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

[FredyCro]

Next time try this , heat treat and temper rectangular piece of steel .Less chance of warping, easier to straighten in tempering stage and then find your knife inside ?

Makes sense, especially for very thin material as this. I will not go below 1.5 mm anymore and this only for this small pairing knives. I dont like too much flex and all this bending problems and performance can be achieved with distal taper.

 

[Natlek]

Makes sense, especially for very thin material as this. I will not go below 1.5 mm anymore and this only for this small pairing knives. I dont like too much flex and all this bending problems and performance can be achieved with distal taper.

You know that I make too many knives from circular saw blade from HSS steel and I can't find any difference in working with hard or soft steel .Only difference / for me of course/ is that working with already hardened steel is less of a headache .

 

[Tony Mont]

Trying out some new guard fit up.

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[FredyCro]

Trying out some new guard fit up.

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That looks promising. Pleasr tell me you have a mill and that you didnt doo it this clean be hand

 

[TheEdge01]

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[Tortuga Bladeworks]

Test etch on this one before getting to some hand sanding.

 

[Tony Mont]

That looks promising. Pleasr tell me you have a mill and that you didnt doo it this clean be hand

Unfortunately no mill in the shop yet, I'm hoping to get one soon-ish.

 

[FredyCro]

On pic 400 grit on felt, before that convex with 120 grit on slack belt, I finished with very fine scotchbrite.

Madagascar rosewood, arrows look like wenge, but there is a red/purple hue and it smells like a rosewood. Looks really dense and oily.

 

[AVigil]

 

[CDHumiston]

A couple of kitchen knives in the works. The one with the round tip was a request from my wife. Looks strange to me...

Both are AEB-L harden to 62-63 HRC still need the scales finished, some polishing and a final edge put on.

 

[Sean Yaw]

I got a belt storage system (finally) implemented. The pros of this is that I did it with material I already had on hand (plastic downspout, wood reinforcement, screws). I'm sure I will find some cons as I use it more.

 

[Tortuga Bladeworks]

Etch after hand sanding…going to be a pretty good one.

 

[Natlek]

Seems that we not make any progress in last 2000 years From early Roman period , I wonder what kind of wood was as handle ?

 

[A.McPherson]

Seems that we not make any progress in last 2000 years From early Roman period , I wonder what kind of wood was as handle ?

Olive wood, what else?!

You know... 'Cause it's Roman...

 

[SwissHeritageCo]

Not sure if I've posted in this thread before, but I really enjoy making scandinavian style sheaths out of thick leather and without wooden inserts. While it's only a hobby for now, something about the absorption while doing leather work is very theraputic for me. Here's one for a Malanika.

 

[Tony Mont]

Let's see what the hamon gods have to say later. First time trying satinite on this steel and I will shoot for a lower austenitizing., fingers crossed...

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Not sure if I've posted in this thread before, but I really enjoy making scandinavian style sheaths out of thick leather and without wooden inserts. While it's only a hobby for now, something about the absorption while doing leather work is very theraputic for me. Here's one for a Malanika.

That's a really beautiful sheath!

 

[Natlek]

Here’s a skinning knife I’m working on. It’s just about ready for it’s kydex sheath.

Don t you think that you need to shape that guard more ? It doesn't look very pleasing to the eye , to me at least ?

 

[TheEdge01]

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[HSC ///]

Working on getting my shop set up here in the south of France

It’s been on the slow going side
Got electrical and lighting put in and soon the sink
Furnace damaged in shipping and scrap now…
Grinder motor makes a noise now but should work ok

 

[Tony Mont]

Working on getting my shop set up here in the south of France

It’s been on the slow going side
Got electrical and lighting put in and soon the sink
Furnace damaged in shipping and scrap now…
Grinder motor makes a noise now but should work ok

Are you going to get a compensation for the damaged goods?


Also, test etch on the big one at a 600 dirty finish.
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Yeah, I can live with that.