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bigred94

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hi everyone i am new to this site and knife makeing. i have a question for working with g-10 material. what is the best way to cut and shape the material?
 
Cut it with diamond and shape it on a grinder. Edged tools will dull quickly.

WEAR A RESPIRATOR!!!!!

Phillip
 
i drill holes around the pattern then slap a cutting wheel on my dremel, and acut between the holes, then i do the bulk of the shaping with 80 grit sanding drum on my dremel, moves very quickly like this.
 
kingjoey5000 said:
i drill holes around the pattern then slap a cutting wheel on my dremel, and acut between the holes, then i do the bulk of the shaping with 80 grit sanding drum on my dremel, moves very quickly like this.
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good method if you dont have use of real tools.
g10 is easy to work but is hard on metal and dulls it fast, shapes very fast on a belt sander though.
i use a jig saw with carbide blade to cut and then use the belt sander to shape.
make sure to use a respirator or you will have a nasty cough and killer sore throat the next day
 
yeah thanks, i dont have real tools. drilling the holes is so much faster then trying to cut through 1/4 g-10 with a small cutting wheel.
 
you know i have encountered alot of eye irritation, when shaping this stuff. whether i have safety glasses on or not, i know i could shape the handle with my eyes closed if i use the force, but i dont want to cheat my self out of the joys of knife making. any suggestions??
 
kingjoey5000 said:
you know i have encountered alot of eye irritation, when shaping this stuff. whether i have safety glasses on or not, i know i could shape the handle with my eyes closed if i use the force, but i dont want to cheat my self out of the joys of knife making. any suggestions??
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Dust collection is vital along with the respirator to reduce irritation. Once I forgot to turn the dust collector when grinding G10. That lasted about ten seconds; it was horrible.

I suppose you could work outside on a windy day...
 
I do not have dust collection so what I do is open the door to the garage and I have a fairly small, maybe 8" across tabletop fan that I have set up maybe 10 feet away from me blowing across my workspace. That helps to keep the dust out of the eyes. I always, always wear my respirator when making any sort of dust, regardless of the material. The thought of microscopic glass fibers cutting into the lining of my lungs is mega gross. Blowing yer nose and having it be the same color as the royal blue G10 you were sanding all afternoon is gross too. Blue boogers? ugh.
 
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