Eric Morgan Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Blade is forged from a bearing race, and is right at 4" long. Handle is maple and walnut, with copper spacer and textured bolster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoy's Forge Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 well your light years ahead of my first one, Great job! That textured copper was just the thing to add some " Umph" I like it! www.hoyfamily.net Isa 54:16 Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.Lu 22:36 Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one. Mr 8:36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCROB Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Fine job , congrats ! "Never Quit On Improving" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Morgan Posted May 30, 2016 Author Share Posted May 30, 2016 Thanks guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin_Lyles Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Very good job! Everything is so clean, not often seen in most of our first knives... boy I remember mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Great fit and finish, far better than my first! Two things I see to think about for the next one, though: lose the step-down from handle to blade spine. That should be an unbroken line for good visual flow. 2. The handle still looks a bit blocky somehow. These are both minor aesthetic points, but I think you'll find your next knife will look even better if you incorporate them. Great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Morgan Posted May 30, 2016 Author Share Posted May 30, 2016 Thanks again guys. Alan, I agree with what you said, and definitely will work on those aspects on my next knife. I plan on doing a full tang for my next knife, so the handle-blade transition should be smoother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jheinen Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Great job! I wish my first knife turned out that good. Unfortunately though, I quenched it today and I think it cracked. Jeff H. CFI/CFII/MEI KE7ZMH "Give a man fire and he will be warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua States Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Nice job Eric. Great job! I wish my first knife turned out that good. Unfortunately though, I quenched it today and I think it cracked. So don't put a handle on it......that way it isn't your "first knife" It's just your "first blade." “So I'm lightin' out for the territory, ahead of the scared and the weak and the mean spirited, because Aunt Sally is fixin’ to adopt me and civilize me, and I can't stand it. I've been there before.” The only bad experience is the one from which you learn nothing. Josh http://www.dosgatosdesignsllc.com/#! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdJMFMqnbLYqv965xd64vYg J.States Bladesmith | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dos.gatos.71 https://www.etsy.com/shop/JStatesBladesmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jheinen Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Nice job Eric. So don't put a handle on it......that way it isn't your "first knife" It's just your "first blade." I like your thinking Josh! Jeff H. CFI/CFII/MEI KE7ZMH "Give a man fire and he will be warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Cook Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 I'm a fan of copper, so I'm definitely digging that. Maybe if the handle was narrower? It kind of feels like whatever you would call a Japanese paring knife. Do you mind if I ask how you handled the heat treating? I've got a bearing race sitting in a drawer that may have just found its new purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffM Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 great job on the copper addition....to prevent galvanic corrosion make sure both the knife and copper are insulated from each other with heavy coats of epoxy or many layers of clear nail polish at the point of contact between the copper surface and the blade connection... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris C-S Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 On 6/10/2017 at 10:16 AM, JeffM said: prevent galvanic corrosion I never knew this was a thing, can you elaborate please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Cook Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 If I understand it properly, the greater the difference in electrical potential between two materials, the more likely they are to experience a galvanic reaction. The end result is one of the materials gets eaten away in the presence of an electrolyte, like sweat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris C-S Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 1 hour ago, Jon Cook said: If I understand it properly, the greater the difference in electrical potential between two materials, the more likely they are to experience a galvanic reaction. The end result is one of the materials gets eaten away in the presence of an electrolyte, like sweat. Cheers, thanks for sharing, never knew such a thing would happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffM Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 in the case of copper and steel in contact with each other it would typically take about 2-3 years for the decay process to completely ruin the blade...first noticeable signs of decay would be a a white chalky looking powder forming on the knife close to where the steel and copper meet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Cook Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 How does this play out with something like a copper habaki? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Galvanic corrosion only takes place in the presence of moisture, so if you keep everything dry and oiled you have nothing to worry about. Now then, if you bury that sucker in wet acidic soil you'll get serious corrosion in a short time. For most of what we do this will not be a problem, as you can tell by all the blades with copper/brass/bronze on them that have survived for centuries. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Cook Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 @Alan Longmire I was thinking along those lines. So, pretty much, avoid copper on the tomato/citrus/peppers knife, and we should be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 I just wouldn't worry about it at all, except on a dive knife. Outdoor sculptures, it's a definitive no. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris C-S Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Thanks @Alan Longmire and @Jon Cook for your insight on this. Always so much more to learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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