In the process of cleaning out my house, I came across a blank I made from 1095. I never got around to shaping or grinding it because my grinder broke.
I was bored yesterday, so I used a regular bench grinder, a bowl of cold water and a lot of patience to contour the angles. A little work with the rotary tool and some files, and it was ready for heat treating. I did that, then tempered it in a toaster oven.
The stock I started with was from Jantz Knifemaking Supply, and is 3/16 thick, so it's a beefy little thing that will last forever.
I've got to go rummage around in my shed and see if I can find a scrap of Kydex to make some kind of sheath out of
I have'nt made a knife in a couple of years, and this one came out pretty sweet.
Eventually I'll make some Micarta scales for it, but for something that came out of my scrap box, the 550 cord will be functional for now.
New Pocket Knife 2015-06-26 005 by
Dave Holmes, on Flickr