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

My second knife. O1 steel sanded to 800 grit, beech handle coated with linseed oil. All that it is left to do is to sharpen it.

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^ super clean and functional, fantastic 2nd knife. :thumbup:
 
I had a spare few hours:p so I took some of the scrap handle wood, cut a bunch of small pieces, drilled some holes, then hand-turned a set of pace beads on the drill press. I think this makes for a nice compliment to the knife/sheath and it takes care of most of the waste wood.

I also turned another bead and threaded it onto a moose hide lanyard for the knife. I think the package is now complete.

-Peter





 
P. McKinley said:
I had a spare few hours:p so I took some of the scrap handle wood, cut a bunch of small pieces, drilled some holes, then hand-turned a set of pace beads on the drill press. I think this makes for a nice compliment to the knife/sheath and it takes care of most of the waste wood.

I also turned another bead and threaded it onto a moose hide lanyard for the knife. I think the package is now complete.

-Peter





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sweet! how did you get the wood in the sheath? and keep it there
 
stereo.pete said:
Jwesthurl, that knife looks fantastic!
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Thank you sir!
P. McKinley said:
I had a spare few hours:p so I took some of the scrap handle wood, cut a bunch of small pieces, drilled some holes, then hand-turned a set of pace beads on the drill press. I think this makes for a nice compliment to the knife/sheath and it takes care of most of the waste wood.

I also turned another bead and threaded it onto a moose hide lanyard for the knife. I think the package is now complete.

-Peter





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This whole set is awesome! What did you put the beads on after you drilled the holes in order to turn them on your press?
 
batch working 12 parering knives (jsut got all the scales flycut flat ) after dinner i ll be driling about a billion holes. hope to soon test out a new platten tht might just work great for some of my work
 
You guys have some nice shops!

Last week i picked up a second 100# propane tank in anticipation of making a dent in the backlog of bowie knives i need to make. Cut and labeled soem blade stock for the people they are intended for, started forging a smaller bowei- a "Bagwell standard" 9' = bowie, shooting for a 13 OZ finished weight. nearly finished forging a large toothpick.
This will eb a busy fall/winter. My arm is going to be huge after beating all that heavy stock.
 
Cool stuff everyone!
@Jwesthurl : what type of wood is that?

@Nathan : I know how it is, damn machining marks haha. Are you just using an oil stone by hand to remove them?

Haven't posted for a while but we've been working away at a few things. Did a little redesign on our outdoor knives (added a lanyard hole and modified the sheath a little for smoother retention). Our other main project right now is figuring out a finish we like for wood scales as we want to start offering west coast woods as a handle option. We've done a lot of research and testing and we're getting closer! Sorry for the bad pictures only had my cell phone on hand :/

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paring knife scales made from western yew

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Coho outdoor knives ready for assembly

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Final grit (4000) of the sharpening process for these coho's
 
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Just working on SK "Metro" made from Bohler M390PM steel, 4,3mm thick :)

Tommorow sending to HT :)

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North Arm Knives said:
@Nathan : I know how it is, damn machining marks haha. Are you just using an oil stone by hand to remove them?
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It's a stone, commonly referred to as an EDM stone (though they predate EDM). They're like an oil stone but softer. They're used for this same operation in molding making and other metal trades requiring finishing. You shape them with a file and use them in much the same way you might use a piece of sand paper wrapped around a stick. Sand paper dulls, these are self sharpening, so they're good for removing metal quickly and with control.
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
It's a stone, commonly referred to as an EDM stone (though they predate EDM). They're like an oil stone but softer. They're used for this same operation in molding making and other metal trades requiring finishing. You shape them with a file and use them in much the same way you might use a piece of sand paper wrapped around a stick. Sand paper dulls, these are self sharpening, so they're good for removing metal quickly and with control.
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Cool, will have to check them out.
 
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