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

thanks! Although I personally would want a shorter blade on the boning knife. Customer wants it to use as a slicer in the kitchen as well. I guess if he needs to debone an elephant, he's all set!
 
My suggestion for cutting 8-9oz leather is a scroll saw. Or even better, a bandsaw with a thin blade. My hands/fingers have been grateful ever since. I still use the kiridashi I made and a japanese skiving knife for straight cuts. You kind of just rock the skiving knife back and forth, and it cuts the leather in one pass. I used a razor blade and exacto knife when I first started...worst tools to cut leather with, haha. Imo anyway.
 
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kuraki said:
How do you cut your patterns? I made myself a crescent leather knife from .060 15N20 and so far that's been the best solution, but the book I have from ABS talks about using a "leather shear" type scissor.
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I'll post a pic tomorrow. I made a custom round knife out of 52100 that is only 0.050"" at any point 2"" from the edge. It's sharpened at about 5dps, and 0.003" behind the edge. I brushed across it last week, and that was enough to cut one finger to the bone. :grumpy:
 
kuraki said:
How do you cut your patterns? I made myself a crescent leather knife from .060 15N20 and so far that's been the best solution, but the book I have from ABS talks about using a "leather shear" type scissor.
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I use a Head Knife(round knife) I have a couple so when one gets dull there is little down time sharpening.

Have you checked out the WIP Tutorials in "sheaths and such" here in forums? Dave Ferry (Horsewright) has a good tutorial.
 
Willie71 said:
I'll post a pic tomorrow. I made a custom round knife out of 52100 that is only 0.050"" at any point 2"" from the edge. It's sharpened at about 5dps, and 0.003" behind the edge. I brushed across it last week, and that was enough to cut one finger to the bone. :grumpy:
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I would love to see that. I banged mine out quick and dirty to get something better than what I was doing and succeeded but when I free up some time I would like to put more effort into a nicer one.

Busto said:
I use a Head Knife(round knife) I have a couple so when one gets dull there is little down time sharpening.

Have you checked out the WIP Tutorials in "sheaths and such" here in forums? Dave Ferry (Horsewright) has a good tutorial.
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I haven't, but I will now.
 
I got a big ass shears that cuts 10 oz nicely. I'm not sure my hands would like to do a set of chaps with it (they are probably thinner though?) it works great with a sheath size.

I have used my portaband too since I used my grinder to trim everything up anyway. That was better than cutting with a box cutter, at least for me time wise.
 
Corian/1084 . I like the Corian, fairly easy to work. The white is a bit over the top I know. Found some bone which should be nice.
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I've wondered about corian as a handle material. If the piece on my workbench is any indication you could stain the white with leather dye if you wanted to.
 
I use 1/2 ". Plenty of material to contour. You can find scrap pieces on the auction site. Never seen anything under 1/4
Mark/ ever bought from that supply house?

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The solid colors are harder to find, except white. Most have a spreckled pattern that would not make a suitable handle. IMO


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Yeah, I have a bunch of the speckled stuff. I don't use it for handles, but I have made sanding blocks and trivets for the wife. My buddy wanted some for a cutting board for leather. I guess it works for that, since it's softer than hardened steel.
 
This one is thin 15N20 with canvas micarta scales. I don't use synthetic materials often, but I really like how this stuff looks.



 
My best friend finished his first knife. I don't think I would have wanted to " hold class" with many other folks. It really made his day.

He did everything himself, with me guiding him. AEB-L, micarta scales with G-10 liners.
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Today's work, profiled and wire brushed, now in vinegar bath.

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