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

[CThompson]

I wish I could keep this pair! AEB-L at HRC-62, Desert Ironwood burl, very sharp! How is this for a matched set?

 

[Fallbrook Forge]

finished up a few edc type blades. A mal paso Seax here in terotuf




An M27 in terotuf. I really liked how this one turned out, nice and light!

mans one in natural linen, I was shooting for a chip carved appearance on this handle.


I made a knife for myself.


Working on my handle contours. Trying to keep everything symmetrical and comfy


Sharpest knife I’ve made so far. This thing is stupid.

 

[Fallbrook Forge]

I installed some better lighting in my main work areas. I have no idea why I waited so long to do this! Such a huge difference. I went with sunco lighting 5k 4’ linkable LEDs from amazon, so far so good.



I love desert ironwood!


Messed up the handle on this one bad enough that I needed to improvise, I went with a @Big Chris partial tang and it worked out great!



My best plunges yet. Such a headache getting these good.


Oh my lord what did I get myself into! I’m trying to make my wife a kitchen knife, it’s patterned after our long time kitchen workhorse, a Victorinox Forschner. It’s going to get some nice walnut with orange liners and pins


southern cross pin layout.


next batch.

 

[allenkey]

So this one has been laying on my bench for like 6 months. I forged it out of 3/16" 80CRV2 and had a host of issues with warping and took me a few tries to get it to harden.

After staring at it for months I decided to throw it in lemon juice for a few days and slap a handle on it. A learning experience for me all around - now I'll use it in my shop and beat the snot out of it.

 

[Fallbrook Forge]

allenkey that turned out great!

 

[allenkey]

allenkey that turned out great!

Thank you, haha! It was a nightmare knife for me and I had pretty much given up on it. Tang thickness is less than half what it was before I started grinding and the blade is still a bit canted to the left but hey, I could use a new shop knife!

 

[HSC ///]

laminated steel Kiritsuke , 22 layer with white steel core. mild steel cladding
hand forged and quenched in water to 63/64 RC.
Ramon burl, white G10 spacer and cocobolo handle

 

[mooniesdl3]

This is a hobby for me and so far I've been using a cheap harbor freight 1x30. I have not made many knives so far but they have improved greatly since I started. I have purchased a 2x72 grinder and I'm in the process of installing it. Over the weekend my middle son and I ran the 220V line to my work area in my garage with cut off. The grinder is mounted to my bench, I mounted the 3HP 3 phase motor a little too far back so I have to remount it closer so I can get belts on it... oops lol. Still waiting on the VFD to arrive so I can finish wiring it up and test it. Looking forward to having a real grinder to use, I purchased a glass platen, 10" and 4" serrated wheels to go with it. I really wanted a much nicer grinder than I ended up with but could only justify so much budget for a hobby. It is a huge step up from the 1x30 at least.

 

[bike4fun919 OpbunchKnives]

52100 large Bowie project. Working on the dry fit up before setting the components in epoxy.

 

[bike4fun919 OpbunchKnives]

Finished up the Bowie, now on to the sheath.

 

[bike4fun919 OpbunchKnives]

…………………..and the sheath is done.

 

[Kevin Kf knives]

Guys that ordered a heat treat oven from USA Knifemakers, did it take between 4-6 weeks? Been 5 weeks and getting anxious

 

[Storm W]

Guys that ordered a heat treat oven from USA Knifemakers, did it take between 4-6 weeks? Been 5 weeks and getting anxious

I had to wait several weeks for mine.

 

[Kevin Kf knives]

I had to wait several weeks for mine.

Copy. Thanks

 

[Stromberg Knives]

Here's a bread knife I just finished. It's in O1 and the handle is elforyn and stabilised mahogany.

 

[bike4fun919 OpbunchKnives]

 

[Fallbrook Forge]

Finished a little pocket puukko


I got the bulk work ground out of a big Bowie too.




And worked on my first double edge, this is was interesting and a bit nerve wracking. Especially since I didn’t have a contact wheel to use.

 

[Cushing H.]

A skinner I have been working on for a friend. He has big hands and always complains that knives he can buy have too-small handles - so this handle is sized for him. AEB-L blade, brass bolster (with mosaic pins), and cocobolo handle. Also my first attempt at a sheath (I did not quite have the courage to use stamping tools on the leather.....). Still a few somewhat small things not quite "perfect" .... but I am please with how this one turned out.... (oh ... I burned the tip a little while grinding the bevel, hence the somewhat more severe drop to the tip than extended. I think I see a water cooling system in my future.....)

 

[ashwinearl]

 

[Natlek]

(oh ... I burned the tip a little while grinding the bevel, hence the somewhat more severe drop to the tip than extended. I think I see a water cooling system in my future.....)

You don t need cooling system , you need to improve your grinding technique I don't know how you do it , but try this .........STOP with grinding before the blade tip reaches the middle of belt .
Nice knife , I like it