Flat grinding on a Coote

[dmarx]

Anybody doing it? I keep looking at it and going hmmm. Two inch belt and platten, seven inch blade, this is just a large screwup waiting to happen. Maybe I should start flat grinding a two inch blade? Hee hee. (This will be my first attempt at flat grinding by the way; always did hollow)

Dave

 

[nc_cooter]

Here's two I flat ground on my Coote. 14" and 8 1/2"

 

[projectorjcg]

flat grinds on coote, goood

Justin

 

[Will52100]

Good looking blades. I use a Coote and 99.9% of my blades are flat or convex ground. I put a glass patten on the steel one and it helps keep everything flat. The Coote is a good machine for the money. The trick to flat grinding is like hollow grinding, grind at a slight angle so that the edge nearest the ricasso is taking just a little more off than the point so that you don't dig into the rest of the blade.

 

[dmarx]

Wow, I'm humbled. Thanks for the tip and beautiful blades. Just gotta jump in and practice I guess.
Dave

 

[RMLamey]

Cootes are fine, used one to do what ever kind of grinding i needed for over 5 years.

 

[John L]

Just curious...what are the above pictured long knives used for? Thanks and they are truely beauts.

 

[fitzo]

Justin, those are cool knives. Nice work. They make me remember Tom Maringer and his Vorpal knives. :thumbup:

 

[projectorjcg]

These were early prototypes for Atienza Kali, The Atienza way is of the longer blade, these designs are now in 3v, Still grinding on the Coote
Justin