New Knifemaker

[PoolQs]

Hello everyone !!!

I posted an intro of myself in the "Intro and Greetings" section. I am new to the knife making and have finished 6 knives
to this point (5 more in the making). I am a very studious person and have read about 15 books and watched just about
every youtube video on this subject for the past 6 months. I did this before I even cut my first blank.

I like to post my projects and get honest critiques of my work to get better on each project. I would like also to get
to know local knifemakers so some day I could get some educational work. Here are my pixs of my progression ...

First two knives ... 6" Chef knife with acid etching and boning knife

2 Damascus Chef knives - 6.5" & 7.5" Purple Heart

Promotional Butcher's knife


Stag Skinner - 440C w/304 SS bolsters and butt plates


I hope this shows my new found love for this craft. I am looking for a mentor nearby to show
and teach me this great art.

I am currently working on a 5 pc Chef set. I will show these at another time. This was long
enough for my first post

 

[groovatron]

Congrats on your new hobby! Making knives is very rewarding. Looking forward to seeing what you create in the future.

 

[rhino]

Nice! Those chef's knives would probably make good camp knives too.

 

[Lammchop93]

Nice job! I really want to get into this, but I just never seen to find time, or money for the proper tools.

 

[Manatee]

Great work!