This is just under half of my WIP pile. Anyone else have this happen to them or are yall disciplined? (Everything has handles picked out and drilled for pins but there’s still finish work to be done. And like, maybe more ideas to start.)

Theres ornamentations on the blade I don't want to damage

From casting my own resin to grinding and hardening don’t forget the leather work. And they half to match ya that sucks. But very happy with the results and can’t wait to never see them again.

9KhS, Soviet chromium-vanadium high carbon steel blade, Caucasian Walnut handle, Brass inlay, guard and butt, Textolite spacers

So i have never made a blacksmiths knife before, even though i have been making knives for a little over 2 years now, this is my first ever attempt and i can say without a doubt that its not the greatest thing I've made, i will be making more though since this was a super fun project and the fit and finish of the handle relies almost solely on my ability as a smith, what do you guys think? Quenched in water and tempered for 1 hour and 30 minutes at 450, also do you like it with or without the furleather wrap? Makes it feel caveman ish to me.

Noblie Custom Knives folder

Final finished photo of my first slipjoint

This one was a gift for my Dad

Nitro V stainless steel blade

416 stainless Integral bolster/liners

Stabilised Tasmanian Blackwood scales with domed 416 stainless pins

Hi all,
I’m about to finish my 3rd knife and have gotten what I think is a very nice mirror finish so far. I’ve hand sanded up to 3000 grit then polished on buffing wheels with a cheap kit off amazon on a bench grinder. I used the softest wheel with the green compound only on the bench grinder. Link to the kit I used - https://a.co/d/09GbQaKU

My question is should I use something like Flitz metal polish to do a final polish or some other similar product? Or would I not get much benefit from something like that and just leave it as is?

I live in a rural setting and have a dedicated shop building. Im always worried about security. What do others do?

Challenging all blade smiths. I am not a blade smith but I’ve always enjoyed sketching blades and I’m challenging blade smiths to make my design so here what I was thinking

Overall length: 300 mm
Blade length: 190 mm
Handle length: 110 mm
Wood handle: (maybe rose wood)
Metal type: Damascus or 1095 (I really don’t care though)
Metal on handle and hand gaurd: steel (if possible gold plated)

These where just a couple of suggestions though I just wanna se my design come to life so do as you please