Homemade Variant

Bill Siegle

Bill Siegle

Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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Well all the pics of variants with the false edges had me wishing. I went out to the grinder with my SHE and took about 10 minutes to apply a false edge to my knife. It isn't sharp on top as I wanted to be able to use a baton on it if needed but I really like to look. Might do something similar to my Satin Jack later on:)
 
Bill,

It looks great to me...

BTW... I followed your link and took a look on your web site. The KNAX looks interesting.
 
I've seen Bill's grinding firsthand. I can tell you that false edge looks the exact same on the other side too.
 
Wow, how'd you do that after the heat treat was applied? I wanted a short false edge put on my Basic 9, but it's been heat treated so I guess I'm outta luck. The folks at Busse won't do it. I just got a grinder for my birthday... maybe I'll try my luck.

The Steel Heart looks great!:D
 
Actually it grinds pretty easily. I used a new belt and dipped the blade in water between passes. Never evn got warm:) When grinding any hardened steel you just have to watch for heat. Work slow and let the belt do the work. If you have to push the steel into the belt, you are going to get heat build up. Haven't decided on doing the SJ yet. Mostly just can't figure out the pattern I want. I'll keep you all posted. Thanks for the compliments:D
 
It's 12:00. Do you know where your INFI is? Yep gettting ground down in the garage :) Here is the Satin Jack. Ground on both sides, I was going to leave it dull for the baton but it felt too "fighterish" so I went a little thinner and sharpened it :D Makes a Sweet knife Sweeter!
 
Bill that looks great!

Now you just have to figure out a way to coat that blade. Can a blade coat be applied to the new grind without damaging the rest of the finish?

n2s
 
not2sharp - good question! How do they coat those parts? How is that coating applied anyway? It has such a unique look, it would be neat to hear how it's applied.

I'd also like to know how they keep the coating from sticking to the places they ground on the knives. They probably do all the grinds on the knives, then heat treat them, then coat them. Since they like to grind before heat treating, and if they did the coating before heat treat I think the coating would melt off, right? The grinds are usually uncoated, so how do they keep them from being coated? Are the ground portions of the blades coated with something that keeps the coating from sticking to those parts of the blade? Maybe some type of wax resist or something?

It would be neat to hear about the whole process... if it's not a secret! Sort of a "Busse factory virtual tour"!

:D :D :D
 
Most times coatings are applied after the knife is done except for sharpening and applying the slabs. I have a friend who could Teflon coat my ground area but the finish would not match the crikle coat. The best way to me would be to recoat the entire knife.I prefer these two as they are though. Of course another method for a uniform finish could be to just beadblast the whole thing:)
 
Great job Bill! Those grind lines are so clean! :D

It really gives a great look to the knives, IMHO. I agree with you about the coating, I think it looks great the way it is.
 
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