Looks like that's going to be a really nice blade, MRpink! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

Thanks for the compliments everyone. Hopefully I can finish my pikal this weekend and they are off to HT.

I got an email from a member on bladeforums saying how he really likes my knife and wants to order one. I'm real happy he likes it but I didn't plan on making any to sell, it was just suppose to be for personal use, but I guess the idea of having people use my knife is pretty cool.

Looking good, Mr. Pink. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

Excellent!!!! Mr Pink..


Here's some green micarta for ya Clint

That's some nice GCM and handle ergonomics. I can't wait to put some on mines. The general utility knife, I'll keep relatively simple, but for the pikal, I have this idea in my head that should bring out the patterns nicely.

BTW, what grinder do you use?

Great ergos. Nice handle.

Another update.

Grinded my pikal today. For some reason, I had a harder time with the plunge this time (probably because there is no choil). About ready for heat treat, just a couple small things to fix here and there.

Nice!

Very Very nice

Nice looking blades - can't wait to see them with some handles.

Nice work MrPink. I finished my first kit and have recently started two more...The next step after these will be to build from scratch - no kit.
I'm very concerned about how the metal work will go...It will be much harder than just working with the handles.

I found the most difficult aspect of the handles was making the two sides perfectly symmetrical. How do you guys do that? I'm not using jigs or machinery other than my drill, belt grinder and buffer.

Thanks and nice work! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

If I ever get an area set-up at the current living establishment I am going on a spending spree for some tools and a new reloading machine. I am really digging your blade designs too.