Knife in the works

[West Texan]

Here are photos of a Knife I am working out of an old bearing race.

[West Texan]

A step forward

[pilgrim]

       

[Dogshirt]

I'm liking the look of the upper one a lot! I've never been a fan of upswept blades, but others do. I'll be watching that one!

[West Texan]

The upper blade has been tempered and is in need of a proper handle. The upswept blade followed the flow of the steel under the hammer.  It has a good feel about it. I have not heat treated it as yet. I will keep you all informed. 

[pilgrim]

     I like both styles.  Each style has a distinct  purpose.   The swept up blade allows for  longer continuous cutting with glide instead of the resistance of a flat blade.   More for Skinning.   But the upswept blade is NOT for throwing.   More for up close and personal.

[West Texan]

Throwing? It had not occurred to me that I might throw one of these knives. 

[pilgrim]

     I think in terms of self defense.  a straight blade is useful for stabbing and slicing, while a curved blade makes a good carving knife.

[texasranger]

great knives, both of them. cant wait to see the finished product.

[Red Badger]

I am not a knife fan but both look like they will do the job a knife was developed for...  AS for me I only see one reason to throw a knife... to get it out of the way so I can pull out the cannon!   

[West Texan]

"Never throw your weapon away."  From a genuine LTC I know  I am going to temper the curved blade skinner this week end. The straight hunter has been tempered. It only needs a proper handle. I am thinking of making my own "micarta".

[West Texan]

 Now I have tempered this knife.  I heated in my forge to bright orange then quenched in cooking oil. I tempered in the oven at 425 for an hour.  I followed with heating the spine on the electric stove burner to a dark blue with the edge at a  dark medium straw color. It needs handle material.