jig

[v-6]

some one please show me your jig for holding your knife so you can sand it.
thanks in advance
vern

 

[Karl B. Andersen]

You don't need a "jig". Short of making a knife vise, just C-clamp the tang to a piece of flat bar stock about a foot long and stick the bar stock into a vise.

 

[DC KNIVES]

I used a piece of aluminum t-bar and some leather to protect the blade.Dave

 

[Matthew Gregory]

Here's mine:

It's a section of 3"x5"x3/16" that I plasma-cut out to make room for the vise-grips. Stiff as all get out, and cheap!

 

[Will Leavitt]

I'll upload a picture of my fancy vice uke: But for a long time all I used was a piece of 1x2 rock maple with leather glued to the top of it and c-clamped the blade to it. Chucked the wood into a bench vice and there ya go, super fancy cabinet grade rock maple filing jig thingy.

Saftey tip though, make sure the holding fixture extends past the tip of your knife and NEVER EVER EVER leave the blade in the jig and walk off, people will get cut/stabbed/slashed on the "unfinished" knife (ask me how I know.)

 

[defaultuser]

Mine is really fancy

 

[Karl B. Andersen]

Mine is really fancy

You use screws? That's a little overboard on the high tech side.......

 

[Will Leavitt]

Mine is really fancy

I used one like that for years until I saved up enough to buy a $5 drill press clamp from HF lol No screws though because I never thought of that....

 

[defaultuser]

You use screws? That's a little overboard on the high tech side.......

Hey! Don't forget the spruce 2x2! I researched for years for this "jig"

 

[defaultuser]

OK...here's my second generation jig No screws anymore...but I still use my high-tech spruce 2x4...

 

[Karl B. Andersen]

OK...here's my second generation jig No screws anymore...but I still use my high-tech spruce 2x4...

My God - that's OAK!
You're a genius!!

 

[Dennis Paish]

Greetings,
Not cheap! But an excellent vice. I own one!

http://www.knivesonnet.com/products.php?&category=22&item=66

Dennis

 

[jll346]

I have seen that vise before and it is WAY over priced. Nice but rediculously priced. Chech ebay for vises much cheaper.

 

[bikermikearchery]

A knife board cut from a 2 x 4 with a 3/16 slot cut in it will give you a few options for holding your blades.

 

[Will Leavitt]

Here's a picture of my sanding jig. It's a $5 harbor freight drill press vice, removed the bottom jaw. Drilled matching holes in a piece of angle iron and then covered the jaw and angle iron with leather. Just chuck it into the bench vice and there ya go.

 

[raythebigfoot]

Greetings,
Not cheap! But an excellent vice. I own one!

http://www.knivesonnet.com/products.php?&category=22&item=66

Dennis

When working on thin blades is it hard to hand sand them because of bending of the blade with this vice?

 

[Will Leavitt]

When working on thin blades is it hard to hand sand them because of bending of the blade with this vice?

I've used a similar vice in a friend's shop, it's really mainly for sanding handles but you can add some support to sand blades. You can get a similar vise (without the fancy handles) from Uncle Als for like $70 I think.

 

[Dennis Paish]

CORRECT. I mostly use this vise for sanding handles.
Dennis

 

[scottickes]

And if all else fails, you can try using one of these for a knife holding jig.

 

[raythebigfoot]

CORRECT. I mostly use this vise for sanding handles.
Dennis

Ok, that's more what I was thinking about getting it for; but just wondered if it actually works decent for the latter as well! Thanks!