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- Thread starter Daniel Fairly Knives
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Morning y'all. Thanx guys! I like straights, nothing more than a friction folder! I'm very pleased with how this one came out.
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Evening gents! Had a good day off today, I managed to get into the shop!!! Even better is that I actually got something finished! I had dug out some of my straight razors I had planned on cleaning up and rehandling, found the most beat up, difficult one to fix and I am now proud to say it is ready to go! Its a W.R. Case & Sons straight that was in sad shape, chipped and broken blade, edge missing chunks, broken scale and some light rust and pitting.
What I started with...
And here is how it turned out...
So I now just need to polish up my brass balls and learn how to shave with this thing! Will likely be worse than when I first started shaving with DE razor, and that was bad!
Hey Tyson, welcome! I'm a traditional knife nut too. I had Daniel actually make me a custom version of a tradtional fixed blade, a rigging knife. Teak scales and all! Its a keeper. If your looking for inexpensive edc slip joints, head to your local flea market, estate sale, antique store and pick up old Hammer Brand, Imperial, Colonial, Western for a few bucks. Check sewing baskets, tackle boxes, tool chests for them. I carry a 1945 Hammer Brand sepentine jack that I found in the bilge of one of my race boats when I bought it in 1998!
-Xander
That is just awesome! Outstanding work! I just can't say enough. Excellent finish and I really like the scales.
I agree on the flea market finds you can find the coolest stuff! Most of the older knives are pricey here though, one guy buys them all up and anything high carbon gets a good price, lol. At least they are appreciated! I am always finding steals on turquoise and silver though, awesome stuff. I need to go this year, I haven't made it yet.
Good morning!
I am a big fan of slipjoints and other traditional knives, I started off modifying slip joints with stone scales, I have several Case and Buck Knives with stone scales, they are a lot of fun to have around.
Good morning! I'll likely send you that bit for turning, that would be awesome! Thanks! I'll pay you of course. I was surprised my monster drill press was not big enough for it!
I'm hoping to get a cheap press to run a Tapmatic for making folders, I really hope to get one. They sound like the way to go for Ti especially.
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Morning men. Off to the dentist again. Had a filling fall out went had it put back in it fell out the next day.Had it replaced yesterday and by 1830 it fell out again.I called the dentist at home and now he wants to pull the tooth. so at 2 PM today we shall see.He is an outstanding dentist he is trying to correct mistakes that were made by another dentist.
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Send that puppy my way, just let me know what size you need it to be. Don't worry about payment, just do something completly "Fairlyrific" with that Old Timer Sharp Finger.
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Good morning sasquaches! Got th day of today, hopefully I can get in the shop again.
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I hope it went well and you have a great day today!
Is your drill press not big enough for a Tapmatic?
I don't know very much about tapmatics but it is a huge drill press, I have heard that a cheap small press will run a tapmatic though... not really sure. I do need another drill press eventually, I get tired of switching bits so much. I haven't really even looked into tapmatics yet besides pricing them on ebay, I do know without one it is hard to make any money on folders... I hear tapping Ti is tough by hand. Let me know if you have any thoughts on this.
This is all stuff I hope to get, currently all my budget is going to belts!
I have so many projects in the works it isn't even funny.
Send that puppy my way, just let me know what size you need it to be. Don't worry about payment, just do something completly "Fairlyrific" with that Old Timer Sharp Finger.
Will do! Thanks!
That Sharp Finger is so cool I saw one the other day and wanted to buy it too, lol. I consider doing some Anso style scales on it with the original scales, the two tone look is cool. I have a feeling it could be 1084, my favorite high carbon steel hands down. I need to put a polished edge on it or something just for fun.
Good morning Xander! lmao!
Enjoy the day off! That razor you restored is just too cool, I keep looking at the pics!
I have one in just about the same original shape I need to restore (you saw the 2 I bought), that would be cool. I want to use some buffalo horn on a knife but am not too sure about selling one (worry about cracking down the road) but it sure would be cool for a keeper.
