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boysurvivalist

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i am i young knife maker wondering if any one out their would give me some tips on knife making every reply will be apperciated
looking into making fighting knifes, throwing knifes,and neck knifes, thank you for the suggestions
 
Welcome to the forums. You may want to post your inquiry in the Shop Talk forum as well. I'm sure some folks there would be happy to point you in the right direction.

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aka Dagda the Insatiable, Member of the Terrible Ironic HORDE
"I may be goin' to hell in a bucket, Babe, but at least I'm enjoyin' the ride."
 
Welcome to the forums. You'll get lots of help here but you need to be more specific in your question.We're all here to ask and answer questions, but we need to know what you need help with. If we all just give random tips, we could bog down the server and never tell you what you wanted to know.

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Fix it right the first time, use Baling Wire !
 
i was looking at getting some help with the points of my knives and the edge it selfe like if i should hollow grond or what
thankx for the help
 
The type of grinder your using can be a big factor. I started out on a 6 inch bench grinder and had a lot of trouble with the points because there wasn't room to work between the motor and the grinding wheel.You can do it with a bench grinder, but it takes practice.You might try making knives with a more simple point like a drop point or spear point to begin with instead of clip points or upswept points.If your using a bench grinder, try and keep fairly new wheels on it. The smaller they get the harder they'll be to work with.
Most people like knives with a hollow grind. The thin edge will cut better than a thick edge like a saber grind has.You can grind the blades flat, hollow, or convex though as long as you shape blade right.It doesn't have to be a hollow grind to work.

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Fix it right the first time, use Baling Wire !
 
Mr. boysurvivalist,

Be patient my friend. This is not a chatroom, this is a forum. There are well over 4000 members here, many of whom will be glad to offer you advice and help. But, they are not all on-line at any given time. Keep in mind, also, that this is a holiday and many will not check in today. Tomorrow is Sunday. Many members have their access through work and so won't check in tomorrow. But, over the course of the coming week, you're likely to attract plenty of information.



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Chuck
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Osage orange is great for handles. I like the color of it, and it seems like it always has nice looking grain. To look at anyway, the way that stuff grows in all directions its kind of hard to work with. If you haven't worked with it before, you'll be amazed how hard the stuff can be, but once your done thats a good thing because the handles don't get beat up easily.Try the search function here on the forums. There has been at least one other post in the past concerning osage orange that would give you some good tips.You can use the search for anything you want to ask about, chances are you'll find something on it, or at least something interesting. Then you can post a question to find out more or to get someone to explain part of it in more detail.
I started on a 6" bench grinder. Now I use a 4x36 belt sander. Neither one is the best for making knives but you can definitely get by with either one, especially if your doing it as a hobby and don't plan on selling a buch of knives.$1000.00 is a lot to come up with just for a grinder designed to make knives. Your biggest help on the bench grinder will be practice. Its a tricky tool because you don't have quite as much control with them.If you get good with one and someday decide to get a more advanced grinder, the change will be really easy for you though. Go to www.woodcraft.com and order a catalog. The catalogs are free and they have a large seleciton of sharpening supplies.Including grinding wheels for your bench grinder. Not all wheels are the same and you'll be able t get better wheels in different grits from them. Depending on the brand of your grinder they may have a work rest you could put on it that would be easier for you to use than the small one that comes on them.That depends on if it will fit your grinder though.

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Fix it right the first time, use Baling Wire !


[This message has been edited by Matt Shade (edited 01 January 2000).]
 
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