Man, my fingers are sore. I have been hand sanding a pair of scales for about 12 hours total over the past 2 days and my fingers are sore from holding the sandpaper! I just now got to 400 grit right before I quit for the night tonight. What sucks is after all that effort the fit still sucks, have gaps. But hey, at least I am getting in the shoulder workout from "seesawing" (guess thats the best way to describe it). One thing I noticed if you split up a old 120 belt it works pretty good for material removal for the most part in the beginning. I used too much thread locker on the corbys so now I have blue coming out of the pores around the rivet. Then I ask myself why am I sanding so much on a beater knife? Ugh.:grumpy:
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Ipe sure is hard...
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Cuz being obsessive about stuff is the reason we make knives (or try to, on my part!).
I've found that for each 'breakthrough' I make, I find fifty more points of failure to work on, or work around... I'm sure the next 'perfect' knife is just around the corner, tho...
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Ipe makes great decks and outdoors furniture, but is less than optimal for handle materials. You will have to fill the grain and apply a good sealer.
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gixxer,
I hear you. I spent 20 or so hours each on 4 kitchen knives for my wife. Why? All I know is at the time it was a pain, but it sure felt good when I was done. Two hours later you could hear the clunking sound of them being dropped from altitude into the sink. Oh well.
chiger,
I hear you. I spent 20 or so hours each on 4 kitchen knives for my wife. Why? All I know is at the time it was a pain, but it sure felt good when I was done. Two hours later you could hear the clunking sound of them being dropped from altitude into the sink. Oh well.
chiger,
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I bet it took a divot outta the porcelain in that sink...............
Of course it could be made of carbon steel (O1 or A2 let's say) and you walk in, only to find that she's been cutting tomatoes, or lemons, and left it, wet, on the counter for the last half hour. Patina time................ (This actually happened to me and I wanted to smack somebody upside the head.)
Syn
Ha
Syn
Of course it could be made of carbon steel (O1 or A2 let's say) and you walk in, only to find that she's been cutting tomatoes, or lemons, and left it, wet, on the counter for the last half hour. Patina time................ (This actually happened to me and I wanted to smack somebody upside the head.)
Syn
Ha
Syn
qix,
It only hurt until I remembered I made them for a few bucks and she likes them better than the $500 set I didn't buy for her to wreck. ;~)
Syn,
The sink is stainless, the knives are carbon. The divots are in the Brazilian blood wood for the most part. And I spend a lot of time sharpening acid etched edges. Fortunately I mirror polished them so they clean up easier. I think I knew what was going to happen instinctively, cause I didn't think about it. I guess that comes from 30+ years of marriage.
chiger
It only hurt until I remembered I made them for a few bucks and she likes them better than the $500 set I didn't buy for her to wreck. ;~)
Syn,
The sink is stainless, the knives are carbon. The divots are in the Brazilian blood wood for the most part. And I spend a lot of time sharpening acid etched edges. Fortunately I mirror polished them so they clean up easier. I think I knew what was going to happen instinctively, cause I didn't think about it. I guess that comes from 30+ years of marriage.
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The patina will actually help keep them from rusting after awhile. I know the pain though. I made a nice little hadden tang antler handled paring knife years ago from 1095, and I routinely find it languishing in the bottom of the sink. Hasn't killed it yet..... Those green scrubby pads work great for taking the real nasty rust off......
Ed
Ed