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Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith said:
You are going to need a LOT more light that that!
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True. Eventually I will be getting hard wired overhead lighting. For now, two overhead lights, two garage doors and two plug in led lights as well as individual station lights at the grinder, lathe, drill press, and vice.
 
PEU said:
Long time ago I realized that my time is better spent doing knives than sheaths and on top of that, my friend Pancho Elizalde do them way nicer than what I can do. I recently purchased a laser to design and cut sheaths, not to compete with Pancho, but to have another option for my customers.

Also, I like making knives waaaaay more than doing sheaths :)

Pablo

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How does that laser cutter work.?..I love useful machinery.
Frey
 
Thank you Fred.Rowe! I designed it as sort of a wide Nessmuk/skinner, and you're right, it does fit very well in the hand ( at least in mine)!
 
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Fred.Rowe said:
I understand completely. We should each do what we love if life lets us.
I spent 20 years in the shop making knives, which I loved. I made my own sheaths, not so much because I enjoyed it, but there was no one close who made them. At 79, I'm no longer in the knife shop. only because I realize my hand eye coordination is not up to the task. But the leather work does not require the same hand eye skill set. I'm now working leather on a daily basis and have found over time that I enjoy it. Not the same as making a large Bowie with a big swedge, but enjoyable just the same.
Fred
Continue on the path you are on; I'm anxious to see what comes next .
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Thank you Fred! That's the path my friend Pancho took after an injury when starting to learn to become a knifemaker.

Fred.Rowe said:
How does that laser cutter work.?..I love useful machinery.
Frey
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I have two lasers, one is fiber laser, its used to engrave metals, for example bolsters.
The other is a CO2 laser its used to cut and engrave non metals (yes, some metals with aditives can be engraved, but fiber is far better)

If you want to get the best from both machines, being proficient with design software is a must, I use mostly Coreldraw and a bit of Photoshop, otherwise you are relegated to use ready made artwork or patterns.

Pablo

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PEU said:
Thank you Fred! That's the path my friend Pancho took after an injury when starting to learn to become a knifemaker.



I have two lasers, one is fiber laser, its used to engrave metals, for example bolsters.
The other is a CO2 laser its used to cut and engrave non metals (yes, some metals with aditives can be engraved, but fiber is far better)

If you want to get the best from both machines, being proficient with design software is a must, I use mostly Coreldraw and a bit of Photoshop, otherwise you are relegated to use ready made artwork or patterns.

Pablo

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Thank you. Fascinating what is out there these days. We are in the process of choosing a 3-D printer to make the degree wedges that are shipped with the Bubble Jig. We are always working to make the product more user friendly and desirable at the same time. I do the anodizing and it's taken me a year or so to perfect the process. There are lots of variables.
I appreciate you taking the time to explain the laser set up.
Fred
 
Fred.Rowe said:
Thank you. Fascinating what is out there these days. We are in the process of choosing a 3-D printer to make the degree wedges that are shipped with the Bubble Jig. We are always working to make the product more user friendly and desirable at the same time. I do the anodizing and it's taken me a year or so to perfect the process. There are lots of variables.
I appreciate you taking the time to explain the laser set up.
Fred
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Get a Prusa 3D printer if you want a top of the line consumer printer. I personally run a more budget oriented Ender 3 Pro by Creality and can't recommend it more. They would be great for your wedges.
 
A little knife and a big knife:. These are knives I recently made for two old friends from my Boy Scout days:

Odell and Tony are twin brothers who were both in the same Boy Scout troop as I was in the late 70s and early 80s.

Odell recently asked me to make him a knife for backpacking. Here is what I came up with:

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And then Tony wanted a knife. He asked me if I could make a bowie. I said I had never done that, but I could make a larger knife but not a bowie, and here is what I came up with:

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asked for a knife for backpaking, and here is what I came up with:

A friend of mine retired a few years ago
 
Be careful when you drill pin hole in thin hardened steel .Tip of my carbide drill bits was little blunt and I push little more on drill press and 1.5mm thick 64 HRC steel break there like glass !! I shorten handle and drill new holes on this leather knife , but if it was knife handle ....Adio !!
 
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