There not pretty, but my best friend who likes to keep busy makes these "working mansknives" as he calls them from O1 steel. He has a little forge made from stove pipe andatf fluid for quenching, and a little portable oven. It's a fun way to spend an afternoon together. These are a few of the end product and believe it or not they do hold a great edge.
AHB, thanks I'm enjoying using them.