Ever make your own? Show us!

[RichardR]

I made the middle dagger w/tip pointed up in 81 or 82 I think, definately not up to snuff compared to some of the stuff you guys have posted but it was a fun project none the less.

It was originally intended to be a "for real" type dagger not a wall-hanger, the blade is tool steel, that has been repeatedly slammed it through car doors and other assorted tests in order to prove to my DM that a lowly dagger could easily penetrate platemail (heh) eventually I got bored with it and tossed it in an old tool box where it rusted for 30 some odd years until my youngest child discovered it & wanted to clean it up, so now it hangs on her bedroom wall, along with the rest of her "in case of zombies" arsenal.

[gregintenn]

Just finished this today.

Steel: Lawn mower blade that I heat treated as 1095 with multiple oil quenches. With a vinegar forced patina.

OAL: Just under 6".

Blade: 2.75"

Scales: Scrap Aspen that was in the shed. Dyed with RIT dye and hand finished with Armorall/Tru-Oil mixture.

Pin/Thong hole: 5/32" copper wire and 3/8" copper water tubing.

Critiques? I'm thick skinned and I need to learn.

My second is coming along nicely...

Looks good! Mind if I ask how you are heat treating the steel?

[Guest Broomhead]

Looks good! Mind if I ask how you are heat treating the steel?

Using a firebrick forge with a weed torch to heat it slightly beyond non-magnetic, letting it soak for a few, then quenching in used motor oil. I repeated this four times until a sharp file skidded off. Lastly, I baked it in the oven at 400* for 2 hours, where it came out a nice medium straw color.

Edited June 23, 2012 by Broomhead

[Guest SW9VEman]

I particularly like this style of knive where the belly is lower than your hand so you can do work on surfaces without your knuckles getting in the way or in the material being cut or for scraping. This top pictured knife and the 3rd one in the group picture are my favorites.

Did you make these? I think have seen them on bladeforums before.

[gregintenn]

This one's been lying on my bench for quite a while. With all the rainy weather this past holiday weekend, I finally got a chance to finish it. The handles are linen micarta.

[bigbabysweets]

A couple I made a few months ago. I really need to work on my lighting in pictures....

[img]http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c372/atomic_colonic/2012-08-22_09-36-51_1861.jpg[/img]

[img]http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c372/atomic_colonic/IMAG0014.jpg[/img]

[Guest Broomhead]

Try taking your pictures outside in the morning or afternoon. Great looking knives.