Hi all,
After a couple year break after having kids, I'm finally back on the horse. I made a pair of basic whittling knives. I finished the first today, and the 2nd one is pending fit and finish. Overall I think it came out ok, I went with a basic round handle that tapers slightly towards the blade, consistent with some whittling Knife examples I've seen. This knife had a couple firsts for me:
First hidden tang
First brass accent
A notable screw up - I nicked the blade near the base when grinding the handle to shape. It's a small nick, but probably will be a pain to get out when sharpening. I'll be much more careful on round 2 :-).
Before I finish up my next one, I wanted to get people's advice. What looks good or could have been better? What would make #2 better (similar design but handle is an unfinished rectangle of wood right now)? Or should I stick with a similar design for a matched set and practice making something identical?
Note, these are not for selling, but for me to use, maybe give to my boys one day, and most importantly to get some practice doing a hidden tang and some accent pieces.
Thanks for the advice.