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I'm making use of this paycheck on friday, buying knifemaking stuff. Starting with stock removal, will move to forging after I'm decent at this(or next summer). I'm getting free 5160[think it's the right steel], so that's no problem(broken truck suspension from the courier company my dad works for)...
plan is to buy a belt/disk sander[ 1x42 and a 9" disk] {SiC belts in 220, 400 and 600 is the plan to buy for belts), muslin and 200grit wheels for the 6" benchtop grinder, and a few diamond bits for the dremel.
have both an electric(8k rpm) and airpower(5k rpm on 300psi) angle grinder, 4.5" disks on both... and a pair of dremels(my cheap one(1/4 price) gets about 2x faster than the dremel brand one)...
as to materials I was thinking stag(2 guys at work have leftover from this fall's trip) and linen micarta... until I can get some wood here other than the dymondwood laminate they stock. Have to order kydex myself for sheaths, will go to leather when I get better and make them worthy of that.
HT is 8-10cdn for a knife, through house of tools, 2 week max from ship to recieve back.
I have enough sandpaper and sharpening equipment(200-800 alumina oxide stones, spydie ceramics, and 80-1500 paper), so thats part of it.
Any tips? Books I should get, different grit belts(60-320 alumina oxide belts are cheap and plentiful)... anything?
plan is to buy a belt/disk sander[ 1x42 and a 9" disk] {SiC belts in 220, 400 and 600 is the plan to buy for belts), muslin and 200grit wheels for the 6" benchtop grinder, and a few diamond bits for the dremel.
have both an electric(8k rpm) and airpower(5k rpm on 300psi) angle grinder, 4.5" disks on both... and a pair of dremels(my cheap one(1/4 price) gets about 2x faster than the dremel brand one)...
as to materials I was thinking stag(2 guys at work have leftover from this fall's trip) and linen micarta... until I can get some wood here other than the dymondwood laminate they stock. Have to order kydex myself for sheaths, will go to leather when I get better and make them worthy of that.
HT is 8-10cdn for a knife, through house of tools, 2 week max from ship to recieve back.
I have enough sandpaper and sharpening equipment(200-800 alumina oxide stones, spydie ceramics, and 80-1500 paper), so thats part of it.
Any tips? Books I should get, different grit belts(60-320 alumina oxide belts are cheap and plentiful)... anything?
