W.I.P. watch and learn process of making a knife "Imwilson's san mia wharnie"

[bacustomknives]

OK GUYS THERE HASNT BEEN A WIP THREAD ON THE FORUM YET SO I DECIDED TO DO ONE TODAY ON IMWILSON'S ORDER, THESE ARE THE STEP BY STEP PHOTOS OF HOW I MAKE MY KNIVES,I FREE HAND AND HARDLY EVER DRAW OUT PATTERNS I GO BY LOOKS AND FEEL SO THATS WHY YOU DONT SEE ANY LINES DRAWN ON THE BILLET OF SAN MIA,WATCH YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE A RAW FORGED BILLET OF W2 AND 203E MADE INTO A KNIFE,FOR MY CREWS VEIWING PLEASURE, HERE WE GO

I KNOW FOR MOST WTF IS THAT, WELL THATS THE SAN MIA BILLET NOT VERY PRETTY HUH?? WELL JUST IMAGINE WHAT I GO THREW ON EACH KNIFE,IT ISNT EASY TO BE CHEESY

PROFILING NO PATTERN DRAWN,THIS IS HOW U GET ONE OF PEICES

STARTING MY GRIND

IM ROUGH GROUND NOW DABBED ACID ON THE BLADE TO FIND MY PATTREN OF 203E ON THE BLADE

NOW IM READY TO PUT THE BLADE IN THE FORGE TO BRING IT UP TO PROPER TEMP TO TAKE A QUICK BATH IN MY QUENCH OIL TO HARDEN IT,IMAGINE HOW FUN THIS WAS HOLDING IT WITH ONE HAND AN TAKING PICS WITH THE OTHER???

STRAIGHT OUT OF THE FORGE INTO THE QUENCH TANK

NOW I PERSONALLY REGRIND MY BLADE UP TO 1000 GRIT BEFORE I PUT IT IN THE TEMPER OVEN TO SEE IF I HAVE ANY CRACKS OR DEFECT FROM THE QUENCH CYCLE,AND SAVES ME THE TROUBLE OF HAVING BAKED ON OIL I HAVE TO CLEAN AFTER THE TEMPER
BLING!!

NOW INTO THE OVEN WE GO FOR 2 CYCLES OF TEMPERING AT 400 DEGREES FOR 1HR EACH I LIKE A STRAW TO GOLD LOOK ON MY BLADES MAKES THEM RIGHT!

WERE OUT OF THE OVEN AFTER AIR COOLING

NOW I GIVE THE BLADE A GOOD HARD BUFF AND CLEAN IT UP WITH GLASS CLEANER AND HEAD FOR AN ACID BATH FOR A CPL MINS

NOW I HAND RUB THE BLADE UNDER WATER TO REMOVE THE EXCESS ACID THE GIVE IT A SOFT BUFF WITH WAX TO SHOW ITS PATTERN

NOW WERE READY FOR SCALES WILSON WANTED SOME DYED MAPLE BURL SO THATS WHAT HE GOT IM GLUED UP ON ONE SIDE AND READY TO DRILL HOLES AND APPLY THE OTHER SIDE

NOW I START PROFILING THE SCALES WITH A 60 GRIT BELT,THEN I START HAND SANDING FROM 120 TO 1500 GRIT THEN PUT THE SPIT SHINE ON!!
2 DIFFRENT BUFFS THEN A WAX COAT,PICS DO IT KNOW JUSTICE GUYS

WELL AFTER ALL THAT HERES THE FINNISHED PRODUCT PICS DO IT NO JUSTICE ILL TRY GET SOME OUTDOOR PICS TOMMOROW
LANYARD AND BEAD WILL BE ADDED, 8 3/8 OAL WITH A 3 3/4" BLADE

FINNISHED:thumbup:

 

[bacustomknives]

A good w.i.p thread here guys, a forum first

 

[Alan2442]

looks like you need an assistant to take the photos for you while you work...I will let you know when i am in the area

 

[IMWILSON]

Damn, I'm so excited I feel like I did the frist time I was about to get some......well ya'll get the idea. :love-struck: :triumphant:

 

[JUST1MOR]

Wilson, it's just like Christmas eve and you have peeked around the corner into your grandmother's living room and seen everything, huh . . . . . .
BA did the same thing to me last year when he made my knife, step by step, and it was torture for me watching him make mine and not being able to get my hands on it . . . . .
Great looking knife so far, it's amazing what something so ugly can start out to be and be turned into a work of art.
BA, thanks for doing this once again, really details the steps needed to make a knife the right way.
Be safe.

 

[goinbroke]

Awesome, I Love w.i.p. threads!:thumbup:

 

[Gnarly]

An excellent idea,BA!

 

[KFU]

All that stuff looks vaguely familiar!

 

[IMWILSON]

All that stuff looks vaguely familiar!

Well, you know what they say " two is one and one is none". IF you can get your favorite features from your favorite knife
makers while you're at it.......then thats just CAKE!!!

 

[IMWILSON]

Man, it's already starting to look good. Cant wait to see it finished!!

 

[BloodGroove4570]

Nice Bill, i like to see WIP threads,
makes me want to go heat up the forge, get out sme steel and ring the anvil,
soon now that its gettin cooler out. , LOL

 

[magnumb]

Very, very cool Bill.............:thumbup:. I have wanted to see exactly the process you just showed since I bought my first knife from you. I know there's a bit left to do, but I had no idea how you got from point A to point Z. Still unsure of a few things naturally, but i have a much greater appreciation for what goes into making a knife.

Thanks!!! I look forward to the remainder of your lesson..........

 

[Alan2442]

shit...wrong thread

 

[Lagrangian]

@bacustomknives:

Thanks! So interesting to see picts of how it's done

 

[bacustomknives]

Thanks guys, the pics are only bits and peices of what goes on, its cool to be able to stand back in the shop and visually watch the whole process,pics are just a quick veiw, i think im gonna have riverwarrior come and record a video soon that would be cool i think

 

[Riverwarrior]

Awesome thread Bill:thumbup: :thumbup:

 

[gooeytek]

a san mai wharnie was what made me decide to follow your work. beautiful job. i love that blade.

 

[magnumb]

A video.....!

Now that would be cool..............:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:.

Do 'er.....

 

[1066vik]

looks good!
thanks for posting.

 

[bacustomknives]

Thanks guys this one is finnished!