"My very first knife" - post up!

[Justin W.]

Guys............please let me stay on this forum........please

 

[Von Gruff]

It dosent matter where you start from but where you are headed that matters.

 

[John Wilson]

Greetings all
Been trolling this site for a while and finally got my first knife forged, and finished. Please don't be gentle on your critiques I'm an 18-year veteran of the Army handle anything you have to say.

That’s a first knife? Yeah, I’d say you’ve got a bright future in this!

 

[Windom Armory]

That’s a first knife? Yeah, I’d say you’ve got a bright future in this!

Thank you. It would be brighter if it wasn't for having a full time job.

 

[Gliden07]

My first knife, 01 tool steel Micarta scales, SS pins

 

[Sean Jones]

OK...Here's the very first one I'll admit to

 

[Jon Buescher]

I made and sold my first knife for $25 to a friend back in 1988 and never saw it until this summer he came to town with it for a tune up so I took a picture of it. Its made from bandsaw steel and elk antler. Pretty basic by todays standards but I was sure proud of it way back then. Look close to the scrimmed makers mark. Its a back to back BB. There are only about 3 knives marked that way before I got a stamp.

That was the year I was born. Knife aged better than me lol. This is the first knife I made

 

[Heikki]

Here's the first knife I made circa 2016.

 

[Merle]

I’m super new to knife making, been at it a little over a year I think. Here’s the first knife I actually finished to the point of being able to put a handle on it

 

[John Wilson]

Bump

Lots of new members. This thread ought to be a sticky so that all new members will feel right at home. We all started somewhere. Some of us started even farther back than the starting line.

 

[Bruce McLeish]

Bump

Lots of new members. This thread ought to be a sticky so that all new members will feel right at home. We all started somewhere. Some of us started even farther back than the starting line.

There's a starting line ?

 

[Jon Buescher]

Bump

Lots of new members. This thread ought to be a sticky so that all new members will feel right at home. We all started somewhere. Some of us started even farther back than the starting line.

I see what you did there “bump” lol

 

[John Wilson]

I see what you did there “bump” lol

I was wondering if anyone would catch that.

 

[Sean Jones]

I was wondering if anyone would catch that.

Seeing his first knife is definitely inspiration. Though I would doubt I will ever be at the level he is now.

 

[Jon Buescher]

Seeing his first knife is definitely inspiration. Though I would doubt I will ever be at the level he is now.

What is amazing is how humble a man Bruce is! I’m blessed to call him neighbor and friend!

 

[Nick Riggi]

My first 3-- right to left. Not for the faint of heart!


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[John Wilson]

My first 3-- right to left. Not for the faint of heart!


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Uh oh! Got all fancy with the cord wrapped handle on the third one!

 

[Nick Riggi]

Uh oh! Got all fancy with the cord wrapped handle on the third one!

classy... huh?! haha

 

[Bruce Bump]

Wow, it’s nice to see this old thread still breathing. thanks for that.
sorry I’ve been away at Facebook but it’s nice to see you posting your first knives, some are great and some not so much but the pride in making a functional knife is the same. Keep it up and they get better and better. Be sure to test some of them so the heat treatment can evolve and you can sell with confidence.

 

[John Wilson]

Wow, it’s nice to see this old thread still breathing. thanks for that.
sorry I’ve been away at Facebook but it’s nice to see you posting your first knives, some are great and some not so much but the pride in making a functional knife is the same. Keep it up and they get better and better. Be sure to test some of them so the heat treatment can evolve and you can sell with confidence.

This thread has been key to my persistence in knifemaking. Back when I started, all I saw were pictures of what looked to me like other-worldly creations forged by angels. Meanwhile my knives were almost good enough to be used to scrape out the bottom of the deep fryer at a D- health code rated corndog stand.