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

[Coy Ranch]

Well the skills in this thread sometimes make me wanna sell my grinder, torch the shop and just move on.

I'll give you $500 and a bic lighter!


Good work there, shop too clean though.

 

[Natlek]

Well, S Scaniaman , that knife say to me that you should not sell that nice grinder
BW , did your forum name have something with Scania trucks ? My father was best expert for Scania trucks maybe 2000 miles around ....now he is retired ....he fixes truck by phone

 

[Natlek]

Well , I will not sell my grinders but I m not sure about to torch the shop one day..........s---- happens
I make some progress today + I cut one blank to match this folder I work on...

 

[weo]

Been a busy few weeks (for me), made 5 knives which is more then what I made the past 18 months.

Very nice. Those look sales worthy, IMO. But perhaps I shouldn't encourage competition.....

 

[Alex Topfer]

Well the skills in this thread sometimes make me wanna sell my grinder, torch the shop and just move on

Nah, keep at it. You will improve surprisingly quickly
This is one of my early ones. It still made a lot of tasty meals

 

[Scaniaman]

I'll give you $500 and a bic lighter!


Good work there, shop too clean though.

That's a pretty good deal, through in a gallon of gas and I'll probably consider it at some point

Thanks, I'll keep working on that mess!

 

[Scaniaman]

N Natlek The name is from the region where I live in Sweden. Both the truck company and region have the same english name and the "Gryphus" in their logo / flag. A lion/eagle hybrid mythological figure.
Nice place and nice trucks!
And thanks!

 

[Hengelo_77]

I enjoy making smaller, fine knives.
Here a three-finger gentlemans knife

Cutting out the lanyard loop. I'm getting better at it, less cleaning up with files

Rounded coining, to give your index finger grip

Ready for holes!

Everything hand sanded to 2500, the bevel to 1500

Blackwood scales with sapwood pins (self made)

I love the contrast between hearthwood and sapwood with blackwood

Pocket luxery

Ready for leather and she'll be a fine EDC

 

[Bob Duguay]

Hengelo 77. Great looking plunges. Do you use a round file to set them in? They look rounded. Great looking knife.

 

[Hengelo_77]

Thnx, and no files but a carbide file guide and a grinder

 

[DeadboxHero]

Vanax Superclean 61rc

 

[Scott Hanson]

I enjoy making smaller, fine knives.
Here a three-finger gentlemans knife

Cutting out the lanyard loop. I'm getting better at it, less cleaning up with files

Rounded coining, to give your index finger grip

Ready for holes!

Everything hand sanded to 2500, the bevel to 1500

Blackwood scales with sapwood pins (self made)

I love the contrast between hearthwood and sapwood with blackwood

Pocket luxery

Ready for leather and she'll be a fine EDC

Nice looking little knife.

 

[Scott Hanson]

Vanax Superclean 61rc

Very cool, what’s the handle material.

 

[DeadboxHero]

Very cool, what’s the handle material.

Crosscut Micarta with a crazy press.

G.I Hansen and sons.

He makes it by hand

 

[torqueguy]

Amazing stuff up there. Humbling but good. Need to remove material up back, then oval down.



Coming along. 5 more minutes for epoxy to cure

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

That is going to make a huge difference in the sheath look.

 

[torqueguy]

Very nice. The copper is a nice touch

You can shape handle with several pins on ... then glue scale with all pins on and pinned them all .That is how I do on this one .Pins are 2mm cooper but after I peen them they look much bigger .Walnut can handle that expansion ...

 

[torqueguy]

This is the Karelian after finish sanding




And after a few coats of finish


Oval is coming along. Still need to work on pommel hole. I might peen the next one

 

[Scaniaman]

Working on my heat treat setup. Got some aluminium delivered yesterday. These are appr 2x2.5x20" blocks, resting on a 1/4" steel plate "floating" on some square tubing above the steel plate that covers the bench. I wanted some air between the hot stuff and the bench. Clamps are 3000 Newton each, hope they'll suffice. The idea is to quench spine down. Oven is going just to the left of this. Still waiting for a bigger air tank, and most importantly the oven itself..

 

[torqueguy]

A little Turkish and water