REK Ember fixed blade discussion thread

[natchezz]

Since these are sharpened at 15* do you guys sharpen them on the 15* side of the sharpmaker?

How about the 20* side for a microbevel?

 

[REK Knives]

Since these are sharpened at 15* do you guys sharpen them on the 15* side of the sharpmaker?

You can use either... The 15 dps setting will likely work for a while then you can switch to the 20 dps slots. Personally I do the 20 just because it's so fast haha

 

[Murphjd25]

Thanks guys, I’m still working on finishing some custom mounts for my river rocks.

 

[Murphjd25]

The 2.5 is now my most carried and often carried knife I haven’t put it down since the day I got it in the mail.

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

The 2.5 is now my most carried and often carried knife I haven’t put it down since the day I got it in the mail.

It’s a very very nice version of the 2.5. There is probably a decent amount of Ember envy here on the REK sub.

Josh nailed this one. Congrats Mr. Murphjd25

 

[natchezz]

Josh REK Knives , any estimate of when you‘ll be making 2.5 Embers again? Thanks!

 

[REK Knives]

Josh REK Knives , any estimate of when you‘ll be making 2.5 Embers again? Thanks!

I'll be working on some more probably in about a month or 2 max

 

[Big DJ]

Hey Josh any chance you can be talked into doing some scale liners at that time?

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

Hey Josh any chance you can be talked into doing some scale liners at that time?

I love it! You got the itch.

 

[REK Knives]

Hey Josh any chance you can be talked into doing some scale liners at that time?

Yeah I should be able to then

 

[Murphjd25]

The Ember 2.5 pairs nicely with the iMamba!

 

[Fixall]

The Ember 2.5 pairs nicely with the iMamba!

That's a lot of nitrogen... Someone's having a party!

 

[Big DJ]

That or pressure testing refrigeration lines.

 

[Murphjd25]

That or pressure testing refrigeration lines.

Yup!, I don’t know what Fixall is talking about, I’d never huff nitrogen!

 

[Big DJ]

I can't imagine it would be much fun.

 

[REK Knives]

starting a one off 3.5 that I'm gonna do an auction on soon... figured I'll post up some WIP shots here for everyone to follow along!

So I got some desert ironwood form Arizona Ironwood a while back and decided to use it for a bookmatched set of scales on this build.... I think some black and white liners will look nice with it! I used some Blade Pro epoxy between both liners and scales and let them set up overnight before drilling my holes.

Then I went ahead and prepped the blank flats (which is already heat treated and rough ground) by surface grinding and hand-rubbing up to 400 grit

Before glue up I had to make sure to finish the blade/forward side of the scales because you can't finish this section after it's permanently attached!

 

[Fixall]

starting a one off 3.5 that I'm gonna do an auction on soon... figured I'll post up some WIP shots here for everyone to follow along!

So I got some desert ironwood form Arizona Ironwood a while back and decided to use it for a bookmatched set of scales on this build.... I think some black and white liners will look nice with it! I used some Blade Pro epoxy between both liners and scales and let them set up overnight before drilling my holes.

Then I went ahead and prepped the blank flats (which is already heat treated and rough ground) by surface grinding and hand-rubbing up to 400 grit

Before glue up I had to make sure to finish the blade/forward side of the scales because you can't finish this section after it's permanently attached!

That thing is going to be sweeeet! Excellent figure and contrast in that ironwood, I can wait to see the finished product!

 

[woodysone]

Looks stunning , when finished out with finer paper that’s going to pop.

 

[REK Knives]

Thanks guys!

Here you can see the forward chamfer roughed in

Then I went ahead and finished it up to 2k grit and buffed... I don't really like how the grain shows after buffing (it's almost like a 3d texture as some elements are raised out of the wood) but oh well, that's how desert ironwood is!

Next it's time to pay some attention to the grind... so I scribed all my lines (where the scales are, center lines, and grind height lines) then started w/ a 120 grit ceramic belt

Love layout lines... you can see here in this shot the center line and also where I sharpied to make sure the grind terminated at the same point side to side. I also double check grind height as I go from side to side w/ a caliper

 

[Murphjd25]

Phenomenal work Josh!