Spyderco Merlin!

So this was the second part of my trade. A spyderco merlin. My first hawkbill knife. The handle is really comfy! Hmm. Not much to say, it's my first serrated Spyderco too. I'll have to use it and see how it goes. Interesting how there's no Spyderco logo. I thought the blade looked weird until I foudn that out.

Not so sure I like the clip.... 

Spyderco C109 S! (HOLEY COW!)

So I traded for two knives! (Next one will be up tomorrow.) (I sent the Air away.) First off... one I'm stupidly excited about. The Spyderco S. Not the most popular knife, but ever since I saw it two years ago (when I began this knife EDC stuff), I wanted it.

Pretty cool, isn't it? More after the jump: 

Knifemaking!

So, for those of who don't know, I'm also a novice knifemaker. And by that, I mean I fiddle around and do stuff with knives. I'm not good at it, and I'm much too impatient to get a good finish, but I'm proud that my knives lock up with zero blade play- pretty hard given the tools I use. I use no electrical tools except for a hand held drill. So the amount of precision I'm getting is very debatable. But it works out. Here's what I've done so far, in order: