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Nice lil blade. I like it.

I assume you are referring to using an old file as material to build a knife? YouTube has a number of videos on building such knives. There is a gentleman on Instagram, r.w.fred that does most of his knives from old files. You may be able to give you some valuable information. In regards to the...

Nice first knife.

Just some "useless information". Cane knives produced for cutting sugar cane is a mass produced, rudimentary tool made cheaply. The specimen in your picture is referred to as a short cane knife where I come from. There is a longer version with both the blade and handle being longer. They also...

Next up is this 'knife'. It's a bit tongue in the cheek and meant as a knife to be used on the barbecue (braai). It is one of two pieces of an old sheep shear. The two pieces had separated and is quite old and well used. Not the best material for a full fledged knife, but it takes a good edge...

I finished this knife. I found out just how difficult it is to etch 15N20. Due to it's high nickel content, the photo positive technique does not work well for etching your logo. It took multiple failures and a final etch period of over an hour to get a decent etch. Then the logo happened to be...

They are beautiful.

Looking good.

Hi Jacques, nee ek is in Nelspruit (no I'm not, I am in Nelspruit).

I have one very similar to that, e.g. cheap Chinese import. It cuts well enough, but it has issues. The base can flex easily as it is plate metal, mot a cast body. Mine has plastic feet that are not very rigid either. They are held with basic screws and mine has come off. The blade can flex in...

Not at all, but it is nice to meet fellow South Africans here. I welcomed him and said that there is one or two South Africans on this site

Welkom Jacques. Hier is een of twee Suid Afrikaners hier ook...;)

Glad to hear you are still well Mark. Do you need motivation for a new knive to build?

Great looking knife. This is (to me) quite an unconventional blade shape, especially with the small 'ear' on the front of the blade. I am curious to hear more about it.

Execution of your work is extremely neat and crisp. It looks great.

Beautiful!

New toys!

I concur. It is not my intent to critisize, but to commend a job well done.

I've been contemplating this thread and reflecting on the headinin particular. If theOB will bear with me on this, I would like to make this observation: Normally when a knife is referred to as a "cheap knife", the mental picture of a mass fabricated, poorly made knife which will not last long...

That is a beautiful knife, and I suspect that the recipient is going to be smitten once he receives it.