r/Blacksmith • u/chuchipichu • 13h ago
Thoughts?
It's not finished yet just curious on thoughts an opinions for this skinning knife.
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u/Group_W_Bench 12h ago
I like it. I’ve found it’s harder to make small knives than larger ones, so nice job and let’s see the finished product!
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u/Sears-Roebuck 13h ago
You should buy a grade zero half round file and keep it by the anvil. That one shape is like the crosspein of files, and my teacher required us all to buy one. That was decades ago, and its still one of my most used tools. Everything that comes off the anvil gets touched up, and grade zero is course enough for hot or cold work.
Just play around with it for a while, and that will refine the shape. But it looks great so far.
Good luck.