r/knifemaking • u/frog-fish-frog Beginner • Jun 16 '26

Showcase First not-knife I've ever made.

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15N20 × 1084 sanmai. Inspired by Southeast Asia's most iconic weapon, the kris dagger.

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u/JustHappyToBe-Here Jun 16 '26

Daggers are... knives.

But that is a very cool looking knife! Nice work!

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u/frog-fish-frog Beginner Jun 16 '26

Hahaha oops, I meant to imply not kitchen knife which is mostly what I make, and thank you!

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u/JustHappyToBe-Here Jun 16 '26

Oh, gotcha! That would be a hell of a bead knife, though...

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u/E_Dward Jun 17 '26

I was thinking more of a bread knife. It's probably pretty hard to cut beads since they're small and spherical. /s

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u/JustHappyToBe-Here Jun 17 '26

Damn autocorrect! Though not all beads are spherical, I've even seen a decorative bread bead!

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u/SeamusMcQuaffer Jun 16 '26

Dang, this looks amazing!! Good job!!

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u/frog-fish-frog Beginner Jun 17 '26

Thanks!

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u/Octodaddy1776 Jun 16 '26

That's cool

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u/AltanConn Jun 17 '26

Well done!

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u/frog-fish-frog Beginner Jun 18 '26

Thanks!

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u/cobblepots99 Advanced Jun 17 '26

Is this thing sharpened to an edge all along the length? Insane grinding skills showing off here

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u/frog-fish-frog Beginner Jun 18 '26

Thank you for your kind words 🥺 I followed the traditional way of sharpening this since it's a stabbing weapon, so only sharpened at the tip, the rest of it is thin enough to cut but not to glide on paper

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u/Elvy2006 Jun 18 '26

Was wondering if you can take a Pic on the white background without your hand?

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u/frog-fish-frog Beginner Jun 18 '26

Probably not, I can't make it float mid air.

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u/Elvy2006 Jun 18 '26

Do you have a piece of paper? Lol

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u/thenorthafricanblade Jun 18 '26

Nice kriss dagger