Oh no! Not ANOTHER knife...

I'm gonna put a little bronze pin through the tang, and figured I should probably drill that hole before everything is hardened up.

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Pretty much all the handle stuff here. I have an odd idea in my head for the titanium bike saddle rails you see in the pic, it might be kind of neat. Once I send this shank off, I guess I'd better order some proper epoxy. I'm not convinced that JB Weld is the best stuff for this job, so I think West Systems will be my go to guy for epoxy.

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I was thinking I'd work on the guard while the blade is away, and I might do a little bit, but I think it's best to have everything on hand.
 
Lorien,
Blade is looking great, I have been at relatives in Anacortes, as I mentioned, but happy to see the fine progress you have made. I would recommend strongly against atempting to go to a full mirror finish... S30V just is not the metal for that. Next time maybe try the S35VN or better yet go to CPM154CM. If you do decide to go to a try a true mirror figure on spending as much time as you have already put in to take the last little bit. You will be able to get to 95% mirror which will have a few streeks here and there with a moderate amount more but the last five percent...let's just say it is a bitch and you will probably wish you had left it as is.

Don't worry about heat treat with that nice looking blade it will come back looking exactly the same but with a yellow brown smoky hue to it which will sand right off. Get it off to Paul soon if you want it back this year as he is busy right now and weather is bad there and they shut down for part of the holiday for maintenance.

Nice work my friend,
Eric
 
just got the package off to The Bos this morning.
The thing I'm worried about with the HT isn't whether it will wreck the finish or not, but that there are a few thin spots at the edge. I really hope it comes back nice and straight.
Thanks Eric, your advice as always, is greatly appreciated.
 
Lorien said:
just got the package off to The Bos this morning.
The thing I'm worried about with the HT isn't whether it will wreck the finish or not, but that there are a few thin spots at the edge. I really hope it comes back nice and straight.
Thanks Eric, your advice as always, is greatly appreciated.
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It's taken you two months to get this to the heat treater....your output is amazing!

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
hey, thanks for posting Steven:cool:.

My output's improved since the first knife- that damn thing took a year! If I can make this one in half the time I'm doing pretty good, right?
:D
 
Lorien said:
hey, thanks for posting Steven:cool:.

My output's improved since the first knife- that damn thing took a year! If I can make this one in half the time I'm doing pretty good, right?
:D
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Ah.....sure Lorien.

Maybe if you spent less time posting, and more time working on making a knife you could do it in less than 6 months...just an idea....there are only so many hours in the day.

It's like anything else. Some people do, other people talk about doing, many people do nothing at all.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
True enough!
 
After doing all that by hand, I reckon two months is pretty good going!:thumbup:

You probably suffer from the same time restraints that I do when it comes to getting things done, job, family, children, house/garden to maintain, sleep, etc, etc. ;)

Some people do, some people do lots....:rolleyes:

Ian
 
irbailey said:
After doing all that by hand, I reckon two months is pretty good going!:thumbup:

You probably suffer from the same time restraints that I do when it comes to getting things done, job, family, children, house/garden to maintain, sleep, etc, etc. ;)

Some people do, some people do lots....:rolleyes:

Ian
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Thanks Ian, you're totally right. It is pretty time consuming raising a six year old, keeping my wife happy, volunteering my time to various causes, building trails, and owning three businesses, one of which requires my physical presence a mere 60 hours per week. Not to mention squeezing a ride in from time to time:D.

But hey, that's no excuse. And besides, I now have a belt sander, a drill press, a grinder and something which almost passes for a shop, so I am definitely on the road to breaking that 1/2 year barrier:). But I'm not going to use any but the drill press for this knife.

But you know, I still like doing it all by hand. It's very relaxing, if not hell on my back and shoulders.
 
Thank you, Mark and Joe! Very much appreciated.

And I just must add at this point that I don't like just working on one project at a time. I like to move around and when I hit the wall with something, (or get sore from hacksawing 3V or whatever) it's nice to have another project underway which requires a different approach or is in a different phase of development. Or is easier on my poor old body which will be 38 tomorrow.

