Post by **gmusic** » Sun Jan 31, 2010 7:15 pm

Cutting good and holding an edge are the first requirements of a knife. We get all hung up on appearance (I do myself) and forget what a knife is for.

Good start chevy.................

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 7:06 pm

Looks like a good camp knife.

What kind of steel did you use and how did you harden it?

Great start!

Dale

chevyc10 · Post by **chevyc10** » Wed Feb 03, 2010 4:24 am

the names josh and I dont remember what the steel type is called (just piece of flat stock I had around the shop), and I heated it in a small forge till the blade was glowing red, then oil quenched it.

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