How much over size did you allow for? I'm really considering water jet. Thank you. DaveyLast week I sent over some drawings to a waterjet cutter for a quote. Today I picked up the pieces. I have a bunch of folders to make for Christmas presents for the men in my family. This will allow me to get them done. Accounting for the water jet kerf I altered my drawings, left all the 2-56 holes as pierce cuts, kept the pin and pivot undersized. Everything came out perfect. I just need to smooth out the pin track. I timed it as I did one liner, I drilled reamed and tapped all holes and it took 4 minutes with tool changes on the drill press. By the time I'd profile, drill, and tap a liner before, I had wasted a half a day. To me it's well worth the $2.97 to cut each liner. Figure the cost of bandsaw blades, slitting saws, etc.
I was able to get 2 blades out of a small piece of hitachi blue with 410 clad San Mai from HHH. I'm glad I chose waterjet as that hitachi is really freaking hard. While drilling the pivot, it went right through the stainless on each side but just laughed at the bit on the blue. I had to break out a masonry bit.
-
The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is$300$250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
What's going on in your shop? Show us whats going on, and talk a bit about your work!
- Thread starter WillSwift
- Start date
- Joined
- Jul 23, 2015
- Messages
- 411
The kerf of the water jet company I use is .030". They cut on the line. The stop pin track I shortened to anticipate filing to fit. The screws I use are 2-56, I drew them at .020" so that it would just be a pierce. The .125" pin hole I drew at .080", the pivot hole was .090 or .100 I think. Everything was just shrunk a bit. The profile I left alone. The most important parts for me were the lock bar and pin track, they're the 2 hardest parts to cut. I just made sure that the lock face of the tang and leaf overlapped each other by about .030-.040". Same with the stop pin and the radius of the blade. I guess I just got lucky that it all worked so good.
- Joined
- Jan 27, 2008
- Messages
- 2,010
Ebony and Ipe'
Blade: 5 1/2" x 1/8" of hand forged W2(Aldo) flat ground, hand sanded to 600 grit then etched and polished to highlight the hamon.
Handle: Ipe' slabs with Ebony bolsters and s.s pins. A moose hide lanyard with an Ebony bead extends from the hidden loop.
Sheath: 6/7 oz veg tanned leather with an ebony button.
Please let me know what you think.
Thanks,
Peter
Blade: 5 1/2" x 1/8" of hand forged W2(Aldo) flat ground, hand sanded to 600 grit then etched and polished to highlight the hamon.
Handle: Ipe' slabs with Ebony bolsters and s.s pins. A moose hide lanyard with an Ebony bead extends from the hidden loop.
Sheath: 6/7 oz veg tanned leather with an ebony button.
Please let me know what you think.
Thanks,
Peter
- Joined
- Mar 12, 2010
- Messages
- 1,013
Pete, I wish I could but whatever image host you use, my work computer wont show them :-( and I really want to see them. A guy who works at Louisburg stopped by the market this weekend, said he works with you. You should have heard the things he said :-D
I have some actual christmas orders on the bench right now, I might even have time to take a picture tonight.
I have some actual christmas orders on the bench right now, I might even have time to take a picture tonight.
- Joined
- Jan 27, 2008
- Messages
- 2,010
Tats, I use Postimage.org, as I have for several years. Sorry you have trouble with the images.
Can anyone else not see the images?
-Peter
Can anyone else not see the images?
-Peter
Josh Rider
Stuff maker
- Joined
- Sep 2, 2014
- Messages
- 2,428
I can see the images, but they're small and when I click on them it takes me to the website which requires a login.
- Joined
- Jan 27, 2008
- Messages
- 2,010
Crap! I'll see what I can do. My apologies.
-Peter
-Peter
Try imgur.com that works for me. I use that all the time.
- Joined
- Jul 7, 2013
- Messages
- 2,614
Pics look fine here. Nice knife too!
- Joined
- Sep 21, 2013
- Messages
- 1,574
I can see them and it is stunning! I love the handle. Very Wa look to it.
Sheath is fantastic as well. This site is great. Keeps pushing me to up my game!
Sheath is fantastic as well. This site is great. Keeps pushing me to up my game!
- Joined
- Dec 27, 2013
- Messages
- 2,669
Woods have been posted! Im a dealer! Redwood burl and black palm to come tomorrow!
Can you say Cocobolo?
Can you say Cocobolo?
Last edited:
- Joined
- Jan 6, 2005
- Messages
- 9,680
My shop is still moving along at a snail's pace
- Joined
- Mar 12, 2010
- Messages
- 1,013
No worries Peter, I just have to remember to look at home.
Maybe Rick, but its still moving, thats what counts. You need to be done by the summer so we can all come over.
Maybe Rick, but its still moving, thats what counts. You need to be done by the summer so we can all come over.
My shop is still moving along at a snail's pace
Nice looking shop. Looks like it's plumbed for a bathroom. I put one in my garage and it was one of the best decisions I made when I built my house.
- Joined
- Jan 6, 2005
- Messages
- 9,680
Yes it is. A wheelchair accessible bathroom is commercial code around here. I will be teaching as well as having an employee or two. You may have also noticed the in floor heating lines. The pad and walls are completely insulated from the ground with 4" of SM foam.
- Joined
- Jan 4, 2013
- Messages
- 217
I finally got around to installing the stove I got 2 years ago for the shop.
