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

[Lorien]

had a little moment today, ruined my nice hand rubbed finish. Probably for the best, since a belt finish is a little more resistant to looking like crap after chopping through all the things and stuff

looking forward to testing it out

 

[Hubert S.]

 

[Lorien]

a little knife testing today. Gonna start putting a sheath together for this in a bit

 

[S.Grosvenor]

 

[Scott Hanson]

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Those are fantastic!

had a little moment today, ruined my nice hand rubbed finish. Probably for the best, since a belt finish is a little more resistant to looking like crap after chopping through all the things and stuff

looking forward to testing it out

Looks good.

 

[Scaniaman]

More M390 EDC, last one actually. Also tried new colour on the kydex. EMT red, I like it with the grey micarta and black details.

 

[Hubert S.]

More M390 EDC, last one actually. Also tried new colour on the kydex. EMT red, I like it with the grey micarta and black details.

Did you hire a hand model for the photo? Those hands are way too clean for a knife maker!

(Did you really think moving outdoors would stop it?)

 

[scarysamcary]

Did you hire a hand model for the photo? Those hands are way too clean for a knife maker!

there aren't even any taped up cuts! I'm gonna have to call BS

 

[Scaniaman]

Did you hire a hand model for the photo? Those hands are way too clean for a knife maker!

(Did you really think moving outdoors would stop it?)

That's Oliviér. A local guy. He's a secretary and pianist, but does hand modelling work for me in his spare time.

 

[Alex Topfer]

I had a go at a filleting knife. CPM154 blade, black micarta, and stainless

 

[Natlek]

Did you hire a hand model for the photo? Those hands are way too clean for a knife maker!

(Did you really think moving outdoors would stop it?)

Well , what the hands of a real knife maker look like ......................@eric brinkerhoff is king But he make nice knives

 

[Cushing H.]

had a little moment today, ruined my nice hand rubbed finish. Probably for the best, since a belt finish is a little more resistant to looking like crap after chopping through all the things and stuff

looking forward to testing it out

Ummm, Lorien….. just a thought: a hand rubbed, almost mirror finish on something intended to chop through large pieces of wood? Just sayin…..

 

[eric brinkerhoff]

Ummm, Lorien….. just a thought: a hand rubbed, almost mirror finish on something intended to chop through large pieces of wood? Just sayin…..

At least it won't have teensy weensy little stress risers!

 

[Lorien]

400 grit stress risers

 

[Bühlmann]

Did you hire a hand model for the photo? Those hands are way too clean for a knife maker!

(Did you really think moving outdoors would stop it?)

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[WValtakis]

Pics are starting to roll in, they were sold before I even got to see them assembled

 

[evergreensSequoiaseucalyptusandOaks]

Pics are starting to roll in, they were sold before I even got to see them assembled

those are neat looking do you engrave these yourself by hand or are they machined, or acid etched or something and then anodized them colors. do you use a mill ~

 

[WValtakis]

those are neat looking do you engrave these yourself by hand or are they machined, or acid etched or something and then anodized them colors. do you use a mill ~

Mike Bond did the one on the left with a laser i believe...I did the one on the right, it's engraved by hand with chisels and then anodized.

 

[Fixall]

The work on the chef knives with Bob continues! We just got them heat treated a couple weeks ago. Last week I moved away from the city where Bob is located, so I probably won't have a chance to head up there to work with him again for some time. Fortunately, I've now purchased just about everything I could possibly need to make knives on my own.

Reeder 2" x 72" with all the goodies
9" disc grinder
Grizzly 14" drill press
Rikon 14" bandsaw (on the way)
Reeder SGA (on the way)
Dust collection/filtration
Files, surface plates, etc, etc, etc.

The chef knife will probably just go in storage for a year or two until I'm good enough to finish it the way I would like. All in all, I'm pretty stoked!