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100% Custom knives by me....an ongoing endeavour.

For about 3 years now I have been drawing up & cutting out my own fixed blade knife designs. I have yet to complete even one of them. That is terrible, I know, but I am easily distracted by a Paying job and family. This Blog will help me to keep track of the projects. Please offer up ideas and advice freely, I welcome all of it.

I will list these projects as I started them:

1/2011

.125 x 1.5" 1095 steel knives. I started with a simple modified Tanto design with 3" blade. I had originally cut out 4 blades, all were spoken for, 2 for me, 1 for a co-worker & 1 for a friend at the Knife Gallery. After 6 months I gave my Knife Gallery friend his, as he has an oven to heat treat. The other 3 are still with me, they are crudely sharpened with an industrial 1500RPM Kalamazoo belt grinders. For the most part they are ready for re-hardening and temper. After which I would handle them with some kind of wood I have in my Big Box-o-Wood.

Pictured are the 3 I have left, the top one is for my co-worker, the other 2 are mine after changing the blades to a Modified drop point/recurve type design. The one the middle is called the Model Z Whizbang, named after a comment in another thread.

5/2012

These are the knives I started to make for my Sister her husband and my 2 nieces. It initially was to be 1 hunting knife for my niece that snowballed in one for each of them. What is a big brother to do, say no to the only female that has idolized and adored me her whole life. I'm a sucker.

You all have seen these before, (L-R) 2 S30V Drop point Hunters for the nieces, 440C Wharncliffe for my sister and a D2 Bowie hunter for my Bro-n-law. These have the highest priority since they are needed by next Bow hunting season in Colorado.

I hope to have these 4 off to Jeff Mutz for edge grinding and Heat treat by the middle of May.

5/16/2013

Finally got the the top swedges ground off the top of the 2 1/4" blades today.

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Comment by Brad T. on April 19, 2013 at 20:44: Robert, I started this blog to do just that. Keep those who are interested in an amateur's approach into knife making. I will honestly document my success' and failures, lessons learned and vendor's dealt with.
Just check in from time to time. I will update ad time permits.

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on April 19, 2013 at 20:36: Brad, I was getting into making a few knives, last year. I had family problems, so I backed off. My goal was to make hand forged blades the way they were made, back in the 1800's. The way, I was proceding, was to buy pre-made knife blanks and learn how to handle them. There is alot of knife makers that all they do is handle them. This is a good way to start, but I think that after this part of knife making is mastered, one should move on to making a complete knife. Please, let me know how your work, continues.

Comment by Brad T. on April 19, 2013 at 20:06: I would have a wait list like Randall knives if I did do this full time. LOL

Featured Comment by Craig Henry on April 19, 2013 at 19:38: Cool! You'll have to quit your job and go into knife making!

Comment by Jan Carter on April 19, 2013 at 19:03: Goodness know I adore big brothers!!

I would say Rams horn if you did not have 4 to do LOL. That is a lot of material. I would say stick with a nice stabilized burl wood, you could get favorite colors for everyone and the cost is not too bad. EBay is great but check some of the sites that sell knife handles, we have found some great buys