Just a knife

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S.Shepherd

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Here's something I finished up last week

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My version of a nakiri.
154cm, full flat grind, buffalo horn and buckeye burl

Sean
 
buckytom

buckytom

Grill Master
wow, nice knife! beautiful handle.

ss, are you planning on selling the knives you make?

i'd be interested.
 
Doc

Doc

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Very nice Shep. Good work!!! :tiphat:
How long does it take to make a knife like that from start to finish?
 
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S.Shepherd

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Doc said:
Very nice Shep. Good work!!! :tiphat:
How long does it take to make a knife like that from start to finish?
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LOL, way too long....

As long as it takes ??

Honestly, it seemed like it took forever. I grind post heat treat which means I have to be carefull about heat buildup. I use my fingers as a guide when I grind so I can tell when things get hot . I figure it hurts when it gets to about 200degrees (way below enough hear to mess up the temper)thwn I dunk it in water. All that nonsence means I have to grind fairly slow especially because it's thin.
All that means I probably have about 15-20hrs in it. I don't keep track, because that tends to make me rush things.
 
Jim_S

Jim_S

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Your title is a little misleading.

That's not "Just a knife," it's a work of art! :thumb::thumb::thumb:
 
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S.Shepherd

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Thanks folks, I appreciate the kind words.

Hopefully I'll have more to post soon, it been a weird summer.
Aside from trying to get a machine hooked up, I had a really bad bout with poison ivy and a fractured ankle.
 
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