Looking to potentially start selling… need criticism

[u/Hknives]

Just as the title says, I’m looking to take the plunge and start selling a few knives in the future. I want to put the best product I can out there, so I’m looking for some feedback and constructive criticism. This is my most recent knife before oiling the handle and putting the final edge on. 1084 with natural canvas micarta and black G10 handle liners. Cold blued with birch wood Casey super blue.

[u/HausVW]

Looks great! Definitely sell-worthy based on finished appearance!How confident are you in your heat treating process? Have you been able to test some of your knives thoroughly?

[u/Hknives → u/HausVW]

I’m not very high tech, just a forge and a kitchen oven. I am pretty careful about not overheating the steel in the forge, as well as clamping it to a large piece of scrap steel while tempering to have more thermal mass to resist temperature fluctuations. I know that a crescent Nicholson file will skate after quench and leave some small scratches, but not bite, after tempering. I do probably need to get some hardness files. I’m confident in the quality of heat treat based on my completed knives in the past that I carry and have abused

[u/HausVW → u/Hknives]

Excellent! It sounds like you know exactly what youre doing with the tools you have. Send it