here's a little friction folder i made a few weeks ago.
the blade is O1 and is a little over 3 inches long. i put a convex grind on it.
the handle is some rosewood one of my friends gave me.
comments and criticism are very wlecome.
nor is it mine. it's just what i had and wasn't afraid to mess up. i'll start taking better pics next time. and I have over 50 railroad spikes (about 30 are high carbon) that i need to forge into knives before i think of getting other steel.
i like the antler on there. isn't the blade supposed to be real upswept at the tip? i don't know anything about skinning, but all the other skinners i see have that. looks real nice. O1 is a good steel.
i finished my first little knife.
it's made of rebar with paper micarta scales and brass pins
i left the spine with the rebar's little ridges. it's a full grind with a really thick spine (1/4" at the back of the blade)
i hope to make several more. comments and critiques are fine.