Slippy, my first

[Justin King]

Great start indeed, congratulations!!
I also left the nicknail out on my first take, and am currently trying a way to cut one on scrap with unsatisfactory results... i don't have a mill or surface grinder and consider insightable the nicks obtained with the dremel cut-off wheels...better nickless 100%!!!
Any suggestions for cutting the poor-man nicknail?

Could one not use a cone-shaped grinding point in a drill press, and fixture the blade in the drilling vise? Its not good for the drill press, of course, but I bet some of us have done worse...

 

[Bruce Bump]

Mark, Your first came out terrific. Thanks for mentioning my WIP, so glad it helped. Your next ones will be even better.

 

[Mark Behnke]

Mark, Your first came out terrific. Thanks for mentioning my WIP, so glad it helped. Your next ones will be even better.

Thanks Bruce,
I hope so, beginners luck I suppose, lots of improvements needed I'm trying to speed things up, should be finishing my first lock back next week then back to slippys.

 

[dan van]

Looks really nice, it's nice to see an old knife style to be revived. Dan