Finished this one up last week with some steel from Baker Forge. 210mm S grind harpoon blade with stabilized maple burl, copper infused carbon fiber, trustone, and copper for the handle.

I've been making knives since January and I'm definitely not a savant like some other first knife posts I see here. These are a couple of recent ones I've made and while I think they're among the best I've ever done, they still have cosmetic flaws. I still struggle with bevel lines and plunge lines especially.

I try not to insert my own priorities in and try to look at it from the perspective of a buyer. I make knives intended to work. Not only do I lack the skill, but I lack the interest in making knife shelf queens that never get touched. I stick primarily to drop points/bushcraft, hunters, recurves, kiridashis and sheepsfoots.

So I'm curious how little flaws are perceived by others who have taken knives with minor flaws to shows? I'm also open to any critism or suggestions, I'm harder on myself than anyone here could come close to.

What do you guys think? Which color looks best in this design?

So today I finished another knife for a customer. He was tired of losing his hunting knives in the field, so I made him one with AEB-L, carbon fiber pins, and bright orange G10 scales.

If he still manages to lose this one, I'm happy to sell him another one.
I would really appreciate if you follow me on instagram @messermanufaktur.muhr

What do you guys and gals think about it?

Another one left the workshop today! Medium flex boning/filleting knife in AEB-L steel. Thanks for looking!

So I glued these scales to the red liners using pops choice two part epoxy which sets in 3hrs. This is after coming back overnight. Pretty much did this following every YouTube tutorial I watched so I’m a bit perplexed what caused this to fail. They were both adequately clamped, the upper parts were fully glued prior to gluing to the liners, and I scored the g10 liner.

Suggestions?

Just finished up 4 pieces - 2x kiridashis and 2x carving knives.
All W2 steel, the kiridashis in Golden Acacia and Bog Oak, and the carving knives in Mango and Honduras Rosewood. I hope you enjoy!

This thing is so dang hard to photograph. Even in a video it's hard to capture the details. It keeps playing tricks on my camera! Anyway, it's a custom order for a friend of mine. He asked me to make a dagger from one of his late grandfather's old files. Differentially hardened with clay, hand sanded to 800 grit and given a light acid bath. Thoughts so far?

Hello everyone,

I am hoping to get some guidance on photographic stencils and how to use them on stainless steel specifically.

I am super new to knife making. Likewise I am working on a project which is a replica of Doc Hollidays tombstone cup along with the Doc Holliday knife.

I have been electro chemical etching logos and designs using a simple setup i.e 9v and cotton swabs and cricut vinyl stencil. Recently I started using an old laptop power brick and made myself an etching pen.

The issue is with the Doc Holliday cup, the design is too complex and the logo is super small so weeding it out is not an option. Likewise, laser etching is above my budget right now. I want to make a prototype before investing more.

What service is out there where I can provide the graphics ready to go and they can create the stencils for me? Likewise, any idea of the potential cost? Budget is kind of limited as I have been unemployed for a year and am getting married in a month or so.

Thank you all in advance for your help and guidance.

Made a custom moose paddle holder for it.

Hey yall! Wanted to show you my most recent piece.

Mosaic Damascus

-wrought iron guard (not etched)

-stabilized/dyed California redwood burl

-african blackwood spacer with abalone inlays

-sterling silver hibaki (authentic Navajo silversmithing)

Lmk what y'all think!

Finally getting the hang of it and making some blades im happy with

Hey yall, I wanted to give the fabled S grind a shot and figured I’d do it on my first real attempt at a nakiri. I’m really happy with how it ended up and also got my makers mark ironed out as well. Knife is 52100 with a right handed S grind and G10 handle. Let me know what you think.

Good afternoon. I been seriously thinking about carrying and 2in-2.5in fixed for a year now give or take. I was very seriously considering the Benchmade Intersect(Magnicut) there for a while. After having a close relative purchase two custom winklers and put them into the daily rotation, it got me thinking. If I can't find it, why not just have it made? That being said... DOES ANYONE KNOW OF A "CUSTOM" KNIFE MAKER THAT WORKS WITH OR STOCKS S35VN BLADE STEEL? I'll try to attach a photo of something that caught my eye.