A batch of small fixed ready for heat treat

Well, the more I thought about it, the more I realized I should swedge the Mini Drop top as well. The stock is .156"' thick and since it wasn't a full flat grind, the spine was just about full thickness except for very close to the tip. I like the way that a swedge looks on a knife but I kept thinking about the practical reasons for the thinning of the tip, like aiding penetration and slicing, so I went ahead and did that one too.

I'll get pics up in a bit.

EDIT: Here are a couple pics.....

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Your skills are evident and your blades keep getting better. Jump in headfirst and start fully tapering your blades and tangs, bro. First time you try it, it may make you say bad words... but you won't regret it. Your designs are clean and crisp and deserve to also be light and well-balanced, without sacrificing strength. :thumbup:
 
That's why I love this place James! I'm always being pushed to take it a step farther, which is a good thing because sometimes I need that push to get me try something new. I love tapered tangs but it's unexplored territory so naturally it makes me a bit nervous, but I'll start researching it a bit more and I promise I'll be posting up some pics of my first attempts in the near future, fair enough?:D
 
jonnymac44 said:
That's why I love this place James! I'm always being pushed to take it a step farther, which is a good thing because sometimes I need that push to get me try something new. I love tapered tangs but it's unexplored territory so naturally it makes me a bit nervous, but I'll start researching it a bit more and I promise I'll be posting up some pics of my first attempts in the near future, fair enough?:D
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Hurry up Jonny, I need to see these completed! It's like a dramatic TV series around here! :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
 
Well, with all of the knives from the first part of this thread currently at Peters, I had time to get started on some more. Largely due to the feedback from the members and makers here, I decided to put some emphasis on the Mini Drop Point XL, and these next ones will be done up in CPM-154.:thumbup: A couple will be done up in N680 Nitrogen stainless as well thanks to Chuck Bybee from AKS. I'm excited about trying it out.

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Hey Johnny They all look GREAT... excuse my ignorance but what is the purpose of leaving the small bump at the tip of the blades when Profiling?
 
I really like the one right in the middle of the first couple of pictures you posted up!!!
 
jkulysses said:
I really like the one right in the middle of the first couple of pictures you posted up!!!
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That's the one I'm focusing on in this next batch, my Mini Drop Point XL. Glad you like it:thumbup: Thanks.

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Hey Johnny They all look GREAT... excuse my ignorance but what is the purpose of leaving the small bump at the tip of the blades when Profiling?
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I learned that from somebody here on the forums. I was complaining that when grinding my tips were ending up thinner than the rest of the edge. Someone told me that it's due to the natural tendency to pull away at the end of a pass on the grinder, causing the very tip to get thinned out too much. By leaving that extra bit at the tip, the bump gets thinned out instead of the edge. Then when you are done grinding the bevel you grind what's left of the bump away and you are good to go:thumbup: It was a very simple tip that I got here on the forums and it works like a charm. Just one of the many examples of makers here willing to share their knowledge.
 
jonnymac44 said:
That's the one I'm focusing on in this next batch, my Mini Drop Point XL. Glad you like it:thumbup: Thanks.



I learned that from somebody here on the forums. I was complaining that when grinding my tips were ending up thinner than the rest of the edge. Someone told me that it's due to the natural tendency to pull away at the end of a pass on the grinder, causing the very tip to get thinned out too much. By leaving that extra bit at the tip, the bump gets thinned out instead of the edge. Then when you are done grinding the bevel you grind what's left of the bump away and you are good to go:thumbup: It was a very simple tip that I got here on the forums and it works like a charm. Just one of the many examples of makers here willing to share their knowledge.
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About how much something like that going to go for?? Depending on handle material I would be very interested in it if I could afford it that is bought a lot of stuff lately lol.
 
Thanks for passing on the info Nugget... I will have to try that!
 
AaronJAnderson said:
Hurry up Jonny, I need to see these completed! It's like a dramatic TV series around here! :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
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Well, they just showed up from Pennsylvania this afternoon, so I'll be getting to work finishing up these "Minis" asap! Friday is normally a shop day but I have a big test for a job tomorrow and so it looks like I'll be getting started on these Sunday. I'm kicking around some ideas for handles. Look for at least one to be done up in a black and yellow combo.

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AaronJAnderson said:
Dibs on 1 and 3!
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LOL, thanks Aaron! I should have some sale threads going pretty soon:thumbup:

I started some finishing today and took some pics after beginning the finishing of the flats. I have seen a couple other makers do it, and I personally own a Snody Bailout with a combo finish, but never considered doing one. But when I started to grind on the flats today I thought it was a pretty cool contrast. I think I'll still be finishing these all the way, but I won't rule out leaving the heat treat finish on something in the future.

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