Oh no! Not ANOTHER knife...

oh, and someone had asked me to recommend a knife making supplies source, and I have found Alpha Knife Supply, (AKS) to be pretty good in my limited experience. That's where I got the S30V for this project.
I really like their mailing list, where they'll send you updates of their inventory as they receive new product:thumbup:.
 
Will check them out. Was wondering about files as well if the ones you get at the hardware store weren't usable for this.
 
you should get a big mill bastard and a flat bastard or two. Also get yourself a chainsaw file or two as well. Get handles as well. Maybe a wire brush to keep them clean. Nicholson makes the quality stuff imo.
 
Seems I have my weekend plans made up. The local stores better have this stuff. Thanks for the help. :D
 
Starrett is another good brand and a good hacksaw is also very important. Get LOTS of blades, 18tpi has worked ok for me, but hopefully someone with more experience with either confirm that or suggest a better option. Spend the extra money and get the better quality hacksaw, it will give you more accuracy and save some filing time.
 
Picked up a few files from Nicholson. Need to buy some steel online now. That and start reading up on knife making. Should be interesting.
 
maybe consider getting yourself some O1. I hear it's really easy to machine when annealed, and also relatively easy to heat treat. You should be able to get some which is precision ground, and that will also make your life easier:)
 
O1 sounds like a good way to go. Annealed simply means softened, correct? Not sure how it comes from the dealer, don't have any equipment to do any high temp heating. I figure it comes fairly soft.

Can get some precision ground O1 from texasknife. Will get a couple of feet of that, some handle material/glue, and lots of beer to expedite the process. Minus the last bit, I think this should be good.
 
Probably one of those things where one has to put their hands on the steel to 'get it' but how in the world do you not have wobbles everywhere on bevel edges like that top part?

Is it that the material is so hard and progress slow enough you can control the removal?

I mean, there are some slight wobbles to the edge, but not what I would expect my own results would be for sure heh.

Though time consuming, this way of doing it may be what I try first as I don't have a good place for a belt grinder, nor a logical funding pool for one right now either.

Also, does anyone know, just ballpark, what a proper heat treat costs when you send it out? Is it $10, $50, $100 etc?
 
-draw filing is the way to avoid wobbliness
-steel usually comes in annealed state, (soft)
-hardening and tempering costs about 20 bucks
-beer is good, but not TOO much. Ok?:D
 
Lorien said:
-draw filing is the way to avoid wobbliness
-steel usually comes in annealed state, (soft)
-hardening and tempering costs about 20 bucks
-beer is good, but not TOO much. Ok?:D
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All sounds good to me. Big thanks for the help on this. Sure I'll have many more questions later.....
 
well, here are some more pictures:)




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workin away at 120grit.
 
Looks good. Sanding seems endless. You sand until you think you're done and then you keep going.
 
Lorien,
lookin good! If you had to estimate, how much time are you spending sanding on each grit? And are they equal in the amt of work applied?
Thanks, and best wishes! Lovin the show.
David
 
David, first off- thank you:)

When it comes to time estimates, it's kinda hard to speculate on that, but generally I'll work for about an hour or two at a time with the sanding. It's very tedious, but also requires a fair amount of prep time changing out the sandpaper. It's really hard to spend a lot of time sanding as it's hard on the body. Add to that the fact that my garage/workshop/mancave is quite cold now.

I've got my block ready to go now at 150grit and I've finished with the 120.

Currently, this is what it looks like;

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At this point, I've caught up to myself, and from here on in, I'll be posting the pics as each stage is finished. I have a feeling that this is going to be epic...again:rolleyes:
 
Dang Lorien! Looking good. You've put a lot of time in by now and it's paying off. Keep posting pics, I like seeing your progress. You're inspiring me to do a WIP now. Can't wait to see the finished product!

Mike
 
here we go, with 150 grit. I alternate the direction I sand with each progressively higher grit. That way I can see scratches and sand them out, and so far the method has worked pretty well for me.

I'll go through 3-4 pieces of 1"x4" sandpaper per side, and it would be smarter for me to prep 4 sanding blocks at once. But hey, doin it this way gives me a chance to chill out between blocks.


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I'm back at the bike shop 6 days per week now, and the 9-6 schedule will allow a little more time for knife making. Plus, I won't have to freeze my balls off all winter in my unheated garage trying to squeeze knife making in after hours.
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Next stop, 180 grit.
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Lorien mate, you really do need to forget filling that bucket up and buy yourself a belt grinder....just watching you hand sand that blade gives me sore arms and makes me think of excuses not to do any more work on it for a night or two!

Gotta say though, impressive work.:thumbup::cool:

Ian
 
:D
thanks Ian:)
 
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