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

[A.McPherson]

N Natlek , you really need to take up forging. You had enough steel there for two knives that size!

 

[Natlek]

N Natlek , you really need to take up forging. You had enough steel there for two knives that size!

Well not with this one , it is laminated , something like this on picture .But I use hammer on 52100 ball bearing steel

 

[A.McPherson]

Cool. Are you going to etch it to show the layers?

 

[Cliff Carter Knives]

Hand ground fullers on this AEBL Cliff Camp!

 

[FredyCro]

Hand ground fullers on this AEBL Cliff Camp!
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You certainly have steady hands if you did that without a rest! What wheel diameter was used, do you have that attachment that has the bearing behind the grinding wheel?

 

[evergreensSequoiaseucalyptusandOaks]

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[Richard338]

More or less finished. It's off to the great Paul Long for a sheath, then back for a final once over and then possibly to Coop for a photo if I'm still excited about it.

 

[Lorien]

that's some fine work, Richard. Love that swedge

 

[Cliff Carter Knives]

You certainly have steady hands if you did that without a rest! What wheel diameter was used, do you have that attachment that has the bearing behind the grinding wheel?

Thank you FredyCro !

It’s a 1/2” wheel, I actually use the fuller tooling arm attachment from OBM. Small wheels would work, but the small wheel attachment I have is inset so I can’t fully put the blade against it.

 

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You certainly have steady hands if you did that without a rest! What wheel diameter was used, do you have that attachment that has the bearing behind the grinding wheel?

I'm also curious about how he went about that.

 

[Joseph Bandeko]

I'm also curious about how he went about that.

Thank you FredyCro !

It’s a 1/2” wheel, I actually use the fuller tooling arm attachment from OBM. Small wheels would work, but the small wheel attachment I have is inset so I can’t fully put the blade against it.

 

[Cliff Carter Knives]

This is what I use. I scribe my lines and go very slow for the first few passes to make sure it’s straight. Then I work to even everything out just like you would a bevel/edge thickness.

 

[Lorien]

got this handle almost fit up. I needed a tiny but long drill bit, and it showed up today. So I messed around with it and it looks like I'm about ready for the next step which is a relief. Lots of messing around to get to this point and so much opportunity for major screwups. Still plenty of opportunities but definitely fewer

 

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got this handle almost fit up. I needed a tiny but long drill bit, and it showed up today. So I messed around with it and it looks like I'm about ready for the next step which is a relief. Lots of messing around to get to this point and so much opportunity for major screwups. Still plenty of opportunities but definitely fewer

Yeah. Finding drill bits that are long enough for some of these jobs is harder than I would have thought. At least for the smaller diameter jobs.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

You can find long drill bits on pen turning sites as well as wood turning sites. Some are crazy long ... like 24" and 36".
A trick if you have a lathe is to chuck the handle block between centers and run the bit in through a hollow center on the tailstock while the block is turning. It will drill a perfectly centered straight hole.
A series of three or more parallel holes can be done by moving the centers. You can even drill a tapered series of holes.

 

[Justin W]

Just finished this one as a gift. K tip gyuto in cocobolo and brass pins. Steel is AEB-L at 62 Rc 0.063 stock, 8 inch blade, 5 inch handle, 2 inch height at the heel. Left this one a little thicker bte knowing the owner.

Ktip gyuto in cocobolo

https://imgur.com/a/OeT3f2J

Also, helped my nephew make this catapult for 4H.

 

[Lorien]

Yeah. Finding drill bits that are long enough for some of these jobs is harder than I would have thought. At least for the smaller diameter jobs.

finding it was pretty easy- waiting for it to ship, on the other hand!

 

[Taz]

Some hardware stores have 12" long bits in 3/16, sometimes 1/8. Amazon also has them too. I use a 1/8" or 3/16" bit, 12" long and trim down to around 6" or so.

 

[Sean Yaw]

I'm working on making a TL-29 Electrician's knife. The screw driver secondary tool has a wire stripper on the cutting edge and flathead on the tip. The first time I tried making this, I tried grinding the wire stripper bevels post heat treat on a 2x72. Unfortunately, the bevel width is less than 2", so it required more skill than I have and I ruined it. This time, I tried milling the bevels pre-heat treat. I think it came out very well. The bevel height will get lower when surface grinding after heat treat.

 

[Richard338]

This is what I use. I scribe my lines and go very slow for the first few passes to make sure it’s straight. Then I work to even everything out just like you would a bevel/edge thickness.
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I'm thinking of getting one of those assuming it will work with my Northridge. I would get their tool arm also to be sure since it's only another $30 or so.
Did you use a deflector wheel when you ground that fuller? If so does their deflector wheel bracket fit with the fuller attachment?
Thanks!