Show your jigs. Steadyhanded purists beware. :D

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When I started out I made this one.

I used this on like 5-6 knives and while it worked well, I found it annoying and moved on to freehand. Never looked back.
 
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worldwood said:
Thanks again fellas!

Looks like a well built quality tool!! I will give it a go tomorrow and see how well it works.... More like see how well "I" work with it!! LOL

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Very nice! Lets see some of those grinds!
 
Here is the first knife i have made, its not perfect i know but the jig did help!

Its still not finished or heat treated yet though. It will get some wood handles after HT.

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I have 8 feet of steel on the way and will be doing a bunch more practicing on doing my bevels.
 
zcd said:
Very nice! Lets see some of those grinds!
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I started out with a sled type jig but it was heavy, a pain to undo the knife to swap sides, got water everywhere, and stayed rusty. I went to the Bubble Jig and haven't looked back. Of all the gadgets I've bought since starting this hobby, the Bubble Jig was by far the best investment I've made and when you think about what it allows you to do and convince it gives it's probably worth twice the price.
 
zcd said:
Very nice! Lets see some of those grinds!
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I started out with a sled type jig but it was heavy, a pain to undo the knife to swap sides, got water everywhere, and stayed rusty. I went to the Bubble Jig and haven't looked back. Of all the gadgets I've bought since starting this hobby, the Bubble Jig was by far the best investment I've made and when you think about what it allows you to do and convince it gives it's probably worth twice the price.
 
My jig is a little more complicated, but really does work exceptionally well! The primary reason for the added complexity is that the jig allows you to change the angle in whatever increment you desire, even in the middle of a grinding session and to change it very quickly. You simply twist that knob on the back one direction or the other...

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Maelstrom78 said:
Aaron. I would buy one.....

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Thanks mate! Don't have any plans to sell them, I can imagine teaming up with Nathan at some point to make them if he was interested. Also want to redesign it to make it a bit simpler and post plans at some point, won't be for a while though!
 
Maelstrom78 said:
Aaron. I would buy one.....

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Thanks mate! Don't have any plans to sell them, I can imagine teaming up with Nathan at some point to make them if he was interested. Also want to redesign it to make it a bit simpler and post plans at some point, won't be for a while though!
 
I wish he sold his sanding blocks!!

The man is very creative thats for sure. His filing jigs work great, however it takes me much longer than 45 minutes per side like mentioned in the video using the file jig. I think he knows magic or something :D
 
Yes Aaron it's slick but you still have to switch the blade to grind both sides. A simple sled and a tipping table allows you to change on the fly and you leave the blade in the one side and turn it to grind on any side you wish. I adjust my table in very fine amounts when needed. It's just too simple isn't it . Yes, and I do recurves and Persians as well as all the usual. It's just a tilting table and two blocks of micarta. Frank
 
Frank Niro said:
Yes Aaron it's slick but you still have to switch the blade to grind both sides. A simple sled and a tipping table allows you to change on the fly and you leave the blade in the one side and turn it to grind on any side you wish. I adjust my table in very fine amounts when needed. It's just too simple isn't it . Yes, and I do recurves and Persians as well as all the usual. It's just a tilting table and two blocks of micarta. Frank
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My grinder doesn't have an adjustable table, and fabricating one would have been harder than fabricating my jig. Hence why my jig is adjustable.
 
With digital angle cubes, adjusting the platen angle should be quite easy.. Sometimes the solution is quite simple just not the direction that seemed the most logical. You just need a larger rest than what comes with the kmg and most grinders.

Aaron, what are the dimensions of your tool test that the sled rides on?
 
PT Doc said:
With digital angle cubes, adjusting the platen angle should be quite easy.. Sometimes the solution is quite simple just not the direction that seemed the most logical. You just need a larger rest than what comes with the kmg and most grinders.

Aaron, what are the dimensions of your tool test that the sled rides on?
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One point that often confuses people is that I don't measure or set any particular angle when grinding. I mark a centerline on the blade, then start with an obtuse angle (just a little) and adjust the jig more acute until I'm hitting both the centerline and the spine of the knife. Sounds complicated but goes very quickly once you've done it a time or two.

The tool-rest I added onto my KMG is about 24x6" or so I believe. Maybe a bit less like 20"
 
aarongough said:
One point that often confuses people is that I don't measure or set any particular angle when grinding. I mark a centerline on the blade, then start with an obtuse angle (just a little) and adjust the jig more acute until I'm hitting both the centerline and the spine of the knife. Sounds complicated but goes very quickly once you've done it a time or two.

The tool-rest I added onto my KMG is about 24x6" or so I believe. Maybe a bit less like 20"
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I just adjust the platen on my KMG and double or even triple check the angle with a angle gauge, protractor, and bubble jig. I just picked up a digital angle gauge yesterday and that should make things even easier.

I have a couple different work rests. They're just made from 6in wide A36. One is 12in long and one is obscenely 36in long. I just clamp it to the middle of the existing work rest and check to make sure it's level on all sides then grind away. I also usually start with a more obtuse angle and then work down to my target angle.
 
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