Here are the first two knives I made with proper steel and professional heat treatment. Steel is 1/8th A2 and handle material is green linen micarta. The top one is a utility/chef's knife I made for my old man for Christmas. It is intended for his camping trailer. The second is hunting knife a friend commissioned me to make. It obviously has a gut hook and can be used to skin with. Both have patinas made using apple cider vinegar. I really liked how the top one turned out. Here is another picture of the chefs knife.
Those look great for the first two. Very nice start. The only suggestion I would offer is to thin the handles and contour them a bit more in the future. They look a bit squared off or blocky and thick as they are. I can't feel them in hand so this is purely a visual assumption. Can't wait to see your next ones.
They are very thick. The kitchen knife in particular. If I do another kitchen knife, I will start with thinner Micarta. The hunter is sized to the guys hand and he is happy with it. I used 3/8 micarta and I think it is a touch thick to start with for what I am doing.
