Nice job
your off to a good start,if you can try usin a full tang with your blades,youll find they will be alot stronger and more able to do heavy work..i make a few knives myself and so does my bro,if i knew how to gets pics up in here i would show you but im pretty puter dumb.try old saw blades and even go to a engineers work shop and ask if they have any hi carbon hack saw blades that are blunt,they are good steel and make a very sharp blade..keep up the good work..