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[FredyCro]

FredyCro nice grind!

Thanks, there is room for improvement, but the wheel is definitely easier then saber grind on the platen, especially with thin stock.

 

[Natlek]

Hacksaw, takes a couple seconds. Sometimes simple is better!

Hacksaw ..................I haven't used it in a long time and it's so practical for some things. Well mine has broken teeth and today is Sunday so I used Dremel with thin cutting disk .I drill hole in piece of wood , insert pin measure how long I need it and cut . It went well ......... All three pins mosaic. I have to listen to my daughter. She graduated from college as a designer I still think if only the middle pin was mosaic it would look better , it's not too late to do that

 

[Natlek]

Clean work! Your big wheel grinder? Yeah, hacksaw for me as well, also keep in mind that rough grit or cut can mush your pattern a bit in the pin, leave space to refine.

No , big wheel is not yet finished .I wait for timing belt to arrive .They ask to much money to put 2cm polyurethane on 36 inch wheel , no way i will pay that .
This is on my 17 inch wheel

 

[A.McPherson]

All three pins mosaic. I have to listen to my daughter. She graduated from college as a designer I still think if only the middle pin was mosaic it would look better , it's not too late to do that

One thing that will make it look better is if you align all the pins, so the pattern is facing the same direction. Maybe so one of the brass dots is facing the blade on all the pins

 

[HSC ///]

I discovered a comic ink filter
Rec’d my flypress from the UK
And finished an AEBL paring knife
Lastly a new furnace I ordered is en route

 

[SBuzek]

Hacksaw, takes a couple seconds. Sometimes simple is better!

Or Jewelers saw.

 

[Joseph Bandeko]

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[Scaniaman]

As close as I get to leather crafting.

https://imgur.com/a/oM1x8NT

 

[Joseph Bandeko]

Here's the first chefs knife I've ever made, what do y'all think?
Blade is AEB-L, handle is Amazon Rosewood and Bronze

 

[Joshua Fisher]

Here's the first chefs knife I've ever made, what do y'all think?
Blade is AEB-L, handle is Amazon Rosewood and Bronze
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That looks great, if I could offer a suggestion, the heel doesn’t need to be pointy and tends to be a spot that people cut themselves with. I purposely grind the heel off, here’s an example of what I mean.

 

[Joseph Bandeko]

That looks great, if I could offer a suggestion, the heel doesn’t need to be pointy and tends to be a spot that people cut themselves with. I purposely grind the heel off, here’s an example of what I mean. View attachment 1806459

Hmm that’s interesting, It’ll most likely be going to a pro chef for “testing“ so I’ll ask them what they think.

 

[Cliff Carter Knives]

Got a couple dry fit and glued up today!

 

[Joshua Fisher]

Got this W2 cleaver polished this weekend. Now to get the handle material glued on.

 

[Jason Fry]

Got the hunter polished back out and assembled nicely. And another Hunter as well. Switched over to a couple of Bowie’s in progress.

Also made another video for the production project.

 

[FredyCro]

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Got this W2 cleaver polished this weekend. Now to get the handle material glued on.

That's a killer transition.

 

[FredyCro]

You guys are keeping busy.

I am slowly returning from my shoulder injury. Started with some simple designs in 2.5 M2 steel cut out from metal saws. They are testing at 65 HRC. Man, these really don't like drilling and grinding.

Lost in the first round trying to drill these but had more luck after resharpening the higher quality masonry bits. Less speed and more patience, I might not cause discoloration next time. Ordered some cheap full carbide and carbide tipped drill bits for the future. In the meantime, masonry bits will do the job.

N Natlek you mentioned using drill bits for tiles? Anything special? Do you sharpen them? Do they break? What speed do you use? Dry or which lube? Thanks for any tips.

If anybody is still wondering about drilling hardened steel, this are cheap and did a quick job even out of drilling hardened m2. https://www.ebay.at/itm/TCT-Bohrer-...p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=707-127634-2357-0

 

[Natlek]

Thanks, there is room for improvement, but the wheel is definitely easier then saber grind on the platen, especially with thin stock.

 

[FredyCro]

Fell on the floor? Or did you use it as a pry bar?

 

[Natlek]

Fell on the floor? Or did you use it as a pry bar?

No , angle grinder .It was mild steel blank i grind before real one to regain the routine. I hadn’t grinded a knife in a long time .

 

[FredyCro]

No , angle grinder .It was mild steel blank i grind before real one to regain the routine. I hadn’t grinded a knife in a long time .

Thats a good practice, I am always in the hurry to make a knife and skip the practice could use it though, if grinding in batch, the second onw always turn out to be better or have less problems