Tom Megow Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 I have been assembling kits thus far. This is my first "real" knife I made four blades out of 1/8" X 1.25" X 36" O-1 bar stock. This is the first finished one.This is my fridge door knife.(I proudly posted my kids kindergarten crayon masterpieces on the fridge door) Packed with flaws but at least it resembles a knife It is 7.5" long overall, 3.25" Blade. I copied the gentleman's skinner from TKS. Homemade micarta two layers each color T-shirt material. The ricasso/slab joint was so ugly I tred to make it satin. The rest of the blade was sanded to 1200 grit stone, then rubbed with a rubbing compound The pictures look better than the knife does in real life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tell Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 (edited) There aint nuthin wrong with that mate looks ok to me keep it up everybody has to start somplace and the knife that seems like a pig to you will appeal to sombody else so never knock your work if your happy with your work then thats all that matters in this life go for it mate terry Edited March 4, 2007 by tell Terence.........(today started off perfect now --- watch sombody come and stuff it up ] if it aint broke dont fix it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 WOW Tom, that is cool! HOMEMADE MICARTA!??!??!??!???!??!??! COOL! I like the look of it, nice and smooth, looks sharp. Everyone starts somewhere, my first knives were NOWHERE Near as good as yours. Let not the swords of good and free men be reforged into plowshares, but may they rest in a place of honor; ready, well oiled and God willing unused. For if the price of peace becomes licking the boots of tyrants, then "To Arms!" I say, and may the fortunes of war smile upon patriots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Mayo Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Way to go Tom it looks good for your first. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.Lamontagne Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 nothen wrong with that! its a good looking blade especially for your first one formerly youngbuck...i now have a name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael/V Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 how does one make homemade micarta??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Bussey Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Nothing wrong with that one. Keep at it and at it and at it. "I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have." - Thomas Jefferson "The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense." - Tom Clancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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