Fred.Rowe
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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Of the 1,000 plus knives I've made over the last 17 years, nine hundred and seventy five have been hidden tang knives. I just like the looks of hidden tang knives. This means I've filed the shoulders on a lot of knives. I have a filing jig that I clamp the blade in and using a long angle lath bastard file, I get the job done.
As I've gotten older it has become a lot more stressful on my body to do this work. Filing is hard work.
I have tried many times to do this work on a belt machine but without acceptable results. After working on this over the last year I have finally put together a technique that results in exceptionally straight shoulders with the plus of being done in just a few minutes.
We put together a video that shows how this can be done on your belt machine.
Happy to answer any questions, Fred
[video]https://youtu.be/xiO_VEPOekM[/video]
As I've gotten older it has become a lot more stressful on my body to do this work. Filing is hard work.
I have tried many times to do this work on a belt machine but without acceptable results. After working on this over the last year I have finally put together a technique that results in exceptionally straight shoulders with the plus of being done in just a few minutes.
We put together a video that shows how this can be done on your belt machine.
Happy to answer any questions, Fred
[video]https://youtu.be/xiO_VEPOekM[/video]