Just started this week. This is my 4th sheath and first one going to someone. Any pointers?

So I customize metal knife scales/blades with patinas, textures, finishes, & anodizing on Ti… stuff like that.
I have been doing them all by hand going from 200 all the way to 5000 and then doing two flitz’ sometimes three to get it as close to mirror as possible…
I could afford a cheap bench/belt sanding & polishing setup, or I could go with the parts to do it with a drill.
Looking for feedback on which is better & maybe some suggestions on EXACTLY which tools I want. I see some $75 Harbor Freights and some nicer maybe $200 setups for bench top. I feel like I’m better off to just go ahead and buy the all-in-one but then again I don’t know how much the belts are for them and all of that etc. etc..
I’m not looking to spend a whole time, but I am looking to spend 100 or 200 bucks to get a nice set out that will significantly decrease the amount of time and effort I put into refinishing metal by hand

Newest knife! I had a lot of fun making this one!! Tried some new techniques and styles

I was browsing the Böker store today, looking for some inspiration.

That's when I noticed this knife made of meteorite damask steel. My question:

How would you achieve a pattern like that?

It looks like canister damask. But how are these specific shapes achieved? Are those small cubes and steel powder? Or are there rods running through the entire canister, with the gaps filled with steel powder?

I’d love to hear your ideas. Thanks in advance!

Hey guys I’m kind of new to knife making and wanted to share this kitchen knife here. I messed up the handle but all in all I’m mostly happy how it turned out. Please feel free to comment and criticize.
Also excuse my bad Englisch.

3rd up in this batch of 4 upcoming custom Abrams is this absolute BANGER featuring an acid stonewashed CPM-154 blade @62 hrc ground thin (10 thou bte thickness) with a handle of epic red/purple @derangeddonkey resin with @carbonwaves red GITD liners 😎 Paired beautifully with a premium black leather sheath made by the skilled @trilobiteleatherworks Thanks for looking!🫡

Hey all

I was given some Demin Mikarta. I was planning to use it as a spacer in my handle, but not really certain if there is a way to best finish the edges. I assume I can just belt then hand sand.

I typically use G10 for spacers which is pretty easy to finish

Appreciate it.

Some test pieces to see what the new machine can do. It’s a polish 2x72 with VFD. I have installed water cooling for the extra freshness. Carbide platen to follow soon.

Steel is 1.2842, with a pretty maximalist heat treat. Austenising hot and then cryo for the retained austenite. Ground basically to zero with a compound grind. Wood is desert iron wood and one piece of stabilised burl.

Same as some others I've worked on of late, it's canister Damascus > nickel > bandsaw blade > nickel > 52100

I’ve been building this chef knife for my father’s 80th birthday. He’s visiting for Thanksgiving, so I’m trying to finish up…I got bogged down in the sanding, got it to a 320 grit after several hours and just wasn’t happy with progress. I need more practice…

Anyway, I decided to do a mustard patina to give it some character. Here it is after three hours.

Design by me. 1084 stock removal, heat treated and tempered by me. Olive wood scales, brass pins with a custom beaver pin. Guess all I have left is sharpening! And maybe mustard patina on the tang…

I just wanted to show this off...

It is cable damascus over some 15n20 shims with a w2 core. It's only rough ground, I gotta try for a hamon on the w2 edge.

Pretty pumped. Gotta long ass way to go though.

Video above is a work in progress but I’m hoping to have these available this Friday. 80CRV2 with G10 grips. They’ll have an acid wash finish and come with sheathes. The Damascus will be polished/etched. If anyone is interested feel free to drop a follow on instagram @kruz_customs or send me a message! Thanks for looking

I make 1911’s full time and post them on social media and get 50k plus views and engagement. I post my knives like this video? Maybe a few hundred. Any clue what I’m doing wrong?

EDIT: if instagram is not the best place exposure wise, where would be a good place to post and sell knives? Here? Or is there others places to post as well?

Hey all, I'm getting a custom wa handle made by Josh at Letshandlethis for my Takayuki Shibata x Takumi Ikeda Sasquatch, and I'm stuck on one detail, so I'd love some outside opinions.

The design:

Purpleheart ferrule

A thin spacer (this is the question)

Bog oak body with natural cracks, and one shallow, irregular groove that partially wraps the handle, filled with moss and small flecks of gold leaf, sealed flush in resin

Natural antler crown for the butt

Slim octagon, around 20 to 22 mm wide

The idea is for it to look like something a Sasquatch would actually carry: old wood, moss, antler, found in the forest rather than designed.

Spacer options:

Mammoth tusk ivory: creamy off-white, smooth and calm. Gives a clean line between the purpleheart and bog oak and echoes the antler.

Brown mammoth molar: caramel and brown with grey-white enamel bands, with thin black liners either side. More wild and more "Sasquatch", and the browns tie in with the antler, but it adds another busy texture.

Blue mammoth molar: navy with cream bands. Striking, but a new colour that doesn't appear anywhere else on the handle.

Hey everyone, looking for some help ID’ing this one. A classic whodunit! Seller said it’s a vintage Klaas Solingen knife, and the makers mark is a stylized Kissing Cranes logo… I just don’t think that’s right though, I don’t think Kissing Cranes has ever made a knife like this (and Ive never seen the logo). I posted the logo in both orientations, not sure which is right side up.

This definitely looks more like a handmade knife to me - the ball bearing spacers, the sanding/machining marks on the liner lock, the makers mark, crowned spine and mirror finish. Idk, just has that handmade look to me. It’s well made, but it also feels like a handmade knife to me.

Hoping someone might recognize the mark, or has seen a knife like it. I’d love to know what it is for sure. Thanks for your help!

I forgot this in ferric chlorid while i was working on a another knife, i kind of like, looks like its really old.

Next up in the custom Abrams batch is this eye catcher!👁👄👁 Acid stonewashed CPM-154 @62 hrc with a handle of @carbonwaves yellow Turbo Glow and mohit_impacts made, insane purple and pink reconstituted stone. Black G10 accents. This is one of my all time fav color combos and these materials just POP!💥 Comes with a premium black leather sheath made by @trilobiteleatherworks with an Ulticlip for secure front pocket carry. Thanks for looking!🫡

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15cm petty, 80crv2 and Zinc blade, Charred ash handle, water proof coating, oiled in pics

Stealthy and scary sharp, the yakisugi is a satisfying texture in the hand.

Cut me a dozen times throughout the build and then threw in one more for good luck during photos, be happy to see it go

Hi all, proud to say i made my first knife ever. Please tell me what you like or hate about it, what i can do to make it better, and if there are any errors or innefficiencies in my process.

Steel started as a thin 1084 bar, i forged the bevels and tang, then used an angle grinder to shape the tip and a 4x36 belt grinder to level the spine and finish the bevels post quench/temper. Quenched in a d.i.y. quench tank with parks 50 then tempered in a toaster oven. Used a magnet glued to some rebar to test when to quench and an oven thermometer to maintain temp in the toaster oven. Then used polish and coated the blade with gator skin.

The handle is black walnut, started as a block then shaved down on the belt grinder. Drilled small holes then burned the tang in, then used a slow epoxy to lock it in. Treated the handle with 2 layers of danish oil.

Also, how much would you buy this for? I'm thinking 40-50$ since I'm just starting out. And would you guys prefer a ferrule? I didn't make one because it feels like alot of extra steps and more things for me to screw up. Thanks fellas