Knife Pattern and Handles

I like knives. I don't know why, but I do. They are extraordinary tools. When you need one, nothing else will do.

I decided, a few months ago, to try to merge two of my hobbies: 3D printing and knife making. I was interested in seeing if I could print handles to a fixed blade knife on my 3D printer. The answer is, yes.

The attached file is my first attempt at this fusion. The file contains 3 objects to be printed: two handles and a pattern for the knife blade. The blade (obviously) needs to be made of steel. This is where some skill at knife making becomes important. I used a piece of an old bandsaw for my blade. A few minutes with a grinder, a belt sander, and a drill, and I had a knife blank made from the pattern. The heat treating process took the longest part of the build. After heat treat, I attached the handles with epoxy, two 1/8 inch (~3mm) brass pins, and a 1/4 inch (~6mm)brass tube for a lanyard hole/third pin. After some time with a whetstone, I had a rea