first knives

[Rifleman1776]

These knives came to mind from another recent thread. I made them when I was about 7 years old. That would be 66 years ago. I used some scrap antler, dug out holes for the tangs, jammed them in and secured with hot hide glue. I shaped the bottom blade with a grinder. They still reside in a cabinet in my basement laughing excuse of an office. I'll probably give them to my twin grandsons one day.

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[Ed Wingenroth]

Naw, take em with you when you go !!! Some thing's need to be with you forever ( think Indian) !!!

Ed...

 

[bpd303]

Although not my first knife, it is one of my early leaf blades. It started out life as the little chunk of steel that I had to cut out of my homemade forge (semi-truck rim). It has a full tang through the handle & riveted over with the only glue used to hold the pommel decoration. It's 6 inches long and holds a razor sharp edge. My wife wanted a neck knife so here it is.

 

[AWsaddles]

I recently found an old knife I had made when I was ten or twelve years old. It was made from an old disc blade and though pretty crude and rough it held an edge very well. A couple weeks ago I gave it to a friend mainly as a joke because it was it was rough and my workmanship has come a long way but he gladly accepted it, sharpened it up and started using it. It actually made me feel pretty good that he was so proud of it.

 

[robinson]

crued??? i like it!