r/knifemaking

I'm not improving I'm regressing 😂 and it's entertaining myself. hopefully the resin makes a difference in strengthening the rib but it was fun and easy to make

11in W2 blade with a 1500 grit finish hamon. Polished brass and copper fittings and guard with a Ziricote wood coffin handle and mild steel pommel nut. Everything comes together very solid and the knife overall is very light for its size. I also made a black leather sheath for it.

4 line up pins in the handle keep everything together very well, and it takes only a little torquing on the pommel nut for everything to be secure.

This knife isn’t available, as it’s a commission from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.

Thanks for looking!

Hello my friends, I’d like to share my latest work — this 1070 steel Bowie. It’s a new model that I’ll be adding to my catalog for custom orders. What do you think?

philknives.com

Another one I made

O2 steel
10,86" overall
5,7" blade
0,20" thick

Two sayas nearly finished and waiting for pins. These are friction fit, but over time they might become loose, so pins add a bit of safety. First saya is made of bubinga, second one is from padauk

A handful of CPM-3V/ Ultem MKII Minis from the current batch I'm working on to release into the wild shortly!

My first ever knife so far, made from 1084.

Used a hacksaw and files to create the profile, filing jig for the bevels, and way too much time trying to neaten up the plunge line.

I'm at a hand sanded 80 grit finish and I think I'm ready to give heat treating a go

I finally did it! I took that thumb out of my ass and forged some billets out of some 80crv2 and nickel stacks.

I did not get the core really centered as you can see in the nickel on the bevels. Grinding is even so it was the forging process i would think, but still really happy how this came out!

i'll happily take any pointers. but i just want to add that i have extremely limited options to work with. doing most of the work by hand in my apartment so no power tools. and what i have in terms of a workshop is a verry rudamentary setup at my parents place. 😅

some specs:

Heel to tip: 145mm

Steel: 80crv2 and nickel laminate

Handle: Stabilized karelian birch and copper

Height: 54mm

Spine over heel: 4,5mm

Spine at middle: 2.7mm

Spine at tip: 1mm

Weight: 162g

-BHK : Serenity (2026 Rift Lock Proto. )

-BHK : MKII ( 2021 F.F. Proto. )

made a knife handle sketch and wanted to share it! any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

edit:

forgot to mention I am planning on either using a block of oak or walnut as the main material and brass pieces for the pommel and hand guard

how do you guys feel about k tips? I'm a huge fan of the overall look of them, and adore them if you can't tell lmao.

2:30am grind! the red forged carbon fiber came out way better than expected. this is my Wisp model in magnacut steel. Putting an edge and making a sheath tomorrow after work.

This little thing was brutal to make 😂 Hand sawing purple heart will break a man.