first file knife follow along

[danny f]

hi all. after being inspired by khalversons great build along i thought it was about time i had a go at making myself a knife. i have wanted to do this for ages and i also need a knife so here goes. it is being made from a save edge rasp as i have no old files. i started yesterday and will post pics as i go along i will be working on it as often as possible between work so you will have to bare with me lol. heres some pics of progress so far.

[Stoker]

Looking real good so far...
Thanks leroy

[TRACY]

Hey, I really like that! Never been into making metal knives but now I'm wondering since it looks easier than I thought it would be.


Tracy

[danny f]

cheers  i thought it would of been alot harder than it is to. k halversons build along is the one im following.

[danny f]

heres the handle roughed out and im using some zebrano for the scales, i have more work to do on the blade before i glue it on and finish shaping.

[KHalverson]

looking good so far.
Kevin

[Stringman]

That looks nice Danny! Can't wait to see it finished.

[danny f]

finally got it finished. i could of done with some finer grit wet and dry to get the blade more polished but its gona get knocked around abit anyway so i just left it as it is. im pretty pleased for my first go. im gona start another pretty soon.

[KHalverson]

Danny
forgive my French but that one hell of a first effort.
keep us infirmed about your opinions on edge holding ability and ease of sharpening.
looking forward to seeing future knives from you.
Kevin

[danny f]

cheers kevin. yeh will let you know how it holds up. the knife is sharp but i cant seem to get it shaving sharp, i think this may be my inexperience with sharpening knives.  i have already started another now but this time i put it in the wood burner for a while to soften it and it really helped, i will post pics when its done. 

[KHalverson]

danny
if you got it real hot 450f + for any length of time the temper may be gone  i.e  the steel is soft and will not hold an edge.
you will probably end up rehardening and tempering the blade.
Kevin

[Aaron H]

Hey that's pretty neat, I actually made a knife out of a rasp exactly like the one you used about a year and a half ago.  It was also my first attempt at knife making.  I will see if I can get some pictures of it up later tonight and post them here if you don't mind.

[danny f]

thanks. yeh it would be great to see yours too.

[medicinewheel]

Really nice!

[bowtarist]

Cool! I made one of these for a KITH a couple years ago. More Bowie style though. I like that style you made. dp