First time making a knife WIP

worldwood said:
Thanks guys!

Im having a lot of fun with it. Its addictive, from the moment i started filing the first one its been on my mind non stop. I have so much to learn still but im enjoying every minute of it.
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I'll bet it is addictive man. You don't know how many times I've thought about getting into knife making. I'm good with my hands, and like to design knives, as you know. I should start buying the equipment.
 
stereo.pete said:
Keep at it, things are coming together!
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Thanks man, i have a feeling ill be doing this for a long long time!!

The Warrior said:
I'll bet it is addictive man. You don't know how many times I've thought about getting into knife making. I'm good with my hands, and like to design knives, as you know. I should start buying the equipment.
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Jump on it brother!!

I thought about it so many times and just kept putting it off because i didnt think id be able to make anything half decent, and i could see how much people were spending on tools and materials. But when it comes down to it my passion to learn was stronger than my wallet or my disbelief in my own skills. you have to start somewhere and normally its at the very bottom. So i jumped in at the bottom and financed the stuff to get started. I got what i could afford. Its no where near the best stuff but it works. And the people here on BF are a huge help! From learning the correct way of doing thinks, making sure im not wasting the little money i have, to even sending me stuff to help start me off right. The generosity here is AMAZING.

Im not artsy at all, i cant draw to save my life LMAO, and I cant work all these fancy computer programs to help me come up with knife designs either.. you have a head start being able to design some sweet blades, get some files and play around a bit... I bet you would do pretty awesome bro.
 
worldwood said:
Got the bugger cut out...
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I think jimping goes on the other side....:p

Good stuff WW, I can probably get you more stickers if you need them...
 
The plan was to make a saw HAHA :D

Thanks bud!!

I still have some of the stickers, but they are too large to go on these knives. If we could get them down to 3/8ths of an inch that would be awesome though.
 
710 said:
What about just "WW"? You might want to get one of them smaller etching from USA knifemaker
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USA knife maker makes custom stencils??

I sent an email to tustech to see if they could make the image a smaller stencil. But i have no idea how to turn the image from the stickers into a computer image to send them. So i just sent a picture of the etched logo above. And a picture of one i did before with a sticker from you. But i havent heard back yet and they will likely need a computer image to do it. The one above was actually done with the stencils i got from Mrn8.

I made the image in my avatar, but i just took a globe picture and added the word wood inside it. And its too detailed to make a small stencil, and i like the images you guys made better anyways. The word wood is more pronounced.

You can see both of them here, yours is on the left and his is on the right. But both are too large for normal sized blades. Now when the day comes to make some large beast of a chopper ill be prepared though :D

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Great job buddy!

Maybe if more noobs get into knife making we can do a knife noob passaround.

Jeremy
 
Mail me one of the stickers and I'll scan it, save it to a couple different file formats and then TUSTech should be able to do something with it.
 
Thank you Matthew!! Ill send ya an email, so i can get your shipping address.

I heard back from TUSTech and they say they should be able to do it i just need a computer image file.

Thanks again bud.
 
I have a couple questions...

If i want to secure some handles with 1/8" brass rods do i drill 1/8" holes, or do i need to drill slightly larger holes?

Then do i just push them in and file them down, or do i need to flare them or peen them in?

Should i also use epoxy on the middle of the pin before pushing it through the handle scales and tang?

Im not at that point yet just trying to plan ahead. Thanks for any tips.
 
worldwood said:
I have a couple questions...

If i want to secure some handles with 1/8" brass rods do i drill 1/8" holes, or do i need to drill slightly larger holes?

Then do i just push them in and file them down, or do i need to flare them or peen them in?

Should i also use epoxy on the middle of the pin before pushing it through the handle scales and tang?

Im not at that point yet just trying to plan ahead. Thanks for any tips.
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I don't oversize my holes. 1/8 in. hole for a 1/8 in. pin. If you oversize them the handles will move around while your gluing and may not end up where you want them.

Usually if your fit is right there is no need to peen them. Especially if your working with brittle handle material you dont want to crack the handles.

I just usually dab some epoxy on the hole itself before pushing the pin through. You might rough up the pin stock a little bit but mind that you dont do it so much that you change its diameter.
 
Thank you Todd for the detailed info bud!!

I drilled the holes on the smaller one thinking id keep it without handles. But the holes didnt turn out like i wanted them. The smaller holes were more difficult to get drilled in where i wanted them, the drill bit kind of walked around on the steel before biting in and drilling through. Im guessing i need to center punch them first next time so thats less of an issue. Now im thinking ill add some wood scales to this one so that it covers up the holes LMAO

Learning more every step i take :)
 
Yeah, a center punch will definitely solve that problem. Easy fix.
 
worldwood said:
I have a couple questions...

If i want to secure some handles with 1/8" brass rods do i drill 1/8" holes, or do i need to drill slightly larger holes?

Then do i just push them in and file them down, or do i need to flare them or peen them in?

Should i also use epoxy on the middle of the pin before pushing it through the handle scales and tang?

Im not at that point yet just trying to plan ahead. Thanks for any tips.
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I drill the same diameter, then file a couple of grooves around the pin stock where it'll be buried inside the scales. Easiest way is to chuck the pinstock in a drill or drill press and use the 90° edge of your file against the rotating pin stock. Gives the epoxy some place to grab on to, and won't change the diameter of your pins.

Everything's looking good, WW. I'm glad the etcher is still seeing some use! Got the thread bookmarked and looking forward to seeing your progress. :thumbup:
 
Thanks for the tips Mike! Using a drill or drill press and a file to grove the pin sound like a good way of doing it. I will give that a try!

What type of glue or epoxy are you guys using on the pins? JB Weld?
 
For epoxy I use slow T-88, a System Three product. It's a structural epoxy which dries overnight (slow cure). In general, the shorter the cure time the less strong the bond is. This stuff is also very resilient (read: not brittle). Plus, you actually want some open time to get things lined up and clamped well...it's a drag to wait, but it's more of a drag to have your epoxy cure in the middle of getting everything together.
 
Andy Lewis said:
Go man GO! Looking good so far.

Here's some info on pins and peening that might be useful.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...mers-pins-and-peening?p=13047345#post13047345
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Thanks man, some great info in that thread :thumbup:
granitestateofmind said:
For epoxy I use slow T-88, a System Three product. It's a structural epoxy which dries overnight (slow cure). In general, the shorter the cure time the less strong the bond is. This stuff is also very resilient (read: not brittle). Plus, you actually want some open time to get things lined up and clamped well...it's a drag to wait, but it's more of a drag to have your epoxy cure in the middle of getting everything together.
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Man... That T-88 looks like some expensive stuff. I guess you get what you pay for.

I dont mind letting epoxy cure for longer periods of time but is there any cheaper alternatives that still work well?
 
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