hand sanding video, a couple tips- Pro photos of finished knife added

NickWheeler

NickWheeler

Joined
Dec 3, 1999
Messages
9,437
There's no scantily clad women, fast cars, or cool music... but I shot this today while working on a knife because of a conversation I had with a friend on the subject of hand-sanding blades.

I made a bit of a jack-ass out of myself because I keep stressing rigidity in the video and I moved the blade... but this is NOT my normal hand sanding set up. I just used this because it was easier to get the camera/tripod in a decent spot. With my normal set up, the blade would not have moved AT ALL.

Just thought I'd share.

If you have any complaints, keep in mind what you paid for it. ;) :)

[video=youtube;u-x4wj8WC8U]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-x4wj8WC8U[/video]
 
Last edited:
dang I was getting all into it and the video stopped at 3:14.... will try again later, sure looks like im fixin to learn something!
 
Nick,

Nice video. Sort of like watching paint dry, but very informative. What grit do you use for the "Final" scratch pull?

Gotta try some of that RynoWet. I use 3-M, and it does well, but is very expensive. I usually buy it by the sleeve (50 sheets). Always looking for more cost and time efficient methods and materials.

Thanks my friend,

Robert
 
Awesome Nick!

I was using a (now foolish seeming) 5" rubber sanding block...the kind that takes 1/4 sheet. Took me literally days to finish hand sanding because my hands got so tired.

Question for you. What type of steel are you using for your blocks? I have a ton of mild steel sitting around but am wondering if you use hardened steel or just whatever you have on hand?
 
Matt- I'm sure that if YOU watch it, it will knock you back about 3 years so it's probably better it crapped out ;) :D

Geez Robert, I thought it was at least as exciting as watching grass grow!!!! :grumpy: :p :D

FWIW- It took me 8 minutes to do the other side.... without talking ;)

syvmn- mild steel will work just fine. some of mine are 1084 just because I had it in a size that was closer to what I needed than other steel I had on hand. I MUCH prefer steel blocks, so as to avoid washing out those hard to get crisp grind lines. :)

This blade won't go past 1500 with paper. The final sanding is done with a similar shaped giz-wiz, but it has a piece of very hard rubber glued to it. It helps to get a nice finish on the convex bevel (or a pure flat one for that matter).
 
Love that LEFT handed Wd-40/Windex bottles... It's good to be left handed:).

Great video! Thanks for sharing... much better than typing it out.
 
Thanks for the video, Nick! Although I'm getting a bit faster, hand sanding still takes me hours and I'm always amazed by folks who say they are able to do an entire knife start to finish in an hour or so. The lower grits, especially in the plunge area, are most time consuming for me.

Do you have any tips for preventing the tip from getting rounded off during hand finishing? I've gotten some suggestions from other makers that have helped me a lot with that problem, but I haven't yet managed to totally eliminate it.
 
Great video Nick! Are those bars just cold-rolled, or are they tool steel?

Next time, scantily clad women and cool music, OK?
 
Good video thanks.

I don't think any of the video I bought have dealt with hand sanding in that detail.




Which book ?

This one?

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc138/10456kja/Coverpicture.jpg
Coverpicture.jpg
 
Very instructive. Makes me realize I'm wasting time by milking my sandpaper.
Thanks for posting this.
 
Last edited:
Great video Nick!:thumbup::thumbup: Thanks again for your contributions to the knife making community:D

Mike
 
Cool video I especially like the draw knives/sanding platforms for lack of a better term, great idea! I have used a platform to sand on similar to what you are using but was able glean some tips from the video, that should make my next one a whole lot easier. :thumbup::thumbup:
 
I'd like to see you take it from "Dirty 1500" to finished, if there's any difference in what you're doing. Thanks for the video.
 
Do you ever do hollow grinds too?

I'd be interested to see how it changes for that.




The wiggle was pretty obvious in the video, I'm surprised you didn't re-shoot the video for that. :)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top