1st attempt at Knife making

[BJ]

Hi All
I have been inspired by some of the the projects on here to try my hand at modifying a knife blade to make a shorter blade with new shape and wooden handle for heavier bushcraft tasks.
so I have used a hand grinder and attacked the blade and having got that how I wanted it, I have made a fire steel handle in the same walnut to use for practice before starting on the knife handle. That worked well so here is a couple of pictures of the knife handle taking shape. I don't profess to be a master craftsman like some of the ones I've see on here but I am pleased with the results so far.
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I need to finish the smoothing and I intend to use clear polyurethane, it brought out the grain in the fire steel handle very nicely.
BJ

[JEEP]

Looks pretty good so far T^

I like the shape of the handle.

A bit of advice; try to allign the screws so that the slots point the same way, preferably against the grain of the wood. This will make the handle look a lot more finished.

[BJ]

Hi Jeep.
Never noticed that, thanks for the tip, little finishing touches like that make a world of difference.
cheers
BJ

[CanadianMike]

Looks good, now let's see the tape off! :)

[Tony1948]

To me that looks the dogs bits,well done BJ

[jbrown14]

Looks like a very comfortable handle, and nicely finished too.
Thanks for sharing.

Josh

[mrs fish]

looks very good well done

[BJ]

Hi
I have cleaned it up a bit and removed the tape from the blade. There is still a bit to do but this is the job so far, with the firesteel handle in the same material.
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Next the sheath.
cheers BJ

[HillBill]

nice one :)

[Sar-ian]

Hey for a first attempt thats :happy-clapping::happy-clapping:T^ :jumping-joy:, well done.......

[AL...]

Fantastic bit of kit :)

Cheers
AL

[BJ]

Hi Guys,
thanks for all the kind comments and the tips, I will be far less apprehensive about putting more projects on here now that I have seen for myself how supportive everyone is and I hope to put faces to the names and meet some of you during 2013 at the various meets .
cheers
BJ

[biker-bri]

Hi BJ, what are you doing for a sheath ? if you need any help give me a shout
Cheers Bri

as for your signature There are things we don't know we don't know but how do we know that we don't know, we may know already but have forgotten T^

[BJ]

Hi Bri,
I definitely need help, I have never tried any leather work at all, and seeing some of fabulous the work on here (your Celtic cross for example) It's a daunting proposition to try to emulate. Much appreciate the offer, I intended to sketch out a plan and maybe you could tell me if it's a possibility?
As for the signature I'm fairly sure I know less than I thought I knew even allowing for my memory.
cheers
BJ

[Bernie]

Well done. Fantastic job for any knife, let alone your first one.

[CanadianMike]

That turned out very well for a first try!

[OakAshandThorn]

Lovely handle :). I think it turned out excellent :D.

[f0rm4t]

GREAT work bj. I bet you're proud of that mate.