Fileworking

Nice looking work there. Very impressive.

Zamak handles will not filework very well at all, I'm sure. And, with cast handles, including the BM42, there is the slight risk of running into a void in the casting.


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Chuck
Balisongs -- because it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing!
http://www.balisongcollector.com
 
I remember on Chuck's site there is a picture of the butt end of the handles which have been cut off so there is no latch or latch channel. It shows some voids in the casting, they are minor little holes in the handle.

BTW here's to 1000 posts!!!
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Cameron

"And shepards we shall be, for thee my Lord for thee, power hath descended forth from thy hand, that our feet may swiftly carry out thy command, so we shall flow a river forth to thee, and teeming with souls shall it ever be, En Nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti"
A few of my balisongs
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Chuck, when your custom file-worked 45 is closed, what do the sides of the handles look like (the thin sides without holes). Does the filework go straight across the back or is it just on the corners?
Thanks.

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Cameron

"And shepards we shall be, for thee my Lord for thee, power hath descended forth from thy hand, that our feet may swiftly carry out thy command, so we shall flow a river forth to thee, and teeming with souls shall it ever be, En Nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti"
A few of my balisongs
My Photopoint album
 
For those who are interested I'm nearly half way through doing that Jag now. I'll probably post a picture of it when its complete. After that, I've no idea what I'll try! But if I do something else, I'll take it apart and mark it first in an attempt to do a better job.

So come on you lot, is anyone else going to try this filework stuff, or am I the only one "brave" (or foolish) enough to show my amateur filework in public?
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With the pic chuck posted, what you see of the, um, FILEwork is what you get.
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Is anyone listening to me?

 
Mr. Detori,

The picture you see is unaltered. In fact, I really ought to go into that old picture and do some editting to remove some of the dust and speckles. That picture was taken a long time ago before I realized that photography really works and that all the little dust specks, hairs, lint, etc., will not go away magically when you take the picture. Today, I spend a long time, sometimes upwards of a half hour, just "dusting and delinting the scene" before I take a picture. I prefer to take this time up front rather than to doctor the picture. In fact, I don't even do "lifts", taking the image of the knife off of the background it was photographed on and artifically placing it on a different background.

I believe that there are people on this forum who have seen this knife in person as I had it with me at the Oregon Show last year. They can tell you that it really is as shown in the picture.

Mr. BalisongMan,

Congratulations on 1000 posts.

The handles are not prefectly symetrical, no. This was Mr. Recupero's first time fileworking a balisong like this. But, it's very nice.


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Chuck
Balisongs -- because it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing!
http://www.balisongcollector.com
 
odd, I seem to remember you saying that it was a fake a while back. oh well, I must be loosing it

very cool anyway!

P.S. How long is it taking most people to just get one groove cut in a blade? because it's taking me a damn long time. Maybe my file sucks
 
Darth,

You flatter me to suggest that I'm that good in Photoshop.

Some time ago, I faked a "photo" of my Snakewood custom with a Bowie blade instead of the Tanto, but that was just a matter of taking a photo of one of my Bowie customs and cutting the blade out of it. I also clearly labeled it as a fake.


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Chuck
Balisongs -- because it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing!
http://www.balisongcollector.com
 
Darth, it take a while to file a blade, but it really depends on what the blade is made of (and thus its hardness) of course. If you haven't already, try clamping the knife/blade as it allows to apply a bit more pressure while filing, apart from that, just keep at it and replace your file everytime you wear all the "teeth" off of it.
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I'm sure this is a whole lot easier before the metal is heat treated!
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You could always try filing the handle of a Jag as that is quite soft.
 
What I meant Gollnick is are the backs of the handles (opposite the blade channel) ribbed or are just the corners filed?

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Cameron

"And shepards we shall be, for thee my Lord for thee, power hath descended forth from thy hand, that our feet may swiftly carry out thy command, so we shall flow a river forth to thee, and teeming with souls shall it ever be, En Nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti"
A few of my balisongs
My Photopoint album
 
GuyInBlack,

I was inspired and had myself trying it .. half of my wave handled rostfrei spine. Even though I didn't mark and it isn't so symmetrical, I am happy with it ...
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I don't quite like the slippery feeling and hoping having some filework will reduce the slippage ...Has anyone tried the waved rostfrei handle?

BTW, based on my experience, Chuck's filework would be just the edge, not across the handle, although it can be done .. Chuck, confirm please ...
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[This message has been edited by Chris Anagarika (edited 04-08-2001).]
 
I did, but the wanker just didn't want to be filed. Dremel to the rescue! actually, dont use it, it just makes you mess up more. I did have a lot of luck with my Jag though
 
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Chris Anagarika:
GuyInBlack,

I was inspired and had myself trying it .. half of my wave handled rostfrei spine. Even though I didn't mark and it isn't so symmetrical, I am happy with it ...
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I don't quite like the slippery feeling and hoping having some filework will reduce the slippage ...Has anyone tried the waved rostfrei handle?

BTW, based on my experience, Chuck's filework would be just the edge, not across the handle, although it can be done .. Chuck, confirm please ...
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I'm glad you gave it a go Chris. Yes its is pretty satisfying to actually do some filework, reagrdless of how uneven it comes out. It's one of the only ways most of use can customise our knives too, so its kind of cool to have a unique knife that you modified yoruself. FWIW I like the way the handles feel on this Jag now I've finished the edges. Not sure about the wave handled balis though as I don't own one, so haven't had a chance to take a file to it yet.
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One of these days I'll actually get a skeletonised Jaguar and mark it out properly before starting, just to see what can be achieved if you take your time!

BTW I've almost finished that other Jag I was doing, so I'll post a picture when its done, aslong as y'all promise not to laugh at my awful re-pinning job that is! In my defence I couldn't seem to get hold of the right nails - oh, and I'm crap at doing things like this too of course.
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I did again filework on the handle of my skeletonized Taiwan rostfrei, just a bit between each hole (because it is pot metal, I didn't want to compromise the strength by fileworking where it is thinnest, i.e. next to the hole)
...AND I LOVE THE FEEL OF IT!!! It helps a lot, specially during those finger twirl ...

Of course my work is not as near as GuyInBlack's and way below Chuck's BM45
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.. but I still love it ..

Guys, try it .. on the handle, the feeling is sooooo nice.
BTW, if you have the waved handle, it is more difficult to do .. because the angle is wider. I screwed up mine ..
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, it looked bad but I still love the feeling ..


[This message has been edited by Chris Anagarika (edited 04-25-2001).]
 
Hey Chris glad you enjoyed it. You've just reminded me that I've still got to finish that Jag I was doing. Don't worry, my filework is actually pretty uneven and crappy, but like you said it doesn't matter becuase it feels kinda nice and it looks quite neat too I think. Anyway I better hurry up and finish this Jag. I've only got the handle holes left to do now.
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In fairness my progress has been slightly hampered as I somehow managed to stab myself in the finger tip with my SIFU, which made it painful to apply pressure to the file.
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