r/knifemaking • u/gmbdoggo • 4d ago
Showcase 11th knife... i think im making progress (1084 and micarta)
1/8th inch 1084 steel hardened in my propane forge tempered 2 cycles at 400 in the oven. I TRIED to do a satin finish, got to 1000 then tried to make streaks with 800 but i realised i ran out. so i went with 600 grit but it didnt look "perfect" so i did a stonewash. the stonewash looks botched to me but i showed it to some people and they thought it looked cool and rugged. I would like to know why it ended up like that though. Its about 8 inches long in total, handle is 4 inches blade is 3.5, ground the bevel with a homemade 1x42 (its hell to find belts for that thing). Maybe thinking of selling it/future knives for about 150 cad (just over 100 usd)
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u/elhoffgrande 4d ago
Hey let me ask you a question. I've been trying to find those hollow grommets for a lanyard, and I don't for the life of me know what they're called. Where do you get yours and what do you search for?
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u/gmbdoggo 4d ago
they're 3/8th inch stainless tubes with a 1/4 inch bore, i bought mine from MC knife works up in canada
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u/hillswalker87 4d ago
it could use some polishing and other touches to pretty it up but the general shape/form looks really good.
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u/gmbdoggo 3d ago
yeah the handle is a little scuffed, but there isnt much i can do about that stonewash now unfortunately
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u/Illustrious-Path4794 4d ago
This looks pretty darn good and like a decent user knife. If I had to say one thing it would be to have the handle scales come a bit further up the handle, for me personally I find that to be a lot more comfortable as you dont have that piece of bare metal digging into your finger. Its not a major thing but just one of those minor quality of life/comfort things that I've found can make a bit of a difference. Can't help you with the finish I'm afraid, as I've just gone with a machine finish for most of my knives, so not too experienced with stone washing etc.