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

[Lehbauer]

Got this Shaped.......Grounded.......Heat~Treated.......and.........Tempered................Happy......Happy.......Happy..........It's going to be another good one ~ 10" 3/4 Blade ~ 1/4" thick ~

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Damn, that's one hell of a blade. What's she weighing in at?

 

[evergreensSequoiaseucalyptusandOaks]

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[evergreensSequoiaseucalyptusandOaks]

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[Hengelo_77]

I want to get better at grinding bevels so I got a sheath of slipjoint thickness mild steel to practice.
And I think I'm getting somewhere!
I also improvised a rest like Meades uses in his grinding vids on youtube and I realy like it.
The blade in the middle of the last pic I ground to A45 (~320). If I can duplicate that in a knife steel I'd be content with myself!

I knock off the 45degrees with an old 60 then go 80, 120, 240, A45

 

[Richard338]

I want to get better at grinding bevels so I got a sheath of slipjoint thickness mild steel to practice.
And I think I'm getting somewhere!
I also improvised a rest like Meades uses in his grinding vids on youtube and I realy like it.
The blade in the middle of the last pic I ground to A45 (~320). If I can duplicate that in a knife steel I'd be content with myself!

I knock off the 45degrees with an old 60 then go 80, 120, 240, A45

I practiced a new pattern in mild steel and it went great. I was so relaxed because it was only practice. Then I did worse on the real piece. I'm sure it should help though.

 

[Joseph Bandeko]

OK so big update today!
I finally got a heat treating oven!
It’s an Evenheat LB 22.5, now I don’t have to wait forever to have my blades heat treated!

 

[Natlek]

What is best to use to glue vulcanized fiber to ironwood and then fiber on steel ? Epoxy ?

 

[SwissHeritageCo]

Got this Shaped.......Grounded.......Heat~Treated.......and.........Tempered................Happy......Happy.......Happy..........It's going to be another good one ~ 10" 3/4 Blade ~ 1/4" thick ~

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Sweet anvil and as always, beautiful work!

I was impressed with the handle shaping you did on those last stacked leather and antler (crotches, butts?) whatever they are called.

 

[navman]

What is best to use to glue vulcanized fiber to ironwood and then fiber on steel ? Epoxy ?

I have used west system epoxy with oily woods, liner and steel.

 

[evergreensSequoiaseucalyptusandOaks]

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[FredyCro]

What is best to use to glue vulcanized fiber to ironwood and then fiber on steel ? Epoxy ?

If that's a frame handle, I d use CA on everything apart steel to handle. Epoxy on that.

 

[Richard338]

Just about finished these chef knives in Magnacut at 63 HRC. Black linen micarta with red liners.
The slicer is thin at 0.093".
The santoku is thicker (0.15"), but the handle is skeletonized and it balances well enough to feel weightless.
I plan to give them to a chef I met, but I really like them and wish I was going to keep them...

 

[FredyCro]

Just about finished these chef knives in Magnacut at 63 HRC. Black linen micarta with red liners.
The slicer is thin at 0.093".
The santoku is thicker (0.15"), but the handle is skeletonized and it balances well enough to feel weightless.
I plan to give them to a chef I met, but I really like them and wish I was going to keep them...

I see some free meals in your future. Nice couple.

 

[Richard338]

I see some free meals in your future. Nice couple.

Yes, I plan to return next summer and will get to enjoy plenty of steak and wine.

 

[Daniel W]

Working on theseView attachment 1959502

 

[Joseph Bandeko]

Working on theseView attachment 1959502

Clean, I like em! Might I ask what steel?

 

[Daniel W]

I’m using 15n20 for these

Clean, I like em! Might I ask what steel?

 

[eric brinkerhoff]

Here's another one of my rescue blades! I made this blade a while ago out of 52100 and I completely butchered the jeweling or engine turning on the flats of the blade so I left it kicking around for a while until I got rusty... Well I decided to finish it anyway! It almost looks like an antique already!

 

[navman]

Here are two hidden tang hunters I am working on. One in .220 CPM 3V the other in .150 CPM S90V. Handles and hardware TBD. I take these to an 800 grit finish before HT to save my nerves and sanity later.

 

[Bühlmann]

Working on my first hidden tangs & fitting my first guards: