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Excellent job, that's going to make the new owner really happy!
Wellllllllllllllllllllll.... about one year later I finally got to finishing the damn things... not FINAL as I need to touch up the finish the handle metal in FC and shave off some handle on the smaller one and then sharpen them but it's looking like this:Well, I'm jealous of most of the guys work and shops here... and wonder how much $$$ was spent into all the gear lol. While I'm looking to slowly gear up and being reasonable with a limited budget, I still wanted to get going fast and try out things. I built the Gough Jig with some tweaks. I had a piece of O-1 that I figured I would do test on whilst I wait (probably a long while) to get at least a belt grinder.
Just made it wider and used two rows, first one closer to the edge for smaller stuff. Put some threaded inserts in the holes and spun some bolts in a drill on a sander to get them round to use as stops.
I've always loved daggers and fighting knives so I wanted to test that out... and found out after that I should have started with something simpler but all in all, pretty satisfied and surprised at how well that part went with my limited resources! Picked up a bastard 10" and 8" round at Homedepot while I wait for the good stuff to come by mail.
I LOVE the Extrema Pugio knife.. the look is so slick but the price tag is just too big lol. So I figured I'd try to make something similar to test just how hard it is.
Going to sand the blades off properly this week and have it heat treated at our local Forge then slap on the scales and form them properly! Had a small odd piece left and wanted to not waste it so I made a lil stubby thing out of it? Heh" The daggers are 9" long and the small one is like 6".
So this was my weekends adventure!
I'm a wood worker so metal tools aren't really a thing around my shop and also having shrapnel and metal dust all over would really piss off the owners lol... Getting some Pferd files this week! Need a few good metal drill bits in metric and I should be able to do all the work up to HT.
Voilà!
So I see the lighter spots near the handles on the blade.. my guess is that came from the HT as I asked a buddy of mine to do it in a forge. I figure he didn't go past that line for the heating and quench? As for the veins on the blades, does that come from too much soaking in FC or not enough super fine sanding in between dips (like 1500+)? Anyways overall I'm pretty happy with my first attempt non the less! Inputs and tips very welcome
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Thats amazing for the first attempt. As for the lines, possibly decarb as it looks that you finished the blades almost completly before HT? The silver lines could be where you sanded through the decarb.Wellllllllllllllllllllll.... about one year later I finally got to finishing the damn things... not FINAL as I need to touch up the finish the handle metal in FC and shave off some handle on the smaller one and then sharpen them but it's looking like this:
So I see the lighter spots near the handles on the blade.. my guess is that came from the HT as I asked a buddy of mine to do it in a forge. I figure he didn't go past that line for the heating and quench? As for the veins on the blades, does that come from too much soaking in FC or not enough super fine sanding in between dips (like 1500+)? Anyways overall I'm pretty happy with my first attempt non the less! Inputs and tips very welcome
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did a bunch of steps to finish, (not final finish) #1 of 18 and it looks like everything is going to work so long as I don't screw up. Quick rub down of the welt with a coarse grit and have gotten it pretty much molded. Now that I know all the pieces will fit together, I'll break down the steps and prep all at the same time as I move through 17 more of these
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Are you going to put Tek-loks on them?did a bunch of steps to finish, (not final finish) #1 of 18 and it looks like everything is going to work so long as I don't screw up. Quick rub down of the welt with a coarse grit and have gotten it pretty much molded. Now that I know all the pieces will fit together, I'll break down the steps and prep all at the same time as I move through 17 more of these
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Making knives is a new thing for me. I've completed 2, and then decided I need (want) better equipment. So I bought a tilting 2x72 grinder kit. Everything from motor to accessories, at one time from the same place. Kit requires welding and painting but since I work at a sheetmetal shop and welding is what I do, plus we have a powder coating line, I thought "this one's a slam dunk."
Yeah, no.
The welding part went fine, but after that, all the other assembly has been a mess. Missing instructions, nothing works with anything else, grinder is basically incomplete for what I need it to do. So, it's still on my bench incomplete, no powdercoat, waiting for me to mock up the rest of the parts in wood to make sure it's all going to work before I have them laser cut at work.
Yeah, no.
The welding part went fine, but after that, all the other assembly has been a mess. Missing instructions, nothing works with anything else, grinder is basically incomplete for what I need it to do. So, it's still on my bench incomplete, no powdercoat, waiting for me to mock up the rest of the parts in wood to make sure it's all going to work before I have them laser cut at work.
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SS/1095 San Mia, black carbon fiber with curly maple handle.
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I'm working on a stag T. Bose pattern trapper.
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First time working with non-mono steel.
33 layers of stainless with a VG10 core.
The lines actualy help see where you're removing steel on the grinder.
Not cheap but an enjoyable steel to work with.
It's going to be a 3-finger knife.
Ready for HT.
Can't wait to get it back and etch!
33 layers of stainless with a VG10 core.
The lines actualy help see where you're removing steel on the grinder.
Not cheap but an enjoyable steel to work with.
It's going to be a 3-finger knife.
Ready for HT.
Can't wait to get it back and etch!
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Cool! I have a bar of that waiting, would be cool to be able to forge it a bit to upset the pattern a bit. Please report here with HT protocol and how the etch went.First time working with non-mono steel.
33 layers of stainless with a VG10 core.
The lines actualy help see where you're removing steel on the grinder.
Not cheap but an enjoyable steel to work with.
It's going to be a 3-finger knife.
Ready for HT.
Can't wait to get it back and etch!
Hengelo_77
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Thnx
I outsource HT but I'll keep you posted on the etching.
I've read around a bit and I'll try sulphuric acid first. I've finished to 1500grit, that may be to fine for a good etch, but that should be a quick fix.
Alternatively I may try a long etch in warm citric acid.