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And now, to the horror of all, I open a topic for my handmade knives.
First knife in my new humble workshop. The 13th knife I made. Not quite ready, but the rest is cosmetic.
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I’m horrified, but only because I haven’t seen the other twelve!

Good work.
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Wow, that looks great! What is the steel or source of the steel? And the handle material?
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OLDE CUTLER wrote:Wow, that looks great! What is the steel or source of the steel? And the handle material?
Thank you! The steel is becut, hardened to 58 HRC. Тhe handle is oak and horn, but will undergo some changes.
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Tony_Wood wrote:I’m horrified, but only because I haven’t seen the other twelve!

Good work.
Thank you, Tony!
I will look for pictures of the previous ones and will put them in the topic.
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Awesome!
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::tu:: ::tu::
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Very cool! A blade smith in the making in our ranks :D
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Eustace, you have been holding out on us! Leading us to believe you were only a handsome Bulgarian who loved jokes. You are quite the craftsman. Good looking knife. I too would like to see the others. ::nod:: ::tu::
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Great looking knife. ::tu:: ::tu::
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Nice work Eustace!
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Looks pretty nice to me!!!
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Thank you very much friends!
That's it, it's finished.
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The blade, the brass, the horn and the wood all flow together beautifully. Wow that is some great work. A knife to be the proud owner of. Excellent! ::nod:: ::nod:: ::tu:: ::tu::
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doglegg wrote:The blade, the brass, the horn and the wood all flow together beautifully. Wow that is some great work. A knife to be the proud owner of. Excellent! ::nod:: ::nod:: ::tu:: ::tu::
Thank you, doglegg!
A brief retrospection of 4 years ago when I decided I wanted to make knives. Average speed - 3 knives per year :D
Аrranged according to the order of made, as far as I remember. The first is easily recognizable :D
I did not find any pictures for one.
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and...
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Eustace, I can see the progression in each knife. That last one is night and day more improved that the 1st one. None are bad, all really look usable. I am proud for you, and now with your basement shop I bet things really flow. Thanks for sharing them all. ::nod:: ::nod:: ::tu:: ::tu::
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Good looking knives! ::tu::
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Great to see the other knives in the process.
Is the fourth knife down a San mai?

Good work. Thanks for sharing.
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Nice work Eustace....
I like your basement work shop..... I have to go across the yard to mine.... Not fun on a COLD RAINY day.

Keep up the good work!

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Tony_Wood wrote: Is the fourth knife down a San mai?
No. Ferric chloride etching. I do not have working conditions for forging. All my knives are grinded bars.

Thanks again to all!
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Finaly :D No.14 is ready. Steel 1.4112/440B, 58 HRC. Hаndle brass, tagua nut, cow horn, deer horn, wallnut.
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Nice, Eustace! What is the overall length on that?
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Doc B wrote:Nice, Eustace! What is the overall length on that?
Thank you, Doc! 26 cm or little more than 10 inches.
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Hey Eustace, glad you are able to work in you shop again. That is a very knice looking knife. Great work on the handle. ::tu:: ::tu:: ::nod::
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