My first garage built knife.

[Trees91]

1080 steel. Od green burlap and black micarta pins.
Cheap harbor freight 1x30, drill press and band saw then your basic hand tools.
Happy with how it turned out but it's far from perfect. Took some effort to sharpen so I think the heat treat is ok....or maybe it's too hard....I really don't know. Learning as I go. Will do somethings differently on the next one.

 

[Mt Al]

Nice!

 

[Maverick1]

That looks really good! Is it functional?!?!

 

[Trees91]

So far it's cut a potato and some deer salami. Seems to work!

 

[Decker9]

For a first knife that looks pretty rad! Nice job!

 

[Nicaburns]

Grinding bevels on a 1x30 screaming at full speed is no small task!

 

[Dzhunt]

That's a fire first knife, buddy, you crushed it!

 

[EdP]

Very nice. I love the blade shape. What is the handle material? I see the burlap but is there a binder?

 

[Trees91]

Just 3/16" burlap epoxied on with the micarta pins. The scales themselves are layers of burlap with epoxy holding it all together.

 

[Trees91]

Grinding bevels on a 1x30 screaming at full speed is no small task!

It really makes a guy want a decent 2x72..
Finished the sheath and did an overnight potato patina. Polished it up a bit with steel wool.

 

[Nicaburns]

a variable speed 2x72 is the bomb if you make many blades at all

 

[Geeoff]

Nice work! I recommend the House Made Revolution 2x72 Grinder if you have the tools to put it together.

 

[sierracharlie338]

Hell of a first knife. Mine was much more crude

 

[feanor]

Really good on your first knife. Keep up the good work. If you decide to make more, the 2x72 really will put a smile on your face. Worth the investment.

 

[Trees91]

For sure wanting a new grinder. Not sure I want to invest it a 2x72 yet. It would be awesome though. Takes some time to get things hogged away with my little 1x30. Some better belts might help. Still experimenting and learning a lot every time I grind a knife.

Couple I did this past Saturday. Waiting for warmer weather to heat treat...

 

[Kylemgf]

Very nice!

 

[BDWMT]

Nice work. I started with a 1”x42” in an unheated garage in the winter. Doesn’t sound enjoyable now but it sure was at the time. Made about a dozen blades on that little grinder with a lot of additional file work. With enough belts and patience it’ll get the job done. Congrats