My first knife

[TomMcDonald]

Hi all,
Here are some pics of my first knife. It was an old file I bought years ago.
I annealed it in a fire in the backyard last night and cut it out with firstly a hack saw and then with the angle grinder.

I've got some lovely Tasmanian Blackwood for scales and I'll use brass for the pins.
Next installment tomorrow.

Thanks for looking.

Tom.

 
 

[woodsman1031]

Looking good!

Make sure you post pics when your finished.


Tommy

[TomMcDonald]

Originally posted by woodsman1031:
Looking good!

Make sure you post pics when your finished.


Tommy

I sure will!

[skullworks]

Looks like a good start!

[Steve Nuckels]

I like the profile!  I will be watching this with great interest!  

Steve

[TomMcDonald]

Thanks. I based the profile loosely off an old Opinel folding knife I had that fell into a campfire when I was about 12.

[TomMcDonald]

I did a little bit more on the knife this morning and I think it's going in the direction I want it to.
The pin holes are a bit uneven but that doesn't really bother me.
The line at the base of the blade was an experiment gone wrong :|

 

 

Also a pic of the scales material.
I hope it will end up looking like one of these.