Pocket Knives (Damascus)

[budnder]

I did one of the Rockler kits, thinking that it would be a good warm up to a more expensive kit I got from Jantz Supply. The Rockler was easy and turned out fine, so I dove right in to the pricey kit. I'm happy with how it turned out also, but, man, it was way harder than the Rockler kit. I guess it was because (aside from the blade), none of the liner metal was finished or final shaped, so lots more filing/sanding/shaping. Oh yeah, and I had to learn how to peen.

The scales on the Rockler kit are Cherry, finished in Tru Oil.

The scales on the Jantz kit are some found wood (pictured) - I think it's Walnut. I stabilized the wood and did a CA finish on it. The blade is VG-10 Damascus.

 

[mecompco]

Nice job! It really gets interesting when you start making your own blades.

 

[More4dan]

Really nice work. I started making custom knives and bought a small lathe to make small parts. I've been making pens ever since.

Check out www.knifekits.com for a wide variety of kits.


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[magpens]

Those are lovely knives !!!!! . But which one is which please ? . Ahhh ... let me guess ... the second one looks like cherry so Rockler !!!

 

[zaqdesigns]

Beautiful!!!

 

[budnder]

Yeah, the "make the blade yourself" is kinda interesting. Not sure if I'll progress that deep. I have two more knife projects in the works - a set of steak knives and a nice Damscus hunting knife - both with purchased blades. We'll see how those go.