Made Another Knife

[cohunter14]

Just finished up putting the last coat of polyurethane on my newest knife. Pretty happy with the way this one came out. This go round I did have access to a band sander, which helped out a ton!

I did this one a little different than my first one. Instead of getting the handles perfectly shaped before installing them, this time I got them close and glued them, then did the final sanding. Although it made it easier to get the pins aligned perfectly, I didn?t really like sanding the handles while they were on the knife because inevitably I was going to hit some of the stainless steel with the sandpaper.

Here?s a link to my first knife that I put together with a full-on write up: https://www.elk101.com/forums/index.php/topic,7531.0.html

 

[cohunter14]

Here's a link to the knife kit and the scales I used:

Knife: https://www.rockler.com/pro-hunter-knife-hardware-kit

Scales: https://www.rockler.com/knife-scales-bocote

If anyone has had an itch to try this, I can't recommend it enough. The knives are great and hold an awesome edge. My first knife has been used on a bunch of animals already and it's amazing how long it stays sharp. I'm very impressed!

 

[DTP]

Nice!

 

[Bowhunter1]

Nice job! I might have to dabble in knife making one of theses days. Looks like fun.

 

[colorado russ]

Looks good Derek!  I did one of their folding knives and like you mentioned I scratched the stainless finish when sanding so ended up keeping instead of giving to someone.  I need to try again.


You're right in the blades have a great edge!


If you want to dabble in something else, they have bottle opener kits and I've made several of these for friends.

 

[cohunter14]

That bottle opener is cool Russ! I might have to give that a try... :think:

 

[Tonyskyline]

Nice knife!!!

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[cohunter14]

Nice knife!!!

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Thank you!!!

 

[WW]

Cool Derek! I have 4 completed ones. one with oak scales, one with canvas micarta, and one with mesquite. The 4th one is already sold. And I just completed 3 more blade blanks yesterday. Not sure just what kind of handles I'll be doing on the new blanks. I'm doing everything from scratch. Great hobby :-D 

 

[cohunter14]

Cool Derek! I have 4 completed ones. one with oak scales, one with canvas micarta, and one with mesquite. The 4th one is already sold. And I just completed 3 more blade blanks yesterday. Not sure just what kind of handles I'll be doing on the new blanks. I'm doing everything from scratch. Great hobby :-D

That's awesome Bill! How difficult is it to make the blade blanks? I've thought about trying to do everything from scratch like that, but honestly have no clue where to start.

 

[WW]

Derek: PM me with your email address and I'll give you a few tips. It's easier than you think.