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Thanks All for your comments.

Finished knife #2 8 inch O-1 (5/32) hunter, heat treated to RC 58-59. Sheath is 6-8 oz. Veggie tan with Dark Brown Dye. Your Feedback and advice is always appreciated. Thanks for looking.

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Thanks David for the suggestions. I read and read forums trying to figure out what the best steel was...came down to 1095 and o-1 for me but, trying to find the "best steel" i soon figured out was a matter of pure opinion, so i found o-1 at Amtek and went with that. My bevels are starting to...

Thanks all for your compliments and suggestions. Ironwolf. Good suggestion on the sheath. I was thinking it would be enough to hold but i think your right, another 1/2 or an inch would have secured a lot better. I also wish that i would have put some rivets on both sides near the top where...

thanks all, working on a few more blades now to send off to heat treat.

Hello, finished my first knife. It's made from 1/8" O1 tool steel. I cut it out with a dremel tool and did all the profiling and bevel work with files. The handle is made from a piece of maple baseboard that i bought at a local hardware store. Pins are brass pins. the mosaic pin i made...

Hello, I’ve been reading the board for a while now and picked up a lot of good information. Finally decided to quit reading and start making. I profiled and beveled my first two blades out of a low carbon steel that I got from Home Depot just to get a feel for it. I work mostly with files...