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

[fitzo]

I now have these three going on too.....these are nice and thick being made from 5/16" th {Leaf-Spring} ~ so i'm just banging them out _ do another one tomorrow ~ low on course grit belts only having two used 60 grits to work with ~ but they'll get the job done ~

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That’s really nice hammer work!

 

[evergreensSequoiaseucalyptusandOaks]

withdrawn ~

 

[seanj]

Ready for glue-up. Blade is at 600 grit. Scales are Bocote.

 

[Michael Black]

I’ve been looking for the right milling machine (at the right price) for several months and I’m very happy and lucky to just acquire this machine. It’s a Swiss made Sixis 102. A rare machine and quite suitable for knifemaking. It’s coming to me shortly from the Netherlands.

That looks perfect for knifemaking! I'm jealous.

 

[DanF]

Got the table in the mail today and set everything up for first cut. Could not believe the difference in the portaband and the 4x6 vertical/horizontal band saw. The portaband is butter smooth and so quick. Can’t wait to drag the old saw out of the shop.

 

[AVigil]

Working on a linerless City Knife

 

[Crag the Brewer]

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Got the table in the mail today and set everything up for first cut. Could not believe the difference in the portaband and the 4x6 vertical/horizontal band saw. The portaband is butter smooth and so quick. Can’t wait to drag the old saw out of the shop.

I don't have that workstand, but I Love the portaband!!!
Should of bought it years ago.

 

[Richard338]

Christmas came early. Back in April I started asking around about getting some cable damascus, figuring that at least one of my Bowie series should be from that material. A member on here offered to help once it cooled off in the fall, and they didn't forget me as 6 months later a nice chunk arrived in the mail. So far I've done a rough profile and cleaned it up a little on the disc. The steel looks great and the pattern is visible already. I've got a piece of wrought iron anchor chain for the guard and plan a dog bone handle.

 

[Tony Mont]

It may be the ugliest knife maker's vise ever create but it works like a charm. Don't pay too much attention to the welds, my welding skills are literally the stuff of nightmares, they may haunt you forever.

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[A.McPherson]

Tony Mont , I've got one that looks almost exactly like that! And yes, my welding looks worse! Lol!

 

[Scott Hanson]

Christmas came early. Back in April I started asking around about getting some cable damascus, figuring that at least one of my Bowie series should be from that material. A member on here offered to help once it cooled off in the fall, and they didn't forget me as 6 months later a nice chunk arrived in the mail. So far I've done a rough profile and cleaned it up a little on the disc. The steel looks great and the pattern is visible already. I've got a piece of wrought iron anchor chain for the guard and plan a dog bone handle.
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Very cool, I'm looking forward to seeing this one!

 

[Lehbauer]

Tony Mont , I've got one that looks almost exactly like that! And yes, my welding looks worse! Lol!

But I thought welding was supposed to look like smeared bubble gum?
If it works, it works.

 

[Richard338]

Not sure if I'm making better Bowies, but at least I'm making them faster. I got the cable damascus billet cleaned up, profiled, hole in tang, squared shoulders for guard, rough ground the bevels and clip. I did a lot of it in a couple hours today. I left 0.05" on the edge and didn't quite go all the way to the spine until after HT. I didn't dip it in etch, but under the right light I can see the pattern.

 

[TheEdge01]

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[evergreensSequoiaseucalyptusandOaks]

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[pafka]

I finished a small batch of file guides today and it's funny to look at the previous iterations that I made and used in the past years.
The first one (on the left) was all steel with D2 as the wear resistant face (3 types of screws holding it lol), horrible guide pin/screw idea, simply not great - though it worked somewhat.
The latest iteration (on the right) is aluminum, machined by myself, carbide faces, teflon bushings. It feels good to see some progress

 

[DanF]

Very basic AEB-L, DIW, 62.5

 

[TheEdge01]

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[PEU]

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Got the table in the mail today and set everything up for first cut. Could not believe the difference in the portaband and the 4x6 vertical/horizontal band saw. The portaband is butter smooth and so quick. Can’t wait to drag the old saw out of the shop.

What I don't like about portabands and stands like these is that they are not prepared to cut long sheets. That's because the saw is angled 45deg out of the wheels to cut profiles. But if you remove these angles and use the saw straight as it comes out of the wheels, you have about 4-5" (10-13cm) of clearance to cut any knife related shape in the lenght you may need.

This is what I did to my metal bandsaw, and I could not be happier after many years of frequent use. Its like a wood bandsaw but for steel, BTW I also have wood saws and they work beatifuly, but since the wheels are metal you need wider ones so the teeths do not touch the metal wheels (wooden bandsaws have cork in the wheels)

Pablo

 

[Forrest Taylor]

Here’s a Bowie I’m working on. I still have a little more work left to do, mostly on the handle. It has an 01 carbon steel blade, African Blackwood handle, and a nickel silver guard.

Nice