Recent Hand forged knives

• 1st forged knife from a cylinder wall, 
• heat treated in super quench
• not sure of carbon content, but will take a edge, 
• ,doesn't hold very long, but will shave. 
• handle is maple, attached with 3/16 brass pins and JB weld :), Coated with boiled linseed oil
• Sheath is some leather from the scrap bin, probably 6oz. hand tooled and hand sewn with saddle stitch. need to improve on tooling and stitching but always need to improve.

• 2nd forged knife,
• lawnmower blade, will shave, again, doesnt hold edge as long as desired
• heat treated in super quench
• not sure of carbon content, but will take a edge,d
• doesn't hold very long, but will shave. 
• Handle is walnut with 1/4" o.d. copper tubing for pins, JB weld again Coated with boiled linseed oil

• RR spike with twisted handle with skull forged in head of spike
• not completed at yet.

• Tim Tellander, ABS Journeyman Bladesmith was my tutor on this,
• 4th forged knife, drop point with boxwood handle and brass pins, coated with boiled linseed oil.
• 6 1/2" 1084 carbon steel
• Tim enlightened me on grinding, sequence, taper, WAAAAY TOOOO much to learn, will be learning a long time
• Heat treated in 140* quenching oil, tempered to blue
• Shaves and holds edge better than my first two, knowledge and material helps
• 1st Pouch sheath, left hand carry, veg tan, hand sewn, saddle stitch, neats foot oil finish