Knifemaking

Variations on bird and trout knives. Both are 3 mm thick N690 steel, G10 handles, 10 cm blade length (20,5 overall).

This is my variation of the well-known Fairbairn Sykes dagger. It came out a little larger with the blade being 25 mm x 184 mm, while the 3rd pattern replica I have is around 22 mm x 177 mm. It is lighter at 200 grams compared to 225 grams of Read more

This one is made from N690 steel, very thinly ground to about 0.15 mm behind the edge. Stainless steel hardware, palisander santos on the handle. Again, there are some minor blemishes which make me think whether or not to offer this one up for sale.

I had this pre-cut blade blank for a long time. It was only profiled, and I had it for so long that I had to do some detective work to even figure out what kind of steel it was (it’s O1). Nevertheless, it only took couple of years to finish Read more

Things were going well, until they weren’t. If set aside the asymmetric scales, scratched finish on the blade, sloppy solder job and about a dozen other things, this knife could have been ok. But the crater left after the etching of my maker’s mark is the last drop. I’ll count Read more

This is a knife of many firsts: my first through tang construction, first milled brass bolster, first handle that has a bit more sculpting in it. There is a LOT to improve, but nevertheless, I am a happy camper. This one is *almost* good enough to be sold. Not there Read more