/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1036506
I need to really do more planning when I design then. Honestly, I never actually think of a purpose when I design them. It's mostly just "What looks cool" or "What seems to be fairly simple but functional.

Really, I have most the tools I need right now. But I'd fucking kill for a belt grinder right now, that'd really help. Like I said before though, I really do want to get into forging and smithing, just something about manipulating glowing hot steel and iron seems great to me.

I like your modification to the design, and it seems like something I'd try in the future. But for now, I kinda try to keep hold of the sides so that there isn't too much filing. That's one of the reasons that I want to get a belt grinder, to make it somewhat easier to create more complex shapes with subtle curves, straight and even edges, etc without a load of finicky filing, checking, filing, checking...

Also, I finished that knife for my mate tonight, he didn't want the wood stained which saved me a fair bit of time. (Pic related)