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You have me motivated! Between you guys and the recent developments in folder making I am pretty excited. I just got in from grinding ten knives after spending the morning hand filing inside chamfers... :cool:
 
Good morning .
Farchyld, how are those knives coming along?
Rolf, I will post a pic when I get it done. I just need some motivation :D
Xander , are you alive?
 
Yeah where the heck is Xander? Xander!!!

I hope the knives are going well for all!

I just got in from completing the grinds on 10 Backpackers, have been working on them all day... I may fall out, lol. need... coffee.. soon... :D
 
Evening men.Just got back from 9 days in the Detroit area visiting family. Pretty bad when I would not go any where with out my Glock 23 and some Cor Bon ammo. Hard to believe I lived almost 30 years down there. Now I want to talk momma into selling our house and moving to Montana or Idaho. I just want to chase elk while the good Lord keeps me health.
 
How to scribe a center line - you need a flat surface like a piece of glass or even better a granite surfacing plate

lay your (flat) knife on the plate, get a drill bit half the thickness of the knife, it only has to be close

with the knife flat and the bit laying flat just mark the knife with the bit... some marker applied beforehand will help you see the line

the line will not be centered unless your bit was exactly half the thickness of the knife (and that is good)

flip the knife and repeat - now you have two parallel lines to grind to



Any time spent out on layout is time saved.


I'd buy some cheap calipers and dykem. With the calipers you can scribe your line, I'd have to show how to do that but it is quick and easy.I just did 6 knives like that today but scribed in a center line for pins instead.

Easy way to make a scribe - say you want to make knives .125" thick.. take a piece of your .125" stock and grind a mini knife or even a triangle. Grind in a double bevel byt leave it offset a hair. Heat treat and temper but leave very hard... sharpen and use this for a scribe instead of the drill bit
 
Have a great weekend everyone! Try not to work to hard.
Just enjoying the down time being back in the states is good.
 
Daniel Fairly Knives said:
How to scribe a center line - you need a flat surface like a piece of glass or even better a granite surfacing plate

lay your (flat) knife on the plate, get a drill bit half the thickness of the knife, it only has to be close

with the knife flat and the bit laying flat just mark the knife with the bit... some marker applied beforehand will help you see the line

the line will not be centered unless your bit was exactly half the thickness of the knife (and that is good)

flip the knife and repeat - now you have two parallel lines to grind to



Any time spent out on layout is time saved.


I'd buy some cheap calipers and dykem. With the calipers you can scribe your line, I'd have to show how to do that but it is quick and easy.I just did 6 knives like that today but scribed in a center line for pins instead.

Easy way to make a scribe - say you want to make knives .125" thick.. take a piece of your .125" stock and grind a mini knife or even a triangle. Grind in a double bevel byt leave it offset a hair. Heat treat and temper but leave very hard... sharpen and use this for a scribe instead of the drill bit
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Thanks a lot Daniel! I think I will try to make my own scribe.My Evenheat should be here in a week or two. I should be able to make a scribe for every thickness I use using scrap.
Thanks a million for always sharing your wealth of knife making knowledge !!!
Rolf, Enjoy that lunch brotha!
Strong,you have a great one also!
Big, Stay safe! Good luck and good hunting!
( Yelling from the mountain top ) Xander, where you be homie?! Hope all is well!!
 
Sounds good! It will be fun and pretty easy to make the scribes.

By the way, if you can get a surface plate early on you won't regret it, I think mine was $25 from Woodcraft. I use it on every knife.



Where is everybody! I hope having a busy, fun weekend. I suspect a few of you are traveling...

Long day in the shop here... big day again. I managed to get a Nagiri so sharp it is kind of scary to hold. :D

You guys have a great evening!
 
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