I have some random 15n20 knives profiled out, a Gyuto (chefs knife), a Murray Carter inspired necker, a small kiridashi and a small sheepsfoot style kitchen knife... not sure what it would be called but it looks good for smaller stuff. They are all only .049" thick... or should I say thin.Wish me luck on the quench! I am going through all my older random stock and using it up. If I make machetes they could be 15n20, it is excellent steel but hard to find in thick sizes.
I have been doing all sorts of profiling, I am actually out of new 80 belts so I have not done any bevel grinding for a few days... I burned through way more than expected on the Ti B.O.K.'s. but have more on the way at the moment. 30 plus and a new very fine scotchbrite belt, I literally wore my old one out.
You guys need belts, call Pops at Pops Knife Supply. He is the way to go for belts, I order almost all of them from him now.
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Thanx Daniel, and everyone for the kind words! I just finished resetting the edge and stropping/lapping to bring it up to shave ready. It cuts a free hanging hair with effortless swipes and I managed to fillet 4 slices off the hair in the same spot! This brings my sharpening skills up to a whole new level, I used the most basic supplies to do this as well, newspaper, plain untreated leather, 1200 and 2000 grit paper and a litte CrOx (green polishing compound) on denim. All stropping was done as a paddle strop or bench strop using my precision surfaced India stone as a backer. Granite or marble tile works well too. I took some better pics of it in natural light too...
Daniel, I love fixing old razors and if you ever just want yours done send 'em my way. Horn has been used fo a long time and it moves a ton! Usually some neatsfoot oils is all that's needed to keep it from cracking, I think Mark Knapp had a post with info about using horn handle materials a while back.
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Daniel, I love fixing old razors and if you ever just want yours done send 'em my way. Horn has been used fo a long time and it moves a ton! Usually some neatsfoot oils is all that's needed to keep it from cracking, I think Mark Knapp had a post with info about using horn handle materials a while back.
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Evening men.Not been on here as much as I like.Seems like I have an appointment everyday. Makes for exhausting days.Hope you all had a great one!!
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Morning men. I got some shop time yesterday, started a kamisori from scratch. Hand sanding stage right now before HT.
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Thanks very much, it would be awesome to have one of your razors, one day we will have to do a knife trade. The mini you made is one of the nicest knives I have or have even seen!
Cool on the sharpening too, I use a stone that way in the kitchen sometimes. Paper too! You can get a knife crazy sharp that way. I am always watching Murray Carter videos, he has great tips on hand sharpening.
I bet the neatsfoot oil would be great on Buffalo Horn, I almost ordered some horn the other day. I noticed M. Carter uses it with liners, that would probably help with moving.
That is one killer razor Xander!! WOW! I might have to start looking for them at flea markets, don't be surprised if I end up sending one your way. I'd be a just a little nervous using one of those too!
Oh yeah, evening all.
Hey Goobie! I always see razors at the flea market, I bought 2 for 12$ if I recall correctly. Good Morning!
I wish you the best. Hoping you get to go hunting soon. Have a good one!
lol I had to look that up! Japanese razor with a chisel/hollow back bevel from what I gather... man that is cool!
Have a great day!
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Yeah the kamisori are pretty damn cool! I just couldn't justify the price of a new one though! I started a WIP in shop talk yesterday...
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/981291-Kamisori-1-WIP
-Xander
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/981291-Kamisori-1-WIP
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Nice thread guys , always nice meeting fellow knife nuts . Been collecting knives for the last 30 years , but the best bit is to use them . Not a day will go by that you will find less than 4 knives on me , i eat shower sleep knives , oh and by the way i am married(Happily) ....he he.
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Afternoon men.
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That is coming along nicely! Outstanding job on a really tough grind.
Hi! Great to see you here, we have lots of fun here!
Great post!
Hey BigCountry I hope everything went well!
I am worn out here, Jade is up at all hours of the night and i have been in the shop a ton as always.
Good stuff is coming soon! Everything is coming together nicely, lots of knives and projects will be up soon! Look out for keychain tools, my D2 has shipped out.
I may be making some mokume soon, I will see how it goes and post the results.
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Morning men! The wife started her new job today, so things are looking up for a change!
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