My first couple handmade knives

[smokeonthewater]

banned aye.... guess I better quit razzing MJ b4 I fall victim to a "fluke" too LOL

[cfelton]

I use ta make meat cleavers for the hunting clubs around here. Used 316 stainless steel for the blade and Redrock (Brazilian hardwood) for the handle. They were killer!! A friend of mine made alot of knives out of old log chipper blades. He worked in a saw mill and got all the old blades he wanted for free.

[tsubaki]

That's great Stink!
Are you planning to do any work with stainless?

[spareparts]

I've been thinking about making knives, but right now I have way too many hobbies as is. I shot my Blackhawk last week(finally) and its going to need some new grips(badly). I orderd up some burl black walnut to make a set of grips for it, I still need to finish off my last set of grips for my Kimber, and get back to restoring my Win. 94. Way too many things going on, and that's besides, boat stuff, fishing, my buggy project, etc...

[Redneck]

Very nice I realy like the look of the O'l raspa major character points there. Might have to take it up I got access to all kinds of steel.

[Destroyer]

Stink, they are both beautiful. They show a lot of labor and skill. Really really nicely done!!

If you every want to hollow grind them here's a little trick I use. Get 2 old belt driven grinding arbors. The kind that are just posts with a pulley in the center and a grinding wheel mounted on each end. As an example you can look at this unit on eBay.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Craf...item1e8164af78
Mount them on 2 platforms facing each other and mount the motors under them facing in opposite directions so that the grinding wheels are turning in towards each other. I like to use the largest grinding wheel I can find, so the gap between the two wheels where they touch is very narrow. Start the motors (make sure they are the same rpm) bring your blade up from the bottom between the two wheels and work the steel back and forth. You'll get a nice, even edge on both sides at the same time.
I got the idea from a Youtube video I saw about a year ago. Was looking for a way to hollow grind my knifes and I came across a video by Lewisrazors. He uses belts, not grinding wheels, but you get the idea of what I'm talking about.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GVB0qkRF1c
I'd show you my rig, but when we moved it got torn apart and i haven't put it back together yet so all I'd be able to show you is a bunch of pieces.
Anyways, it's a good way to remove a lot of stock in a hurry, and yet maintain a straight line on your blade edge. Just watch your heat and quench the steel often.

[Stinky_Hooker]

Great advice, thanks Destroyer. I done alot of research and reading before I ever started and I am still doing so.

Originally Posted by Redneck

Very nice I realy like the look of the O'l raspa major character points there. Might have to take it up I got access to all kinds of steel.

Im working on my first stainless skinner now. I also should be recieving my kydex in the mail today to start making sheaths. More to come.