First off thanks to the gangers and the wealth of info on here and the how to section. I got an old lawnmower blade and went to work. I did the basic torch heat treating (annealing, quenching and oven temper). I had some scrap black walnut from a table project i used for the scales. couple of coats of danish oil then several of superglue and buffed with 0000 steel wool.
Man, I have have learned a lot. it is heavy. the next one i will drill out some of the tang to reduce weight. it is 8 1/4"s OAL. I started making a sheath this weekend, I think leather working is harder than knife making
what do you guys think.