My First Dirk

[Oatmeal Savage]

Well I am making my first dirk, used a damaged SA FNFal bayonet, antler and some old kitchen utensil parts. I just stuck them together for the pic, I am not finished with the fit and shaping yet. The blade really needs work!



Kevin

[sirdaniel1975]

Neat idea.

[Andrew Green]

How thick is the blade? If it is thicker you can add some nice jimping along the back of the blade. You can also file in a nice false edge along the back if that fits your sense of aesthetics... then use increasingly fine grades of sandpaper to smooth everything out. I have even seen blades that have been etched to darken the appearance, which actually seems to add a bit of increased protection with a bit of periodic oiling.

[O'Neille]

That's pretty cool. Will like to see the final pics. O'Neille

[Panache]

Looking good. I'm interested in the final result. Keep us posted.

Cheers