First attempt at knives

[Mad Professor]

I started out with some simple blades and rivet kit from Green River that I got from TOTW. These two have osage handles coated with some marine spar. Will be making some more for the kitchen, some with cherry handles. The smaller ones will be great paring kinves and the larger ones will be a set of steak knives

That osage is one hard wood. Hard to even file!

Once I have some more experience I have some larger blades to work with and some more osage.

osage handle

osage handle 2

 

[rustyh]

Nice :thumbsup:

 

[omarick1948]

Osage Orange or Hedge Apple as we call it out this way is some hard tough wood. Farmers here in the Midwest even use Osage for fence posts to string barbwire and it lasts for years.

 

[MSW]

nice color!

 

[M. De Land]

I like em both! Nicely sized and useful for something!
Most knives now days are way to big to be of any practical use since we don't do much scalping or knife fighting any more!

 

[Nic16]

Not bad firsts at all! If you want feedback... One thing to consider on with your next ones would be to slim your handles, giving more of a streamlined, smooth look. Better than my firsts though, nice work!

 

[crockett]

When I think of Osage I think wood for bows that costs A LOT. Is some Osage twisted , etc. and not suitable for bows? I don't know much about Osage and how it grows.

 

[Rifleman1776]

When I think of Osage I think wood for bows that costs A LOT. Is some Osage twisted , etc. and not suitable for bows? I don't know much about Osage and how it grows.

There are a couple vendors of OO (the many-names wood) in Kansas. The long pieces for bows are expensive. Otherwise where it grows profusley it is often considered a nusiance and is used for firewood.
I work OO in my shop. I enjoy it even if hard.
The knives are good firsters. Understand the OO will turn walnut dark with time and exposure to light. No way to prevent that from happening.