Here's a little slicer I'm making from some 3V that Petah so very kindly sent;

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Here's my Raymond Richard project knife so far, (what I'm trying to do is quite beyond my experience and skill level, so I'm taking my time to not mess it up, or at least that's what I tell myself in order to feel ok about procrastinating);

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And I'm starting to envision further projects here, making use of this jackhammer bit and this rock drill bit for an integral or two of some kind or another;

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I have a couple of other knives started and a couple on deck.
Steven, I'm glad you said what you did. It was kind of a kick in the ass, and that never hurts, if one can take it the right way. Riding bikes has given me a very tough ass.
 
Lorien said:
I have a couple of other knives started and a couple on deck.
Steven, I'm glad you said what you did. It was kind of a kick in the ass, and that never hurts, if one can take it the right way. Riding bikes has given me a very tough ass.
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I'm glad you are taking it that way, Lorien.

Would like to see what you make, since you are obviously passionate about it.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
Steven, I would never have thought that I'd get encouragement from you to make knives.
Thanks!
 
Kohai999 said:
Ah.....sure Lorien.

Maybe if you spent less time posting, and more time working on making a knife you could do it in less than 6 months...just an idea....there are only so many hours in the day.

It's like anything else. Some people do, other people talk about doing, many people do nothing at all.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
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Lorien,
I know STeven is just poking a little poignant fun at you here but from the many users and collectors I have talked to over the years many if not most of them have mentioned that (if they haven't already) they would like to try to build a kinfe sometime in their life. So, to you I say right on you are doing it and you have enough confidence in your skills and ability to post it out there for all to see. I hope ten others see what you have done here and try it too. It really helps people understand and appreciate what goes into building a knife. Good for you for not just talking about it but putting it in to action. :thumbup:
 
Looking good Lorien!
I need to come visit you when I'm on island again. With the baby on the way I'm going to be spending much time in the gulf islands with the Mama (If I can pry her away from the city.)
 
Ochs said:
Lorien,
I know STeven is just poking a little poignant fun at you here but from the many users and collectors I have talked to over the years many if not most of them have mentioned that (if they haven't already) they would like to try to build a kinfe sometime in their life. So, to you I say right on you are doing it and you have enough confidence in your skills and ability to post it out there for all to see. I hope ten others see what you have done here and try it too. It really helps people understand and appreciate what goes into building a knife. Good for you for not just talking about it but putting it in to action. :thumbup:
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I was making a point.

One of The Great Makers told me years ago that a maker that considered great, but undependable on output, would benefit greatly by posting less in online forums, and just make more knives.

The Great is one of those who works carefully and methodically long hours, 6 days a week. He works though injury, sickness, family deaths and dramas, equally. He remains an inspiration and an icon.

He makes knives, not excuses.....and he almost never posts in online forums.

Lorien.....I encourage you, and many others....some very directly, others quite indirectly and infrequently. You HAVE the encouragement you need from many quite talented and famous makers....many other wannabe makers don't even know where to start getting that encouragement.

Best Regards,

Steven Garsson
 
Thanks Mark:)
I'll be out riding with my friends tonight, and I'll drink a beer or two at the top of a mountain with them.
 
Kohai999 said:
You HAVE the encouragement you need from many quite talented and famous makers....many other wannabe makers don't even know where to start getting that encouragement.
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the only reason I have the encouragement I need from many quite talented and famous makers, (and collectors, I should add), is because they've gotten to know me through my posts and decided that I was worth their time. Not because I've met them at shows or because I've bought or sold their knives, or because I've been around like forever.

I just put myself out there, in the only place where I can connect with knife folk, with my heart on my sleeve and with a sincere desire to learn and to become acquainted with like minded people.

In keeping with that, I would advise any other wannabe maker to do the same. In order to receive encouragement, you simply MUST put yourself out there. At shows or here in the forum, if you don't put yourself out there and give a little of yourself away you can't expect to receive anything of substance from others.
 
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