guess who learned how to convex..

mtnfolk mike

mtnfolk mike

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a few of us met up over at Ban's shop again last night.. we didn't do much chopping, other than some water bottle cutting, which is a lot of fun... don't mind the hat hair..:D

i did however get a cool, hands on, lesson on convexing knives from Ban... it was a lot tof fun... i really enjoyed.. Ban has a nice KMG belt sander... that thing is awesome...

many thanks once again Ban... that was really cool of you to help me out..

since it was my first time and i didn't really have any knives with me, that i was willing to experiment on.. may father in law, gave me the thumbs up to try it out on his Kershaw Outkast... it's got a 10 in D2 blade, that is recurved... the factory edge was horrible.. i had to remove quite a decent amount of steel..

anyhow... it turned out pretty darn nice... especially for a first time...the thing cuts like a light saber now...:D

cheers... mike

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I thought you had to remove the platen to convex...It looks like you are doing it with the platen in place.

Have I been lead astray?
 
Cool stuff! That edge looks great. :thumbup:

What grit did he have on his sander? Was only one belt used?

Thanks.
 
Nice!! :thumbup: Send me an email the next time you're coming up to san jose, would love to drop in if it's cool! If Ban's willing to teach more people, I could bring my khuk down.
 
Excellent! Now I'm gonna speak for others when I ask for better specifics on how you did this.
 
Nice job Mike, …nice photos too. :thumbup:


Re-profiling a big D2 blade can be quite a challenge, :eek:

…a belt grinder is really the best way to tackle it. :)



"If you're not living on the edge, …you're taking up too much space."

Big Mike
 
wow, nice job! those outcasts look like cool knives, but i would be concerned about the size/shape of the handle for big hands and really long fingers.
 
man that looks great. those are some pro pics you got there mike. who took those....lol. I had fun watching you guys fix sharp things....
 
many thanks fo rthe comments folks...:thumbup: it was a good time indeed and a great experience...:D
 
convexed outcast is a great knife, one of the best IMO.

i did the convex on mine by hand but that still looks great. wait till you see her with the finish off, you'll reach for it every time :D
 
I tried my first convex on my Outcast while my legs were healing and buckled a bit running it up the blade. Yours looks tons better than mine does. I think it is a really good introductory level chopper. My factory edge was obtuse but could still chop a 1" manilla rope.
 
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