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Hey All,
First time posting. It was on my bucket list to make a knife, and now has turned into another obsession.
First here's the pics of my first try
It has its flaws but I'm pretty proud of it.
#1
So here's my questions. I've been struggling to get a straight line when I do a close to full grind. Its great up until past 50% of the way. I'm using a bevel jig and trying to slowing to take little off at a time, but it starts to curve upward? I wish I got a pic yesterday before I went to freehand and ruined another knife. When you pull the knife across the grinder is it more of a straight pull? Or do you tend to follow with a tiny curve pull to the tip to follow the bevel? I hope that makes sense. I know its practice, and I've watched almost every video on youtube already. Just looking for tips.
#2
After struggling with this I built a file jig to grind the bevel myself. It was actually going pretty good but halfway I realized how am I going to finish this off after HT. Surprisingly theres alot of videos of people showing on how to build these jigs, and file with them but everyone stops at that. I can't pop it back in and file it after HT. Sanding it would be ridiculous as I'd be there for a week. And at this point if im going back to the grinder, I might as well start at it. I'll never match the angle perfectly and my crisp lines will be gone. So I'm confused on that part.
#3
This was a done by a file on my jig. Where the bevel comes up it kinda curves upward too much. To change the angle of this to be like the red mark I made, does it have to do with grinding the line little by little the way I want? Or the placement of the actual knife in the jig? Does it have to be turned more? I guess it would change the plunge line as well?
#4 I've been using 1080 steel for everything. I built a mini forge with 2 propane tanks. Its been successful every time. I just ordered some 1095 steel because its just a better deal. Is the HT basically the same between both?
Anyways, thanks for any tips. I understand it takes practice and I have alot more steel coming. I will practice freehand next, but wanted to get this down first. Sorry my post is all over the place.
First time posting. It was on my bucket list to make a knife, and now has turned into another obsession.
First here's the pics of my first try
It has its flaws but I'm pretty proud of it.
#1
So here's my questions. I've been struggling to get a straight line when I do a close to full grind. Its great up until past 50% of the way. I'm using a bevel jig and trying to slowing to take little off at a time, but it starts to curve upward? I wish I got a pic yesterday before I went to freehand and ruined another knife. When you pull the knife across the grinder is it more of a straight pull? Or do you tend to follow with a tiny curve pull to the tip to follow the bevel? I hope that makes sense. I know its practice, and I've watched almost every video on youtube already. Just looking for tips.
#2
After struggling with this I built a file jig to grind the bevel myself. It was actually going pretty good but halfway I realized how am I going to finish this off after HT. Surprisingly theres alot of videos of people showing on how to build these jigs, and file with them but everyone stops at that. I can't pop it back in and file it after HT. Sanding it would be ridiculous as I'd be there for a week. And at this point if im going back to the grinder, I might as well start at it. I'll never match the angle perfectly and my crisp lines will be gone. So I'm confused on that part.
#3
This was a done by a file on my jig. Where the bevel comes up it kinda curves upward too much. To change the angle of this to be like the red mark I made, does it have to do with grinding the line little by little the way I want? Or the placement of the actual knife in the jig? Does it have to be turned more? I guess it would change the plunge line as well?
#4 I've been using 1080 steel for everything. I built a mini forge with 2 propane tanks. Its been successful every time. I just ordered some 1095 steel because its just a better deal. Is the HT basically the same between both?
Anyways, thanks for any tips. I understand it takes practice and I have alot more steel coming. I will practice freehand next, but wanted to get this down first. Sorry my post is all over the place.
