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

[Matt Rochester]

So I finally picked up a metal bandsaw and now I have everything I need(not want) in my shop to make a knife from start to finish! Another maker had it and I picked it up for $40. The legs are pretty flimsy so I will build a base for it but this sucker is a beast. It's pretty old but well built. It's also got step pulleys on it. Any recommendations on what speed to run it at?

 

[i4Marc]

I don't think you're supposed to exceed 200 FPM or you'll burn up the blade but I run mine as fast as it will go. It doesn't run super fast even at its fastest. Experiment a bit.

 

[HDCutlery]

Low and slow is the way to go

 

[Rhinoknives1]

Low and slow is the way to go

This ^^^ Possibly the middle pulley, You want fast for a wood saw and slow for a Metal. This looks is the original design that Harbor Freight copied in mainland China. 64 1/2" blade, Get Lennox Bimetal blades. 14TPI is what I like.

 

[HDCutlery]

This ^^^ Possibly the middle pulley, You want fast for a wood saw and slow for a Metal. This looks is the original design that Harbor Freight copied in mainland China. 64 1/2" blade, Get Lennox Bimetal blades. 14TPI is what I like.

I use the middle pulley on mine as well though I don't plan to cut anything but wood with it. Very nice tool to have especially if you buy handle blocks instead of scales.

 

[Matt Rochester]

Thanks p the advice fellas. I already have a 14" wood saw but was having to take my bar stock to work p cut out blanks. The saw at work also takes. 10' blade that is $50. I'm sure the 64 1/2" ones will be cheaper.

 

[PEU]

My new contact wheel... 17"x3"

[video=youtube;cgRi5DhXnH4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgRi5DhXnH4[/video]


Pablo

 

[Daniel Rohde]

Just some recent shop pictures and WIP

 

[groy87]

Just some recent shop pictures and WIP

Great stuff! Would I be correct in assuming that the 2nd wood scale is Koa?

 

[Daniel Rohde]

Great stuff! Would I be correct in assuming that the 2nd wood scale is Koa?

Yep! it's kinda pretty stuff!

 

[i4Marc]

You've got a nice distinctive style Daniel.

 

[HDCutlery]

After many reworks, cussing and bleeding here she is.... I have birthed my first 100% start to finish knife and I am stoked at the outcome. Persian fighter with the 1080 blade hand sanded to a 800grit near mirror. Handle is Redwood Burl with brass pins and I must say she feels real good in the hand.

 

[Lo/Rez]

Just some recent shop pictures and WIP

Those are very nice. I have a couple ground (White Crane Jr and a Original Neck Knife) but haven't put the scales on. I hope I do half as good of a job as you do.

 

[Kevin McGovern]

After many reworks, cussing and bleeding here she is.... I have birthed my first 100% start to finish knife and I am stoked at the outcome. Persian fighter with the 1080 blade hand sanded to a 800grit near mirror. Handle is Redwood Burl with brass pins and I must say she feels real good in the hand.

Great first knife!

 

[HSC ///]

went up to see Murray Carter for a few days
banged out these 4 in his shop plus one other, all laminated steel and one suminagashi, all water quenched
handles to be put on over the next week.

 

[Greenberg Woods]

Harbeer, I've been trying my hand at making kitchen knives similar to the top one there with varying degrees of success. What size stock did you start with? Whats the total length?

Thanks!

"you're also going to have to show me how you did those if you want new woods, and I have manzinita and goldfields burls coming in"

 

[Lo/Rez]

went up to see Murray Carter for a few days
banged out these 4 in his shop plus one other, all laminated steel and one suminagashi, all water quenched
handles to be put on over the next week.

Nice knives and I'm sure it was a cool experience.

 

[HSC ///]

Nice knives and I'm sure it was a cool experience.

thank you and yes it was,
I went up primarily to make sure my HT/quench and temper procedure was solid, and that I can have high confidence in the blades I produce.
And to improve working with laminated steel using hammer and anvil since I don't have a power hammer.

 

[HSC ///]

Harbeer, I've been trying my hand at making kitchen knives similar to the top one there with varying degrees of success. What size stock did you start with? Whats the total length?

Thanks!

"you're also going to have to show me how you did those if you want new woods, and I have manzinita and goldfields burls coming in"

Ben things were moving so fast I didn't keep track of that larger kitchen knife.
It's an 8.5" blade and I believe the stock size was 3.5-4.0 mm thick and probably about a 5 inch slab.
But I did hammer in the tang shape,

This last kitchen knife (not shown in the 4) started out as a diamond shape from the bar, then I hammered in the tang and it ended up almost 7"
I'm still learning so my forging is not so pretty

The sumingashi Whitecrane was 6 1/4" bar and ended up to over 10", It was about .216 thick and ended up .125

 

[rustyrazor]

Those are very nice. I have a couple ground (White Crane Jr and a Original Neck Knife) but haven't put the scales on. I hope I do half as good of a job as you do.

most of us hope to do half as good a job as Daniel... that bone is gorgeous on the bottom one.