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Very NICE !!!!!!!!!!
I know where you are coming from , I really dislike the swivel knife !!!! Lol
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I know where you are coming from , I really dislike the swivel knife !!!! Lol
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Thanks! Yeah I need to practice more. I never feel comfortable using it, always seems like a fight.
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Very nice job! Did ya use a welt on the bottom side?
Wow! Thats excellent! I mean really good Just a couple of lil suggestions if you are interested. Wow again!
Pretty sweet John!!! Nice job...
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Thanks James, I appreciate it!
I'd definitely be interested in any advice. No clue what I'm doing and I never shy away from critique!
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The defining line on the cheek is just about beveling perfection. Some of the exterior beveling Is a little rough. Try the next size down tool to smooth out the tool marks while walking the beveler. If ya hadn't put any finish on yet thats still doable. On your beard and mustache cuts try to vary the depth of your cuts a lil more. Light where the whiskers attach and deeper where they terminate. This will give ya added depth and flow. Ya may have done some of that I couldn't really tell in the pic. Just a couple minor things. Really an outstanding job!!
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Wow John, for your first time with a tool you don’t like, that turned out really good. It is always fun to see you branch out to develop new skills. I am sure that Dave‘s experienced advice will help you take it to the next level.
For some of us neophytes, what is a swivel knife and why is it imposing to use?
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Thanks! Welts on bottom and top. Even with welts on both sides, it's a snug fit
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Thanks Phil, I might seem all over the place at times but it's all moving towards trying to build the right skill sets.
I randomly pulled this picture off the internet but it shows the mechanics of a swivel knife. As your index finger applies cutting pressure up top, the body of it swivels underneath which is rotated by the thumb and middle finger. The body holds the blade which is interchangeable for different types.
It takes a long time to build the muscle memory for it, it still doesn't feel natural to me. Basically you're pushing down, pulling back, and rotating the barrel while simultaneously reading the pressure in every direction. It looks easy but is surprisingly difficult to control.
Thanks Dave, my beveling game could use some practice. I need to make a weighted bag to hold the piece down, I was chasin it all over the bench and I got impatient amd didn't correct things. I was looking at a couple of King bevelers, a #0 and a #03. They're not the steep model but they're still steeper than the craftools I have. I'm also gonna pick up a #2 lifter. If those sizes sound off let me know.
Thanks for the advice Dave, it's always welcome and appreciated.
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I’ve been so busy these past few months and forgot to check in! Just wanted to say, there are some amazing projects going on in this thread, folks. 
Great job!
Hopefully I’ll have something to contribute soon.
Great job!Hopefully I’ll have something to contribute soon.
Horsewright
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Yes the sandbag will help. A LOT! Ya be really surprised at the difference it makes. I'd recommend a few not just one. When I use one for tooling I'm always using two. Mine are just scrap leather filled with birdshot from the local gun store for reloading shot shells. Those in and of themselves will help the beveling a lot. Much easier to get smoother if your not chasing it around. I keep four bags on the bench I use em for all kinds of things. On the BK bevelers I use the #2 and the #3 the most but also have the #1 and The #4. I flower carved two sheaths yesterday. Didn't use the #1 at all but did use the other three. Where I would of used the #1 I used the lifter. On the lifters I have two, a #1 and #2. Very seldom do I use the #1. On larger inside curves ya can walk the lifter too so it basically works like a larger tool. On the steeper bevelers I have two from Horseshoe Brand Tools, they were at Sheridan according to the exhibitor list. Colleen, the tall gal that generally runs their booth, is a friend of ours as we've had adjacent booths at different shows many times over the years. We picked these bevelers up at some show or other from Colleen. They are very steep and these are the bevelers I use on oak carving. I use the BKs on flower and general stuff but the Horseshoe ones on the oak.Thanks Phil, I might seem all over the place at times but it's all moving towards trying to build the right skill sets.
I randomly pulled this picture off the internet but it shows the mechanics of a swivel knife. As your index finger applies cutting pressure up top, the body of it swivels underneath which is rotated by the thumb and middle finger. The body holds the blade which is interchangeable for different types.
It takes a long time to build the muscle memory for it, it still doesn't feel natural to me. Basically you're pushing down, pulling back, and rotating the barrel while simultaneously reading the pressure in every direction. It looks easy but is surprisingly difficult to control.
Thanks Dave, my beveling game could use some practice. I need to make a weighted bag to hold the piece down, I was chasin it all over the bench and I got impatient amd didn't correct things. I was looking at a couple of King bevelers, a #0 and a #03. They're not the steep model but they're still steeper than the craftools I have. I'm also gonna pick up a #2 lifter. If those sizes sound off let me know.
Thanks for the advice Dave, it's always welcome and appreciated.
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After carrying an early wallet prototype for the past year I decided to make myself a proper one and using a new design.
Very nice!!
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Finished off another batch here recently:
Then met the slaughter service out at the ranch, to take care of our annual steer we put in the freezer:
Processed into four quarters and then hung inside the refrigerated truck. They then deliver It to the butcher who ages it for 21 days and then cuts and wraps and freezes it for us.
Beautiful craft, beautiful life.
Always coming with the magical lighting too. Was just reading something about how open spaces are calming to our nervous systems due to the clearance of peripheral vision.
Some ancient mechanism in us that scouts for predators. Apparently you can calm yourself just by looking out of the corners of your eyes back and forth for a minute... like a primordial checklist for survival.
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Very nice work! Thanks for sharing.After carrying an early wallet prototype for the past year I decided to make myself a proper one and using a new design.
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Yeah them big open spaces get into ya. Get around more then five or six folks at a time ya don't know and ya kinda get a lil paranoid!
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That looks great Ray! Nicely done.I join in this thread HUMBLY as I am such a novice but each project seems to get incrementally better. On the same sheath I have OH CRAPmoments and HORRAY
moments. This one was all about wet forming and retention. With Dave's
Horsewright help - I learned to do the heat treat and it worked BEAUTIFULLY! I have an audible snap fit and it looks pretty good too. DEK1 from @Lorien
Waiting on a MUMMERT CLIP ( there shipping system is surprisingly slow) and a removable leather belt loop add on, that will allow it to hang lower on the belt than with the M Clip, for the next phase. Maybe next weekend. But for now...
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Nice job!!!! Came.out great....
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Glad to be of help and that came out great!! Nice work. AndI join in this thread HUMBLY as I am such a novice but each project seems to get incrementally better. On the same sheath I have OH CRAP
Waiting on a MUMMERT CLIP ( there shipping system is surprisingly slow
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Lorien
nice knife buddy!