Hand Sanding 101

Thanks for the video Nick!

BTW, Nick... if you had a digital copy or dvd of this video I'd buy it. I'm sure there are others who would as well. :thumbup:
 
NickWheeler said:
Thanks guys, I'm glad it's being well received! :)



I'm frustrated that it will only play in a lower resolution! :grumpy: I shot it all in HD, and it plays on my computer very clear and pretty well lit. But somewhere along the line of getting it uploaded to u-tube... it will only play at 480p. :thumbdn: :mad: There are important details that show up on the original, that don't show up at all on the u-tube version.


I do KNOW it could have been half the length had I excluded my personal little interjections and JUST shown the actual sanding methods. However, IMHO, if you just show the actual physical steps involved, there will be MANY questions left unanswered.


If I ever find a way to get paid for any of this stuff, then maybe I'll take a class on how to project oneself more clearly on camera! ;) :D



Thanks guys. :)
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Keep trying to put it up in HD, I'd love to see it more clearly.
It's bound to be some stupid little thing, google and YT are constantly changing things.

I think Chris Crawford should call on you for a video, or a series if you can spare the time.

His production values are getting better as shown on Paul Long's videos (or maybe Paul just has really good lighting.)


Don't fret about the time, I love to have the reasons why - makes the how more meaningful
 
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NickWheeler said:
It did come from Harbor Freight...but that was back in 1996. I looked at their current version of this vise just the other day, and it looks like crap. Their current version is about half the weight of mine. I can't recommend that STYLE of vise enough, but I wouldn't recommend buying the ones they carry now. Keep an eye on CL and ebay. Grizzly sells a few versions (I wanna say a 4", 5", and a 6") that are built like the one I have, but they're fairly spendy (for a Chicom tool).
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Thanks for the advice I have been keeping my eyes open for a swivel vise that's big, heavy, and usa made but they are not easy to come by. The Harbor Freight is 5" jaws, 34.75 lbs., $63.00 (on sale from $80.00) Vs. the Grizzly with 5" jaws, 48lbs, and its also $80.00. I guess I am wondering the 13lbs of added weight in the Grizzly makes that much of a difference and if the quality is really that much better. I would mostly be using it for light work as I already have a stationery 100ish lb vise that I can just pound on.
 
Re the HD problem

You can try uploading on a free service like Mediafire

I have some things on there for the standard reply and they have been on for a couple years without disappearing
 
Widerstand said:
Thanks for the advice I have been keeping my eyes open for a swivel vise that's big, heavy, and usa made but they are not easy to come by. The Harbor Freight is 5" jaws, 34.75 lbs., $63.00 (on sale from $80.00) Vs. the Grizzly with 5" jaws, 48lbs, and its also $80.00. I guess I am wondering the 13lbs of added weight in the Grizzly makes that much of a difference and if the quality is really that much better. I would mostly be using it for light work as I already have a stationery 100ish lb vise that I can just pound on.
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check out the yost vise. look on their site. they have a page where they compare the yost to the other Asian vises in the same design. I picked up the yost and like it.
 
PT Doc said:
check out the yost vise. look on their site. they have a page where they compare the yost to the other Asian vises in the same design. I picked up the yost and like it.
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Absolutely agree! My really big Yost 5" vise I scored at a thrift store for $20 and its in perfect condition, only problem with that its stationery and I like the multi-jaw rotating combination pipe and bench vise, with the swivel base. I know Yost's are some of the best.

I was just talking about the compassion between two el-cheap-o's.
 
Thanks for taking the time and doing the vid Nick.

I was half hoping to see you pull out a hammer and smack the camera :)
 
On behalf of all amateurs with poor finish thank you! I know that I really appreciate all of your educational efforts. One major thing that helped me understand blade finishing was to buy an un-handled blade from you. Just seeing how fine the detail is, and how thin you grind everything was a big help in understanding how much more work I can put in pre-ht, and as somebody with limited tools that has helped me a lot in post HT finishing. Thanks for all you do!
 
Good video as always Nick. You are truly an asset to the knifemaking community and a gentleman for sharing as much as you do.
 
Nick, I just watched it. Awesome. Thanks for taking the time and effort to do this. A wealth of great info. Even though I've been hand sanding for a while, I learned a few valuable tips. Not the least of which was having a wider sanding block and angling the wide sanding block.....all to maximize surface area contact. Also...when sanding the swedge/clip...to not use the same angle as the primary bevel but a different angle....in order to preserve the sharp transition line. Great video.
 
This is priceless info right here! :thumbup: Thanks Nick, I really appreciate you taking the time to put this together, as well as everything else you've done on this forum etc. :) As for the length of the video, I'm the opposite, I get irritated when there is a vid that has good info in it but it's only 1-2 minutes long, I hate that! :mad: lol I hope every instructional type vid (as well as the ones showin off your beautiful knives ;) ) you make from now on is loooong :D Thanks again man, everything you do here is golden :) :thumbup:

-Paul
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Nick,
Thanks for the great video. I've been clamping blades to boards for nearly 6 years now and have figured out a few short cuts that might help a few new guys. I use 1x2 and clamp it the wide way in the vise. That way I can use a pair of standard vise grip pliers to clamp the blade down. If you're going to do the hand sand correctly, you've got to take the blade off the board a dozen times to check various steps. The vise grips make it come on and off the board faster and more consistently. All that said, what advantage is there to your awesome, snazzy usual hand sanding jig, the one that supports the blade all the way to the tip, accounts for distal taper, and all that? How does having the tip supported change the process or the result?
Thanks,
Jason
 
Thanks Nick. I just tried my first partial tang knife because on all your WIPs and threads were so well detailed and interesting. Thanks for constantly putting content out there for us and patiently helping us.

Is that toilet paper on your wall in the video? What aspect of knife making do you use that for? =P
 
Damn nice video and information! I had to watch it three times, 2 times for notes, and 3rd to look at some of the tools and equipment seen in the video, very jealous :D After watching a small video you made a few weeks ago I think for Weatherman I made a few sanding sticks out of g10 ghost jade, but wasn't sure it was okay material for the use, now seeing you have some g10 sticks I feel better. Thanks again
 
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