What's going on in your shop? Show us whats going on, and talk a bit about your work!

[PEU]

New one

Pablo

 

[jwesthurl]

Couple of firsts for me on this one...
AEB-L with dyed curly maple

 

[Lo/Rez]

Hi Everyone. Been out for two months with severe back trouble. Finished a single blade in April, none in may (I'm a full-timer and finish at least 15-20 a month). I'm back in the shop now and figured I was due to swing by. I went as many pages back as I could stand and checked out everyone's work, nice to see how everyone is doing. This is the last knife I finished:

It's so nice it almost looks fake.

 

[Daniel Rohde]

Here's my latest kitchen knife AEB-L:

 

[Erin Burke]

I recently finished a few small knives that I thought would benefit from some Kydex... so I had to learn up and tool up.

Piecing together a press.

New convection toaster oven and non-contact thermometer. The thermometer is brilliant for this process.

Some sheaths in various stages of completion... carbon fiber Kydex in front, black in back. :thumbup:

Erin

 

[i4Marc]

Not too shabby for a first timer Erin! I'm going to learn it too. I think I need Kydex skills in my tool bag.

 

[J. Hoffman]

I recently finished a few small knives that I thought would benefit from some Kydex... so I had to learn up and tool up.

Piecing together a press.

New convection toaster oven and non-contact thermometer. The thermometer is brilliant for this process.

Some sheaths in various stages of completion... carbon fiber Kydex in front, black in back. :thumbup:

Erin

What's the reason for the tape "flag" that sticks off the side? I see that it leaves a channel in the form, but why?

 

[Erin Burke]

What's the reason for the tape "flag" that sticks off the side? I see that it leaves a channel in the form, but why?

That's actually a thicker "roll" of tape, at what will be the opening of the sheath. The "flag" part gets ground away… but the thicker roll around the handle gives me some flare to the inside edges. Call it brainstorming.
Erin

 

[Shawn Hatcher]

That's actually a thicker "roll" of tape, at what will be the opening of the sheath. The "flag" part gets ground away… but the thicker roll around the handle gives me some flare to the inside edges. Call it brainstorming.
Erin

That's a wonderful idea, Erin. I chamfer the mouths of kydex sheaths with the Dremel, but your method is intriguing! :thumbup:

 

[JG Custom Metal Works]

Griddles also work pretty good with softening kydex. Those laser thermometers can gauge surface temp and temp of the kydex real nicely. Good little tip I picked up ol' Gough.

 

[rustyrazor]

That's a wonderful idea, Erin. I chamfer the mouths of kydex sheaths with the Dremel, but your method is intriguing! :thumbup:

yep... that's way better than using a lighter to warm the edge and roll em by hand. consider me in on the brainstorming of this one.

 

[Steve Beckwith]

Just finished this guy today, taking it to the Blade show:

sharpening stuff like this always puts me on edge

I'm just really glad this is done and turned out, I've lost sleep on this one...

Ooh fa! I love that!

 

[Matt Rochester]

I had some Bolivian rosewood I screwed up on a bigger knife so I made a small one to fit what I had left. It's .125" 440c and stainless corby bolts. Not too bad for some scraps!

 

[Daniel Fairly Knives]

Nice work guys!

Here's a new design in CPM-3V. It is double ground with matching fullers. Time for heat treat soon!

 

[Daniel Fairly Knives]

I was lucky enough to apply some carbide to and sharpen one of Darriel Caston's new SquareTana's! This one has a Titanium blade and an incredible Sterling Silver scale. The detail is beyond impressive, this knife is the size of a pack of gum when closed!

Check out Darriel's work if you get a chance, it is truly out of this world! He uses exotic alloys and techniques to match.




The detail on the Sterling Silver scale is incredible! I had to share this as it is just too cool.

 

[TedPeacher]

Just finished these pieces in time for Blade, where I was able to show them off a bit. I call them Chimeras for their odd looks and three main functions. They feature a bottle opener and flat head screw driver on the back of the blade. Though they look just like a friction folder, the Chimeras are slipjoints with a detent that has been machined into the back scale. The larger ones also have another detent in the front scale. The detents click when open and close making them safer for carry. The blades are 440c stainless. The front scales are made of G10 with the exception of one that has marble carbon fiber. The rest of the handle is made of titanium. They are sitting on some custom felt cases that I had made for them.

 

[JPuri]

Ted, Awesome design!! I love it!! congratulations!

 

[Cox Workshop]

Couple of firsts for me on this one...
AEB-L with dyed curly maple

Oh wow, I love that!

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

^ yeah, that's really clean

 

[Daniel Rohde]

Just finished this chef knife in AEB-L heat treated by Peters(Nice steel :thumbup Right handed, pretty big chef knife with about a 8 1/2" blade and 2 1/4" width(I think)

really nice piece of Koa from J.Doyle(it's hard to show it off well)

Thin tapered blade:

and working on a 52100 blade:

DR....