Beckerhead Knife Making and Modification Thread

[Aikiguy]

Damn that handle is a thing of beauty...awesome work hawk-man.

 

[YellowSwiss]

I really like that daizee

Lots of amazing work here!

 

[Xr6x]

Truly some Very Nice Knives being made on this site

 

[daizee]

Happy 3rd of July! :-D

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/harpoon-belt-knife-in-aeb-l-and-black-ash-burl.1671093/

 

[GeofS]

Beautiful! Please pm me if the time ever comes, I’d love to own a daizee in my collection. Same thing goes for you hawkhead . You guys keep crushing it!

 

[daizee]

First test blade in 15N20 with a quick vinegar etch to check for a hardening line/hamon - yup! Other side is belt finished bright to see how food acids affect this steel. Some pretty white oak on the handle is overshadowed by the ironwood and in-your-face G10 bolster scrap from another project.

At one point it looked like this!

 

[GeofS]

Ultra slick work, daizee. I really like it.

 

[Xr6x]

Beautiful Work daizee unreal how wavey that blade was .

 

[hawkhead]

98mm x 22mm blade, cocobolo handle, ebony spacers, peened brass front bolster and convex brass rear bolster.

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[GeofS]

Beautiful job!

 

[Xr6x]

Yea hawkhead you sure do NEAT WORK! I really like the way you fit the bolsters. The handle work just looks so Clean and Tight

 

[hawkhead]

Hey GeofS and Xr6x. Thanks for viewing and commenting.

 

[hawkhead]

To all fellow Beckerheads and knife enthusiasts, yesterday I removed the 1.5hp motor from my Wilmont LB1000. This is not a bad little grinder. I have modified it during the last 5 years with a DD adjustable tool rest, Wilmont aluminum wheels and now a 1.5hp 3ph motor and KB27d vfd which I installed last night. I believe I could have cut the learning curve in half had I bought the vfd motor combo from the beginning. I ground a 112 mm x 22mm rhomboid puukko. I profile then grind puukko blades vertically. With the new setup I can cut the speed down and use a lighter touch. For me getting the rhomboid shape is much easier.
This blade was ground with an 80 grit belt, then a 180 gator belt some hand sanding and oiled then HT.

 

[GeofS]

Cool that you’ve upgraded, your amazing skills definitely call for it.

 

[hawkhead]

Thanks GeofS

 

[DunkEm]

Not much of a mod, but I sure like it better.

Opinel #6

 

[hawkhead]

Since I added a vfd and new motor to my Wilmont grinder, I have been making blades, resurrecting some fighters and finish grinding some defensive wharncliffe edc blades. The last blade is a 5.6" x 1" dagger.
Th fighters are 5.5", 6.7"and the wharncliffes are 3.4"

 

[GeofS]

I can’t wait to see what you do with the two smaller blanks at the bottom.

 

[hawkhead]

I posted this 5.5" x 1" dagger blade in post 2377 when it was near finish ground prior to HT. At that time I ground the blade vertically and it seemed easier than grinding horizontally. For me that is true to a certain point. Then it dawned on me that I now have variable speed and maybe I should rethink my procedure. So horizontal grinding at speeds I can control my work was the answer. Since I am not in a rush, I can take the time to learn at a slower pace. The steel is 1084 from Aldo. Grinding of the edge is almost complete. When it is the thickness of a dime, out it goes to HT.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/158694019@N03/

 

[The Warrior]

Nice work man.