I made my first few knives late last year but I didn't have a lot of the proper techniques down so they came out less than stellar. I have decided to get serious about this and see where it takes me. One of my problems was trying to rush the steps(especially hand sanding) because I was so anxious to get to the end. What I ended up with was a half a-- knife. I have taken a step back and slowed things down and concentrated more on following through each step in a steady and deliberate manner. Here are a few knives I am working on right now. These both need edges and my maker's mark but I think they are miles ahead of the first few I made. These are the last two of a batch of 6 or so I made to give away as gifts while I get better. They were all pretty much identical as I wanted to get a lot of practice doing the same thing over and over on the same basic profile.
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