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worldwood said:
LMAO!!

Im not giving up on the grinder at all bud sorry. I started with just enough steel to make 2 knives, i wanted to do one with the grinder and 1 with files. Basically to just have a little idea whats involved with each. The one with files is coming out better but thats because mistakes come a lot slower with a file compared to the grinder. But i finished the bevels on the small knife in just a couple hours the same day i started it, the bevels on the knife im using files for has taken a few days... But thats also because once i get tired i stop and move on to something else and only do it when i have extra time that its quiet.

But at the same time i did the smaller ones profile with just files, a hacksaw and drills and that took most of a day filing the shape, i mean most of 24 hours as i didnt sleep a wink.... BUT i profiled out the larger on with the grinder in no time. The grinder really does make profiling things out much easier. I have no problems shaping the knife with the grinder. Its the bevels that give me a hard time.

But once the steel comes ill most likely be using almost all of it to just practice my grinding and get a better feel for it. I need to learn at what speed to take the knife across the belt and at what angle so i can learn to get decent bevels.

Ill also still use the file jig for a small section, so i can still do something late at night when everyone is sleeping. Ill be making the wife a kitchen knife, and want it to come out looking half decent so ill most likely be filing that one. I want to have an understanding and learn better technique with both grinding and hand tools.

I dont give up easily on anything if i like it. The grinder would have to blow up or something for me to just stop using it LOL
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WW, it doesn't really matter what speed you do passes with, as long as it's consistent in speed and pressure. The more consistent you are, the better your bevels will come out.
 
worldwood said:
Yea... Busy day.

Im tired. Did a bunch of filing, cut some wood for handles with the hack saw. Got the kids from school and just finished helping my 5 year old with his homework.
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What is this world coming to?!?! A five year old doing homework???? All a five year old boy should be learning is not to pick his nose or play with himself in public...or perhaps learning how to do it without getting caught... :D
 
crimsonfalcon07 said:
WW, it doesn't really matter what speed you do passes with, as long as it's consistent in speed and pressure. The more consistent you are, the better your bevels will come out.
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Consistency is hard lol :D

GSO1962 said:
What is this world coming to?!?! A five year old doing homework???? All a five year old boy should be learning is not to pick his nose or play with himself in public...or perhaps learning how to do it without getting caught... :D
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I know right? I seen the packet of homework, which was 4 pages front and back and thought they were insane... But once i looked at it good it wasnt difficult or anything, just a lot for a 5 year old.

It was mostly color the objects that rhyme, write his full name on several lines, practice upper and lower case of a few different letters and stuff like that.
 
The Warrior said:
That's gonna look sick when you get done with it gsom. You should consider making knives. You do good work.
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DunkEm said:
Lookin' really nice.
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Jonny1280 said:
That's looking awesome GSOM!
Very cool.
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Thanks!

daizee said:
OOOOoooo, Barracuda!
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...I think....

Took the sharp off the rest of the edge so I won't accidentally cut anything off while I'm testing the bottle opener functionality. Might have to do it more than once...you know, fatigue cycles and everything. I want to make sure It won't have catastrophic failure on a bottle at the Gathering.

20141002_203738 by granitestateofmind, on Flickr

Yup, it works!

20141002_203834 by granitestateofmind, on Flickr

Looking at that last pic, I thought to myself: "Isn't it great how I have all my files organized?"
 
granitestateofmind said:
Looking at that last pic, I thought to myself: "Isn't it great how I have all my files organized?"
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LMAO!! My work area is a HUGE mess every time i get done. I normally dont clean it up until later if i bother cleaning it at all. :D

And i love how that turned out so far bud!! Very cool looking!!


On a positive note ill be happily withdrawing my giedymin for sale and keeping it if it doesnt sell by the time im done on the computer tonight. I may have lined up something to make enough money to cover the CAD and waterjet fees by the end of next week.

Ill just have to go out to the corner and sell my body several HUNDRED times :D -snark
 
That 7 looks awesome Mike!

Is that going to make it to the gathering? What do you plan on doing for handles?

Jeremy
 
GSO1962 said:
What is this world coming to?!?! A five year old doing homework???? All a five year old boy should be learning is not to pick his nose or play with himself in public...or perhaps learning how to do it without getting caught... :D
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My 5 and 6 yr olds are in K and 1st grade (respectively :D) and each of them has about an hour of homework every night after you count the math pages, spelling lists, suggested reading time and suggested extra online math and word stuff. I have them do what is actually assigned every day and they do the suggested stuff once a week. They already read enough in their spare/free time. It's no wonder we Are so screwed up. We are too busy racing to learn how to take standardized tests in order to be as "smart/educated" as the Chinese instead of letting our little ones just be kids.........No offense but I don't really care how smart any other country is our how we rank on meaningless tests....rant over
 
dresnor said:
That 7 looks awesome Mike!

Is that going to make it to the gathering? What do you plan on doing for handles?

Jeremy
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Oh, it's coming. Might come naked, though, as I'm trying not to rush it. I just spent an hour posting a thread. I want to make my own canvas MikeKarta® but I don't know if I'll have time beforehand. I could use one or the other of the same wood that I sent you, but wood doesn't seem like a good fit for this redesign. Picked up something today though that might make good temp scales. I'll say no more.

I also need to make a sheath for my 5. And get together all the other $#!+ I wanna bring.
 
Just got a text from my son. He and his buddy are rock climbing somewhere, and he's getting really sick. I guess there's a storm that's picking up, and he's really cold. There's a rescue team coming to get him down. All I know so far.
 
Just got another text from his friend. Altitude sickness, He's delirious. Freezing in tent and sleeping bags. Windy, snowy. Alpine rescue in route.
 
I've always heard weather rolls in quick in the mountains. Do you know if they are sending a helicopter or a hiking team?
 
DunkEm said:
I've always heard weather rolls in quick in the mountains. Do you know if they are sending a helicopter or a hiking team?
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Not sure. He just said Alpine rescue team. All I know.
 
Geez that's scary Warrior. Altitude sickness doesn't sound like fun. At least help is en route. Smoke and prayers headed your way.
 
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