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This is my introduction to the forum and I apologize for the long post. My name is Shane and I'm an old(er) guy that lives in Northern Utah. Married, a grandpa, two kids and my son is currently serving in the Air Force - yes I am a proud poppa 
. I'm kind of what they describe as a jack of all trades, master of none. I'm good with my hands and if something is broke I can usually tear it apart and fix it, and if I see something I like I will usually build it rather than buy one. My biggest problem is finding enough time in the day for family, a full time job (working swing shift) and all my many hobbies.
One of my hobbies is collecting and using vintage camping equipment. Any free time I have, which is hard to come by these days, is spent up in the mountains playing around in the hills, exploring, hunting, fishing, practicing survival skills, etc. I have a few nice knives but nothing rugged enough for camping so I decided to build a big camp knife ... That's what introduced me to knife building.
As I do with most things, I did a little research and then jumped right in. I quickly decided that shaping a knife with a pedestal grinder and hand filing was more work than the bad joints could handle so I built a 2 by 72 knife grinder out of old machines that I had kicking around in the shop. I should mention that one of my other hobbies is restoring vintage machinery (view my website to see some of my work), so I have a pretty good collection of old machines stored in the shop.
This is the belt grinder that I made, which can also be used as a surface grinder. 3 phase with variable speed. It's kinda ugly right now but someday I will get around to stripping it back down and painting it.
This is the first knife that I made with it. It's a crude and I made a few mistakes on it but it works perfectly for what I designed it for, and being my first knife I am pretty happy with it. 1084 with a mustard patina, single right hand bevel grind and olive wood scales.
And the leather sheath I made for it.
After making my first knife I decided I was going to need a heat treating oven so after some research I made this.
And then a knife vise for hand finishing the blades.
This is the last knife I've done, I guess it would be the 6th knife that I have made now. I love file knives and had to have one so this is what I came up with. I am still learning but I'm getting better with every knife I make. The hamon got a little closer to the edge than I wanted, the next one will be better, but it's is hard and holds a good edge. Made from a farriers rasp with brass and elk antler handle. The sheath I also made with an antler inlay and removable frog.
So as ya can see I am hooked on making knives The next project will be to build a forge.
Thanks for looking and again I am sorry for the long post.
I look forward to participating on the forum.
. I'm kind of what they describe as a jack of all trades, master of none. I'm good with my hands and if something is broke I can usually tear it apart and fix it, and if I see something I like I will usually build it rather than buy one. My biggest problem is finding enough time in the day for family, a full time job (working swing shift) and all my many hobbies.One of my hobbies is collecting and using vintage camping equipment. Any free time I have, which is hard to come by these days, is spent up in the mountains playing around in the hills, exploring, hunting, fishing, practicing survival skills, etc. I have a few nice knives but nothing rugged enough for camping so I decided to build a big camp knife ... That's what introduced me to knife building.
As I do with most things, I did a little research and then jumped right in. I quickly decided that shaping a knife with a pedestal grinder and hand filing was more work than the bad joints could handle so I built a 2 by 72 knife grinder out of old machines that I had kicking around in the shop. I should mention that one of my other hobbies is restoring vintage machinery (view my website to see some of my work), so I have a pretty good collection of old machines stored in the shop.
This is the belt grinder that I made, which can also be used as a surface grinder. 3 phase with variable speed. It's kinda ugly right now but someday I will get around to stripping it back down and painting it.
This is the first knife that I made with it. It's a crude and I made a few mistakes on it but it works perfectly for what I designed it for, and being my first knife I am pretty happy with it. 1084 with a mustard patina, single right hand bevel grind and olive wood scales.
And the leather sheath I made for it.
After making my first knife I decided I was going to need a heat treating oven so after some research I made this.
And then a knife vise for hand finishing the blades.
This is the last knife I've done, I guess it would be the 6th knife that I have made now. I love file knives and had to have one so this is what I came up with. I am still learning but I'm getting better with every knife I make. The hamon got a little closer to the edge than I wanted, the next one will be better, but it's is hard and holds a good edge. Made from a farriers rasp with brass and elk antler handle. The sheath I also made with an antler inlay and removable frog.
So as ya can see I am hooked on making knives
The next project will be to build a forge.Thanks for looking and again I am sorry for the long post.
I look forward to participating on the forum.
