About nine years ago I had a nice Atkins crosscut saw tuned and trimmed which resulted in two left over pieces of high carbon spring steel. I held on to the pieces with the hopes of turning out a couple of knives.
Yesterday, nine years on, my son and I drew up a simple pattern and today I cut and ground what I hope will become a knife. So far I am pleased with results emulating a mora scandi grind.
I want to keep the handle really simple and do not want to mess with g10 or any synthetic material. I only have files, hand drill, and a Dremel to shape the handle. Im leaning towards a pinned hard wood handle with a silver soldiered brass guard.
My question is this does anyone know of a good knife supply retailer?
Here's what I got so far: