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

[DanF]

Long way to go yet, but getting there.

 

[J. Keeton]

Working on something strange....



I'm planning for a copper guard on the main hub/handle and copper pins holding in the blades to the hub. The blades and the hub are low layer damascus and the wood is stabilized birch.

 

[Sean Yaw]

Working on something strange....



I'm planning for a copper guard on the main hub/handle and copper pins holding in the blades to the hub. The blades and the hub are low layer damascus and the wood is stabilized birch.

Strange indeed! What is the application for such a device?

 

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Working on something strange....



I'm planning for a copper guard on the main hub/handle and copper pins holding in the blades to the hub. The blades and the hub are low layer damascus and the wood is stabilized birch.

I'm hoping this shows up in a video. Because that picture is not enough information lol.

 

[J. Keeton]

Sean Yaw the application is to look wild... that's about it. It's for a "fantasy build challenge" on YouTube... so I'm just hoping it looks wicked.

Blankblank - oh for sure

 

[WValtakis]

 

[Lorien]

 

[Hengelo_77]

My model Ibis which makes a handy fixed blade EDC
It's my first tapered tang and I like it!
SB1+ stainless and bog oak

 

[eric brinkerhoff]

Zee wear and green burlap micarta came out pretty good I think!

 

[Bühlmann]

I finished the construction of my “budget” 2x72” grinder build. I set a budget of $1500. It’s been a lot of fun:

Review - WIP: Full Featured 2x72 for under $1500?!? Housemade Gen 4 Revolution Kit Build

This is the path I chose to take, and I think there are enough new guys like me out there that might benefit from knowing that there is another high quality, made in USA option out there that doesn't require selling a kidney to have. I'm not sponsored or affiliated by anyone in anyway, and I...

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With a few upgrades, like a combo platen with 2” & 6” contact wheels, and a 6” drive wheel, I’m at less than $1350! I have a few more add-ons to share, but it’s ready to make blades!

 

[Crag the Brewer]

Pre heat treat or after heat treat with your sunken areas?

Curious how that is with stresses

Thanks

 

[Lorien]

Pre heat treat or after heat treat with your sunken areas?

Curious how that is with stresses

Thanks

this is how it was out of the oven. Most of the recurve was ground in before ht

there was a bit of a wow out at the tip, but between temper straightening and grinding it be gone

 

[Crag the Brewer]

this is how it was out of the oven. Most of the recurve was ground in before ht

there was a bit of a wow out at the tip, but between temper straightening and grinding it be gone

Ok, thanks. That is throwing a wrench in my thoughts that blade thickness needs to be consistent as to not induce stress fractures, or something.
You proved me wrong

similarly, I was under the belief that a feature like a saw back on the spine is best done After heat treat?

PS.... the top two blades look Sweet!

 

[Lorien]

Ok, thanks. That is throwing a wrench in my thoughts that blade thickness needs to be consistent as to not induce stress fractures, or something.
You proved me wrong

similarly, I was under the belief that a feature like a saw back on the spine is best done After heat treat?

PS.... the top two blades look Sweet!

I think one of the main reasons you don't want to finish a knife to much before ht is if you have decarb and get some pitting or whatever. Not a problem when you send your blades away and they're done in a vacuum oven, as per past experiences. I build a 3V knife and tried to reduce the atmosphere as much as possible in the envelope by squeezing out as much air as possible, but ended up having to grind bits of the envelope which stuck to the steel. A couple of these aebl knives got some pretty bad decarb and I figure it's because there was just too much empty space in the envelope. Delicate balance, I suppose.

I have tended toward a lot of hand work, and for that it's much easier to do before ht. Never done saw teeth before but that strikes me as a pre ht job, since it would be really easy to overheat those tiny points on a grinder after ht

 

[TheEdge01]

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[Blankblank]

My model Ibis which makes a handy fixed blade EDC
It's my first tapered tang and I like it!
SB1+ stainless and bog oak

Came out beautifully.

 

[WValtakis]

 

[Joseph Bandeko]

Sooo... REALLY excited! I just got a coal iron works 12 ton forging press! I've set it up and had some time to use it.
And I'm very impressed! although it's not the most powerful thing, it does do a very good job! and it beats the heck out of doing everything by hand.

 

[Tony Mont]

The handle is coming along nicely, hopefully will finish it by the end of the week.
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[PEU]

New tool in the shop, 90w CO2 Mira 7 Laser.

Made my first sheath (actually this one was the second )
Petty knife in double damascus and copper with ancient bog oak+spalted maple+kintsugi repair

Pablo