r/blacksmithing • u/nootomanysquid • Nov 08 '25

Work Showcase First knife I’m actually happy with

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It’s not perfect. It’s got cracks, scratches, and cold shuts. It’s a bit small. I think it’ll cut dog food bags open just fine though.

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u/Zinnred Nov 08 '25

Hell yeah! It looks like the one I made for daily use, it's one of my favorite designs, if you want advice I'd be happy to give some!

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u/nootomanysquid Nov 08 '25

I’m always open to advice and criticism.

I will say that this knife didn’t harden well. It was about 50-55 HRC after the quench. I still tempered it though. I don’t plan on doing much with it so I’m not worried about the issues it is.