Finishing slot in guard on grinder

[Natlek]

I like knives with guard so I make them .Most time consuming for me is guard .To make it right of course . I talk about gurad with open slot .Till now i make them this way .I open small slot with angle grinder and finish it on file guide tool .It works but take time .Adjust guard in file guide , use file then take it of to try , fix and adjust again guard .........
Now , for one of my grinders I make special plate /behind belt / and work rest just for finishing that slot on grinder .I make it and never try it and now I can t find it in shop !! So I improvised and fast make other one set ! And it works !! It really work ! Of course you have to do it carefully, but to test of whether it fits on tang is quick....So I like it ! Soon or latter I will find real one I make .With 100 grit belt and 1.5mm plate behind belt I can work and finish slot for knife with minimum 2.5mm thick tang .And that is good there is no point to put this kind of guard in thinner knife ?

 

[Natlek]

Ok , let s finish whole process how I make that guard .First I grind all sides of guard on surface grinder , since the guard is non-magnetic, I use this tool to hold it in place. Make everything flat ,parallel would help when i drill hole for pin and of course when I grind slot on grinder .

After I finish slot and I drill hole for pin I fix guard on place and I use template to scribe shape of guard .Template help to keep both side symmetrical . Then I grind shape of guard on work rest .It is not final shape , final shape would be grind after I peen pin and I glue scale .

Pin peened , scale on and ready to glue scale !

Then I decide to use two big hidden pins /10mm / from wood and I start to drill some holes. And I drill them ! More then I needed and on left scale on wrong side ! Now this MF would wait ! I have other idea for scale !!

I have other blanks which are twins to this one so scale is not lost . I will use it on right side