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Thank you Charlie!!
He's a step above me but I'm working on getting better!
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Thank you Charlie!!
Most fluted/rattailed knives telegraph the pin, old or new!Thanks Charlie! I think my jigging is bolder but close. Needs the fluting on the bolster once pinned. That will be a different process for me because I usually do the fluting before assembly. This knife has the pin located inside the fluting area. I'm hoping the pin doesn't show up after I file it.
Charlie I like the extra touch of the mill relieved liners!Most fluted/rattailed knives telegraph the pin, old or new!
And I enjoy seeing the artists fingerprints/character on a knife!!
The main thing is you are doing an incredible Sheffield-like job!!
There's no doubt that is "flat-cap" jigging!!
I get that you can’t peen the pin inside the fluting, but I don’t understand how you can do the fluting on top of the pin without filing away the part of the pin that you peened. Then again, there are a lot of things I don’t understand about knife making.Thanks Charlie! I think my jigging is bolder but close. Needs the fluting on the bolster once pinned. That will be a different process for me because I usually do the fluting before assembly. This knife has the pin located inside the fluting area. I'm hoping the pin doesn't show up after I file it.
Your knives are fantastic Mark! I love that fish bone. Do you stamp that?I normally do it before soldering. That way when I screw up, I don't waste a liner and the soldering process.
You are very gifted sir.
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If the pin hole is reamed with a slight taper, when the pin is hammered straight down, the pin expands into the hole. Then the head can be filed flush and hopefully has expanded enough to be hidden after fluting. We shall seeI get that you can’t peen the pin inside the fluting, but I don’t understand how you can do the fluting on top of the pin without filing away the part of the pin that you peened. Then again, there are a lot of things I don’t understand about knife making.![]()
Thank you sir! Yes I bought a stamping press for the fish bolster stamp and I have a couple old Pantagraph machines to make stamps. If you need any stamps I can make them for you.Your knives are fantastic Mark! I love that fish bone. Do you stamp that?
If the pin hole is reamed with a slight taper, when the pin is hammered straight down, the pin expands into the hole. Then the head can be filed flush and hopefully has expanded enough to be hidden after fluting. We shall see
That makes sense. I didn’t realize the pin hole was tapered. I’m sure it will work just as plannedYour knives are fantastic Mark! I love that fish bone. Do you stamp that?
If the pin hole is reamed with a slight taper, when the pin is hammered straight down, the pin expands into the hole. Then the head can be filed flush and hopefully has expanded enough to be hidden after fluting. We shall see
Thanks Mark! Pantographs are amazing machines, I need one... and the space for oneThank you sir! Yes I bought a stamping press for the fish bolster stamp and I have a couple old Pantagraph machines to make stamps. If you need any stamps I can make them for you.
Thanks
Fantastic workAlmost finished.
Etching worked out really well. These have hammered pins like the original, fluting went perfectly and the pin is hidden!!
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I'm ignoring the rest of my life!!Almost finished.
Etching worked out really well. These have hammered pins like the original, fluting went perfectly and the pin is hidden!!
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Tough knife to date!!!If any of these knives are found a few hundred years from now, there are going to be some very confused archeologists!![]()
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Simply amazing! You could make a hundred of these and I am sure they would sell out almost instantly. I t has been a fun ride following this thread and seeing the culmination of this resurrected pattern. I am in awe of your talents in knife making.Almost finished.
Etching worked out really well. These have hammered pins like the original, fluting went perfectly and the pin is hidden!!
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An hundred? I suspect 1000 would still be insufficientSimply amazing! You could make a hundred of these and I am sure they would sell out almost instantly. I t has been a fun ride following this thread and seeing the culmination of this resurrected pattern. I am in awe of your talents in knife making.