First Forged Knife

[jpsowers]

Thank you to everyone who posts their work here. I have been soaking up all the information you share here for over a year. I learn something new every time I read through the posts. I have made a few stock reduction knives but have been wanting to make one in the forge.
Here is what I came up with:
     

This picture is the knife sitting on the spring it was made from. The picture was taken before hardening and tempering.

Here it is complete:
     

[WRV]

Cool Knife!...........Randy

[skullworks]

Looks great!

[jpsowers]

Thanks guys.

[Steve Nuckels]

Cool!  Very Cool!  You done been bit bad, and there is no cure!

Steve
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Potomac Forge

[DannyBows]

Very nice knife, great start there!

[Scott Roush]

very cool! looks kind of thick in the edge though.  Kind of wedge shaped... which isn't as effective at cutting.  But I realize you were probably trying to preserve your hammer marks.  Which might be why you were inquiring about hollow grinding??

[jpsowers]

It's kind of thick in the edge because I don't know what I am doing yet  :p
After the second picture was taken, I filed the edge quite a bit thinner. I think it looks better without the bluing on the edge too.
Either way, this is a blast. Making knives is great. Thanks for the feed back. That is the kind of thing that will help me get better.

[Lin Rhea]

Just keep making them and in a year think about how you have improved. Good job. Lin

[jpsowers]

Thank you Lin.