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Very VERY impressive first knife.

Hey man check out the craftsman 2x42 from sears. It's my current sander and is an absolute workhorse.

Looks like exceptional work for a newbie. I do have a question though, why are you bevels so small? Were you going for scandinavian grinds? If not, try bringing your grinds up higher. You'll find that a higher grind provides an edge geometry that slices through objects more easily.

Doug, why bring the temperature down? If he got the proper hardness from his quench, 425 should give him a Rockwell C hardness of ~59. I got this from kevin cashen's website and from heat treating and hardness testing 1084 myself. This seems to work well for me, although, I do use a temperature...

I was just curious because the first knife I did looked like a poorly constructed prison shank/steak knife. Nothing wrong with constructing "component set" knives, I was just curious. Very nice work man. Be warned, if you get into stock removal/forging they will suck you in. There's no hope for...

So were these stock removal or kit knives?

yeah my third and fourth knives were nowhere near the quality of those. good job man.

I think it's just the slight angle and lighting. Hopefully it is anyways lol....

Yeah....I took the pictures in the car on the way to deliver the knife if I remember correctly. I'm bad about taking pictures last minute before a knife goes off to someone.

Thanks for the compliments, anyone have any critiques?

Hey guys, this is my latest knife. This one was commissioned by my stepdad for a fun auction for a beefmaster cattle organization he's in. I chose the pecan wood since it's the state tree of Texas. New Jersey Steel Baron 1084 Heated to 815C and quenched in water prior to bevels being ground...

Wow great job man. Did you use ferric chloride to get the etch?

Wow, very nice blade. I saw your journey to master videos on youtube and it was a very interesting watch.

Very interesting design, I've never seen a fixed blade that looks so much like a folder. Very impressive work.

154 cm is my favorite for production knives, holds an edge well and isn't hard to sharpen. For the knives I make I like 1084, it's my favorite because its all I use right now. :biggrin:

Benchmade Griptillian is my current carry, when I'm not carrying my custom knife.

I live near Huntsville in northern Alabama and I'm looking for an experienced local knife maker who would be willing to meet up with me, talk knives, and maybe help me improve my skills and knife design. I'd at least like to meet someone who loves this hobby as much as I do just to have someone...

Thanks for the welcome, I look forward to being a part of this forum for a while.

Wow John, just wow. If I wasn't a poor college student I'd probably give you a call and make an offer on that knife right now.

That is a gorgeous knife. It wouldn't be simple for me to make that's for sure.