These two are a couple of quick and dirty knives i recently finished up. They are both 1084 and are strictly no frills users. The wharny style is just a simple light weight epoxy soaked cord wrap, and is just made to be thrown in a bag as a utility backup knife for fishing, hunting camping etc. basically to cut rope or beat up on something you dont want to use a good knife for. Took about an hour not including the tempering cycles. The second one has a blue dymondwood handle (haven't bought any for a long time but came across a bunch that was free so figured why not use it). Its a user that was done for my father in law on short notice (forgot his birthday until 2 days before the date) and will basically be used for hunting and processing a bit of game. He will get a fancier one eventually but said he liked the rougher finishes that he doesnt have to worry about scratching up. I basically hit the whole thing on a 220 and then leaned into a buff with green compound to blend it out a bit and help limit corrosion. Like i said, they are quick, they are dirty, they are rough, but they cut well. Both were made the same day.
awesome Brandon ,I'm really likin the simpler stuff lately , may have something to do with all this forge and anvil stuff of late........awesome job , really like em both !!
Thanks guys. The wrapped one is 6.25 long, and the blue one there is just under 8 inches. The cord wrapped one is a scaled up version of a very crude small 5 inch of one i made last spring and carry every day for opening boxes, stripping cable, and general cutting tasks. The original was basically done from scrap, and done when a buddy asked me what i could make in an hour while he was at my house. It was ground to 120, heat treated with a torch, sanded to 120, tempered back with a torch, and wrapped with paracord soaked in CA glue. Since i found it so useful i decided to scale it up a bit and make another, since i had a small piece of stock lying around. I fing these small thing knives excellent as a back pocket carry knife when in a pancake style kydex sheath. I notice my wallet when i sit far more than the knife.
