Time to Grind wip

[blgoode]

Today is a sometimes stressful part of the process. I today.... Am all Zened out. Stress free and mind relaxed

36 grit can be your friend or foe. Makes quick scraps out of thin steel if you don't watch it. If it's your friend it adds speed which = more blades.

36 grit grind. I don't go far with this grit on smaller knives/thinner stock

Frickies at 36 grit

3 hrs later...
All 16 fixed blades and 14 frickie blades roughed in

I'm saving the 3/32" fixed blade not ground for my 60 grit stage.

Now time to set the bevels a little better.

Now 1 1/2 hr later all 17+14 blades ready for heat treat.

Time to go get new oxy/aced tanks

 

[gixxer]

BG you forgot to add the 36 grit belt makes scraps of yer fingers real quick if not careful! too funny. Its been a while since I posted, I didnt know you were making folders of any sort, awesome.

 

[Shaughnessy]

Brian you make it look easy........Do you drill your holes after HT? I didn't know you did folders either, thats cool. Larry

 

[H0tR0d]

gesh, talk about making it look easy which my grinds were that clean.

 

[blgoode]

I drill my pin holes after heat treat since that won't be hardened with the torch. D2 knives have to get farther along before heat treat.

 

[gixxer]

gesh, talk about making it look easy which my grinds were that clean.

Heh, his grinds are clean NOW, but he aint showed the moneymaker yet with the 600 grit!!:thumbup:

 

[blgoode]

I'll raise the bevels up some with going back to 60 through 400

I'll shoot for something like these at 400 grit.

Here is 400 grit before etch

 

[jproctor]

You been working like a madman B!

 

[gixxer]

Nice!

 

[Mitchell Knives]

Very nice work!

It's easy to get carried away with those 36 grit belts!