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Hey Everyone,
Ron Wilson here from Acworth, GA. I've been lurking here, reading and watching videos for the last month or so and have finally dipped my "toe in the water". I've always thought it would be cool to make a knife from a piece of steel and finally have decided to try my hand at it. I recently purchased some hand files, a piece of 1/8" 01 steel and a few other things (pins, scales etc). I made a filing jig as shown by Aaron Gough from Gough Customs. My intentions were to make this knife soley by hand, with hand tools, to really become "one with the knife". I did cheat a little bit in cutting the rough shape as I ended up using a 4" angle grinder with a cutoff wheel. Once it was cut out, I've done everything else by hand with files.
I currently have about 5 hours in to get to where I'm at....I have the full bevel done on one side. I went slow, trying to keep everything even. I wasn't quite sure how much and how often to lower the eye bolt guide. I drew lines with a sharpie and trird to work to those lines. Once I hit them, I'd lower the bolt 4 turn each time and so on.
my questions (for now) are:
1. should I draw file the entire blade on the side I just beveled now or do I wait until I file the bevel on the other side befor draw filing?
2. When I do draw file, should I change files to a mill file? (I'm currently using a 12" double cut bastard file to do the bevels)
3. Once I'm done filing the bevels on both sides, do I need to draw file the spine and or borrom of blade????
4. Sandpaper??? What should I buy for hand sanding and what grit should I start with?
5. What grit progresson should I use and where should I stop (grit wise) before heat treating? (I'm sendind it out for HT and Temper)
I've attached som pictures of my progress so far so please critique me in whatever you see! I look forward to learning from all of you as much as I can!!!!
Ron Wilson here from Acworth, GA. I've been lurking here, reading and watching videos for the last month or so and have finally dipped my "toe in the water". I've always thought it would be cool to make a knife from a piece of steel and finally have decided to try my hand at it. I recently purchased some hand files, a piece of 1/8" 01 steel and a few other things (pins, scales etc). I made a filing jig as shown by Aaron Gough from Gough Customs. My intentions were to make this knife soley by hand, with hand tools, to really become "one with the knife". I did cheat a little bit in cutting the rough shape as I ended up using a 4" angle grinder with a cutoff wheel. Once it was cut out, I've done everything else by hand with files.
I currently have about 5 hours in to get to where I'm at....I have the full bevel done on one side. I went slow, trying to keep everything even. I wasn't quite sure how much and how often to lower the eye bolt guide. I drew lines with a sharpie and trird to work to those lines. Once I hit them, I'd lower the bolt 4 turn each time and so on.
my questions (for now) are:
1. should I draw file the entire blade on the side I just beveled now or do I wait until I file the bevel on the other side befor draw filing?
2. When I do draw file, should I change files to a mill file? (I'm currently using a 12" double cut bastard file to do the bevels)
3. Once I'm done filing the bevels on both sides, do I need to draw file the spine and or borrom of blade????
4. Sandpaper??? What should I buy for hand sanding and what grit should I start with?
5. What grit progresson should I use and where should I stop (grit wise) before heat treating? (I'm sendind it out for HT and Temper)
I've attached som pictures of my progress so far so please critique me in whatever you see! I look forward to learning from all of you as much as I can!!!!
