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johnnybegood

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In knife making: What is a belt grinder used for?

What is a surface grinder used for?

What is a mill used for?

What is a lathe used for?

What are files used for?

What is an anvil used for?

What does the term ''satin finish'' mean?

What is ''heat treating''?
 
johnnybegood said:
In knife making: What is a belt grinder used for?
What is a surface grinder used for?
What is a mill used for?
What is a lathe used for?
What are files used for?
What is an anvil used for?
What does the term ''satin finish'' mean?
What is ''heat treating''?
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What is a surface grinder used for? to hold you're meat grinder
What is a mill used for? to saw wood
What is a lathe used for? southern slang for wood slate to hold your tar paper on your roof
What are files used for? records
What is an anvil used for? isn't that a trade name for a pain relief?
What does the term ''satin finish'' mean? that's when you end up on the bed room floor or is tyhat with silk sheets??
What is ''heat treating'' the day after you have some of IG's H/Ting relish

my question is ,,,Knife what is a knife used for :D
:) :)
 
C'mon guys be serious with me here, i don't know anything about knifemaking and i need to know these things.
 
johnnybegood said:
C'mon guys be serious with me here, i don't know anything about knifemaking and i need to know these things.
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Johnny
serious
what do you have for experience in working with your hands and with hand tools? that would point you in the direction of making knives.
if you don't know what a file is used for, you worry me to tell you the truth..
with those questions..
 
you would get more answers jonie except these are such basic questions that everyoe thiks you could have easily found them with a google search, so no one wats to go to the effort of explaiig
brett
 
In knife making: What is a belt grinder used for: to grind away excess metal, to both profile blade countour-wise and to grind it so it has
a cutting edge. Contact wheels of different sizes and flat platens are used
to obtain desired shape.

Of course one's not limited to grinding metals. Wood, micarta/G10 etc are all extensively used as handle material and are also ground to shape via belt grinder


What is a surface grinder used for: to flatten out metal to where it becomes "precision ground" - perfectly flat to within less than a 0.001"


What is a mill used for: to remove metal in a very controlled fashion, including drilling, milling, boring, face cutting etc . For example: integral blade where 3/8" thick blank is to reduced through milling to 1/8" blade, thicker handle, bolsters etc (sizes just for illustration) . Again,
all kinds of materials can be worked on with mill


What is a lathe used for: to remove metal in controlled fashion, mostly via turning & drilling. You can also bore, grind, thread etc all using lathe.


What are files used for: to remove metal by hand. If you're good with file, you can do pretty amazing things, including very intricate ornamentation

What is an anvil used for: as a solid based on which to forge metal (when heated up to forging temp, metals become soft and can be whacked into desired shape by hammering. Both hand and mechanized hammers/presses are used)

What does the term ''satin finish'' mean: the opposite of "mirror" finish. Many folx find mirror finish hard to mantain, any scratch just jumps @ you. It is also pretty hard to accomplish (lotsa buffing). Thus satin finish, where blade is sand-papered lenghtwise with some fine grits.

What is ''heat treating'': some steels harden when first heated up to certain temps (1450F-2000F, depending on steel) and then quenched in various mediums (air, oil etc). You want your knife's edge to be rather hard to have/retain cutting qualities, but not too hard , where it becomes
brittle. Proper heat-treating techniques allow one to accomplish that
 
If you are really serious about using these machines you might try taking some machining classes. Its not just about what these machines do, but how to use them. They will teach you this in the classes. It takes a fair amount of time to learn to use them so don't get impatient.
 
johnnybgood, I'm just curious, no put down intended. I do believe that the only dumb question is the one that you don't ask, but how old are you. I'm serious.
 
I'm wondering if your just jerking our chain? What is a file used for? Get serious! Try something besides knifemaking before you hurt yourself. Yeah, I know, give him a break, but there are a lot of you wondering the same thing, but didn't want to ask.
 
LRB said:
johnnybgood, I'm just curious, no put down intended. I do believe that the only dumb question is the one that you don't ask, but how old are you. I'm serious.
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he's 20 years old
 
Johnny, go to the local public library and check out every book on knifemaking that you can borrow, as well as any books on metal machining or metal working that you can. You'll find the answers to all your questions and more.
 
Or learn to use the search function here on Blade Forums as all your questions have been answered many times, including the ones you haven't thought of yet:)
 
Michael, I looked up his age also, but I'm not sure that I believe it. I think he's a much younger kid, or maybe he's from a galaxy, far, far away.
 
LRB said:
Michael, I looked up his age also, but I'm not sure that I believe it. I think he's a much younger kid, or maybe he's from a galaxy, far, far away.
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profile says
Occupation:moocher haha :D
 
I know i sound unbelievably stupid, but i really am 20 years old. I am good with my hands, i took woodshop class in highschool several times, and would've taken metal too, if, it had been available. I just felt better, and wanted to ask ''you'' guys, all my questions because to me you are the experts. Not google.

But still, thanks a lot.
 
Welcome aboard kid :)

There's a bunch of crusty old buggers here, and some of them even have a lot of knowledge and skills.

Just don't mistake me for one of them :)

Keep your fingers away from moving parts and cutters!
 
johnnybegood said:
I know i sound unbelievably stupid, but i really am 20 years old. I am good with my hands, i took woodshop class in highschool several times, and would've taken metal too, if, it had been available. I just felt better, and wanted to ask ''you'' guys, all my questions because to me you are the experts. Not google.


But still, thanks a lot.
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don't put the cart before the horse
The best thing I can offer you is get some useable steel and a file or a cheap
bench grinder and see what you come up with if you do well with the bear bones blank and are not put off by the work you'd have put into it you may just have a good chance of moving on. there are guys that really want to make knives but the brain just doesn't communicate with the hands well
find out before getting a lot of wasted time in it,, if you do , do well and want to move on, then build upon that...it will take time..

Mr crusty old bugger :D
 
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