Details Steel: 410SS Jacket / 26C3 Thin Core San Mai (Alpha Knife Supply) Handle Material: Jeancarter/ Denimcarta from True North Micarta (Instagram @truenorthmicarta)
@FORGE and @dancom Thank you both very much... I really enjoyed making this knife and the re-shaping worked out! I’d love to try San Mai in 3/16 or 1/4” now
@RussGen thanks man! I know it’s not everyone’s cup of tea here because it doesn’t have a large chunk of brass as a bolster or guard lol (Just kidding to all you old school big ugly brass loving guys! )
Got to say whenever I've used brass I just seem to get "Why" but some makers just seem to know how to use it on the just the right knife. It takes a while to work out what you don't want to do by trying everything. Unfortunately that leaves me with a bit of surplus brass.
I'm far from that level of knifemaking so I'm focusing on what I can pull off consistently and and I'm pretty satisfied with some of my more recent blades. How long have some of you all been doing this craft?
So you're kind of an old timer then Dan. You've sure built quite a website since then. Your knife patterns are what inspired me to give knifemaking a try.
Sure...old timer works. Getting a bit grey in the beard. Hahaha Making knives is a lifelong learning kind of thing. I wish I had started earlier.
I started in 2015. But I only made three knives between 2015-2017. In 2018 we moved house, so zero lol. I made three knives in 2019, and I have made two knives so far this year and that includes the knife in this thread. So above you’re looking at only my 8th completed knife. This year was the first year multiple people have contacted me asking if I sell. I think I may start lol.
man Griff I love everything about that knife. The profile handle shape San mai color and even the way you inserted your logo. Its so unique but works so well. Fantastic work.
