My first knife

[Carlos G.]

Hi,

Here is my first knife.

I know the scrolls not are completely round, but this carving was difficult for me due the thumb stud of the blade was unremovable and was difficult to carve some of the scrolls close to the thumb stud.

The blade is heat treated and was very hard for carving. This is another new difficulty for me.

The total length of the blade is 2.5" and the carved area is 1 3/8"

Thanks all,
Carlos

[SEngraver]

Hi Carlos,

There appears to be no picture or are you in the process of uploading it ?

SE

[SEngraver]

Hi,

Simple and nice ,what is the handle made of ?

SE

[Carlos G.]

Hi SE,

Is a very simple knife I bought in Italy (Firenze) as a souvenir, the handle is made with pakkawood.

Thanks,
Carlos

[SEngraver]

Hi,

Thank you Carlos.
SE

[mrthe]

very well Carlos ! i have see that you have find some time to practice this week! Very nice work and the scroll plate look very nice ,the shading is very well done to be the firsts attemps! Congratulations!

[Gert]

Looking good Carlos, Try some mild steel to work on creating a nice flow in your scrolls, Maybe the stainless is just too hard to cut really smooth. Keep posting!
Try to keep the backbone flowing gracefully en maintain an even width.

Gert