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

ashwinearl said:
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Use CA glue to fill that gap , when you finish nothing would be visible . Just be patient , do it several times and be careful not to trap air inside , use the tip of needle .
carbon will reflect light through CA and the gap will not be noticed at all
You can also fill those voids in carbon in same way .You will not be able to see them under microscope after you finish :)
 
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I've been waiting all christmass to be able to get in to the workshop and make some noise. Hammer-time!

This is slipjoint #11 and I have the idea that I'm getting somewhere with these pocketknives. First time making the pivot pin disappear on both sides!
The steel disk the pivot goes trough is 8mm, I think 6mm would have looked better.
This will be a late christmass prestent to myself.


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N.W. Gean said:
Red on my dad's garage a couple years ago. It looked like a crime scene :thumbsdown:
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At work.... idk why or how, but my thumb went through a red Dykem container. It just exploded over my mill. Everywhere.

the following year a building expansion and a new doorway to the new building happened pretty near there.

Lots of company tours have seen my "crime scene". Haha :O
 
tonight I got everything to proper dimension and first dry fit is looking ok. Gonna be some small mistakes to fix and things to adjust slightly, but it's my first try at a tapered tang and museum fit scales and I'm still kind of in shock that it's working out so far.
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Natlek said:
I think that I will like this new tool I make and I have a plan 🤣 Plan is to cut that two spare saw and when I need thicker saw just glue with CA other one , or two :)
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We make plans so we can change them , right ? 🤣 First one was silly one :) Saws are cheap so why not to make them more ?
I make another one with two saw , now it is 2mm thick saw . I will make other one with three and other one with four saw and that is that .I try this one , saw remove/cut wood very aggressively and quickly .
And yes , I glued with CA this two saw together :)

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Finished this one up last night.
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8" cutting edge 80CRV2 taken to 800 grit, with spruce cone and aluminite handle. Pictures don't show the depth as well as in person. When holding it you can see the pins all the way through to the liner on each side. This might be my favorite one so far. #19 on my list completed.
 
I called it to soon, the pivot didn't disappear as I hoped. I've got a conical hand reamer on order for the next one.
Anyhow this is slipjoint #11, a nice one to try out and carry a while.
I like the low point a swayback has and the "upside down" handle feels good in hand as well.
WW2 rag micarta with anodised ti liners. Time will tell how long they stay blue.
The blade runs on two 4/1000" bronce washers with a backspring that is 8/1000" thicker then the blade (M390).

Just enjoying the proces of learning slipjoints :)


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Natlek said:
Use CA glue to fill that gap , when you finish nothing would be visible . Just be patient , do it several times and be careful not to trap air inside , use the tip of needle .
carbon will reflect light through CA and the gap will not be noticed at all
You can also fill those voids in carbon in same way .You will not be able to see them under microscope after you finish :)
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There is also black coloured, toughened CA glue, or you can dye your CA glue

Do test pieces first.
 
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