Round knives. A couple of mine.

[BruceGibson]

3 hours ago, usmc0341 said:

Beautiful knives!

Thank you!

23 minutes ago, Bert03241 said:

Very nice

Thank you!

[BruceGibson]

45 minutes ago, doubleh said:

Excellent work, Mr. Gibson. I am an odd duck I suppose as I can't find any love for the round knife even though I have tried.

Thank you for the kind words.  Not an odd duck at all--I've used them since I started, so anything else would be odd for me.  They can be frustrating, and if you don't pay constant attention, they can bite.  Worst cuts I've gotten have been since I've been making them. 

[bruce johnson]

Those really look good Bruce! (coming from a guy who has seen a few....)

[BruceGibson]

4 hours ago, bruce johnson said:

Those really look good Bruce! (coming from a guy who has seen a few....)

Thanks, Bruce!  I'd venture to say you've probably seen 'em all!  That means a lot coming from you.  I won't be making a whole lot of them, but I sure enjoy the process. 

[TomE]

Those are beautiful knives, the design looks like a great size/shape. I recently bought 2  used Dozier knives made out of D-2 steel. Can you educate me about the pros and cons of D-2 versus the AEB-L steel you used?

[chuck123wapati]

36 minutes ago, TomE said:

Those are beautiful knives, the design looks like a great size/shape. I recently bought 2  used Dozier knives made out of D-2 steel. Can you educate me about the pros and cons of D-2 versus the AEB-L steel you used?

d-2 is high carbon AEB_l is stainless That's the biggest diff. Both make excellent blades. Folks tend to talk up certain steels but in the end its the tempering that makes the knife. 

[BruceGibson]

47 minutes ago, TomE said:

Those are beautiful knives, the design looks like a great size/shape. I recently bought 2  used Dozier knives made out of D-2 steel. Can you educate me about the pros and cons of D-2 versus the AEB-L steel you used?

Thanks, Tom!  I've never used D-2.  I've played with 1095 when I first started, but beyond that, it's been AEB-L for all my leather knives.  Here's an article (with more info than anybody would want or need) on AEB-L with some D-2 references and comparisons.  https://knifesteelnerds.com/2019/03/04/all-about-aeb-l/

3 minutes ago, chuck123wapati said:

d-2 is high carbon AEB_l is stainless That's the biggest diff. Both make excellent blades. Folks tend to talk up certain steels but in the end its the tempering that makes the knife. 

What Chuck said. 

[TomE]

Thanks, @chuck123wapati.  I’m on the steep end of the learning curve and enjoy all the information I am able to soak up here. 

1 minute ago, BruceGibson said:

Thanks, Tom!  I've never used D-2.  I've played with 1095 when I first started, but beyond that, it's been AEB-L for all my leather knives.  Here's an article (with more info than anybody would want or need) on AEB-L with some D-2 references and comparisons.  https://knifesteelnerds.com/2019/03/04/all-about-aeb-l/

What Chuck said. 

Thank you, Bruce. I will give it a read. Fun to learn this stuff. 

[bladegrinder]

Those are nice looking knives there Bruce. My primary stainless for blades are CPM-154 and AEB-L.

[BruceGibson]

10 hours ago, bladegrinder said:

Those are nice looking knives there Bruce. My primary stainless for blades are CPM-154 and AEB-L.

Thank you!  I've been real happy with the AEB-L.  Haven't tried the CPM-154, but I'm sure I will!  I haven't even built a fixed blade "normal" knife yet--I got into it with a total fixation on round/head knives and I've put all my focus on those.