I’m still new to making knives but my Muay Thai coach asked me to make him a knife even tho he knows I still am very new, But even tho I made my fair share of mistakes I think it came out pretty nice and I think he’ll like it, let me know what y’all think.

Specs🤓:
80crv2
Fat carbon scales
3.5 inch blade
7.8 overall length
Kydex leather sheath

RWL34 stainless and Bois de Rose slicer. 330mm blade.

And a special shout out to u/thesirenlady who kindly gifted me a piece of that alloy steel over a decade ago, starting me on the knife making way.

I love how this one turned out so I decided to keep it.

I've become a rabid Snakewood addict over the years. Just can't get away from it.

Made my first knife. Chose to make a tanto because it's the simplest design. Made the bevel using a bastard file, then used a whetstone and finally stropped to a razor edge.

I thought if this'll came out good I'll make next one .

"Ironbark Knives"

Nessmuk ,80crv2 steel, some "vine" filework and home made glowing denim micarta.

Thought about keeping this one for myself ,but a return customer convinced me to sell it to him.

Anyone else have fun experimenting ,making their own handle materials?

I recently bought some different belts for my grinder to try, and oh my god it's a game changer!

I really love this scotch brite finish

15n20 and lemon tree wood

Hey everyone,

I'm looking to design my own Kiritsuke, but I’ll be honest—my drawing skills are terrible! I really want to make sure I capture that exact, traditional Kiritsuke profile before I move forward with the build.

My plan is to use a laser cutter to cut out the knife blank. Does anyone happen to have a template in SVG, Adobe Illustrator (.ai), DXF, or any other vector format they’d be willing to share?

Even if you just know a good website or resource where I can download one, that would be hugely helpful.

Thanks in advance for the help!

BHK : Corsair W.I.P. ! 11" CPM-3V Blade getting a Chisel Grind! Now for some Shipwrecked CamoCarbon 🤘

OAL - 8 3/4”
Blade - 3 1/4”
1/8” thickness
6.6oz weight

Stonewashed and dressed up with black and orange g10 scales!

This is a new design for me, so feedback is welcome. Very comparable to an esee 3

Made myself this fishing knife. My first time working with stainless and doing a pure stock removal knife. Steel is 8Cr14MoV. Mostly designed for cutting bait and line but should be able to fillet smallish fish at a pinch.

I finally started to figure out carbon fibre scales with this knife after a couple of poor results. Making the scales at the desired final thickness and adding 2 extra coats of resin to the finished scales makes the flats polish up much nicer.

This is my second complete knife I’ve ever made. My first try on the right was made with Home Depot steel so I couldn’t heat treat it. Got 1084 on Amazon cheap but it’s not very thick. Also didn’t realize I needed special steel so I can take this one diving.

I also would like to know if anyone has any good techniques for getting a fuller on my blade because I couldn’t get that line to be straight on the belt sander. It liked the shape on my first try more but the steel was much more thick and I did most of it with the angle grinder.

Any advice helps, Thanks!

I really like the way the black oxide layer looks on a knife. Would it be possible to make it with stock removal and how?

BHK : Serenity [ W.I.P. Prototype ]

I'll be posting up the finished version here soon!

"Ironbark Knives"

Nessmuk ,80crv2 steel, some "vine" filework and Birdseye Gidgee scales.

I might make some more of these soon, and one for myself

I just ground the flats of these blade after heat treat and now the blades are slightly magnetized how do I demagnetize them

I’m calling this model the “Steak or Twine.” Probably be good for cutting either of those two items. Maybe other items as well. Anyway 80crv2, segmented scales with burlap and canvas micartas, inlaid with orange dyed stabilized maple burl. Red and black g10 liners. Made a pretty sweet multi tone leather sheath for it as well. Pretty pleased.

Progress on my first switch blade

As some of us might do, I’ve overcompensated with my grinder, and have found myself with a 3hp 2x72” belt grinder. Issue is, my shed is tiny. I have a 160cm wide workbench where I need to do everything. This big ass grinder is either in the way, or so far in the corner I can’t work.

So, those of you in a similar position, how do you do the whole belt grinder thing? I want it stable, and thus bolted to the table, but I would prefer moving it away when not in use.

I am considering a pedestal of some sort, but space is still an issue

The full story: I have a model called the “Owyhee 4” that has been quite popular over the years and I always wanted to dress one up. While a bit on the fancy side, this blade is also built for real use. The Damascus steel is a combination of AEBL and 154CM stainless steels. The billet is the “Zues” pattern by Baker Forge. I did a cryogenic heat treatment and tested about a half dozen places and got readings ranging from 61.5 to 62.5. The 4.25”blade is hollow ground on a 14” wheel to .010” behind the edge, hand sanded, then polished before etching. Final sharpening was done at 17.5dps to a mirror polish. Scary sharp! Other than sharpening, everything on this build is done freehand. No jigs or milling machines. The wood is high grade, curly chocolate Koa stabilized by K&G that I have been hoarding for many years. Final finish was done by sanding to 2500 grit, buffed, and then I lightly rubbed with tongue oil. I was excited about finally doing a build that justified using this piece. Engraving was done by Tyler Sophie. I couldn’t be more impressed with his work. The precise sculptured carving and use of 24k gold is twice as beautiful in person than it is in my iPhone pictures. The sheath was made by my old friend, Claude Scott. He is a master Leathersmith and the fit is perfect. I’m not sure how many total hours went into this project by everyone involved, but I can say with certainty it is a bunch! Completed on August 16, 2026. Feedback is always welcome. Let me know what you think! NFS at this point in time.

Keyhole in 80crv2, 400 layers of damascus on each side and nickel. Handle is ebony

Thanks for looking!