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

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This is only the third handle I've ever made and it's not what I envisioned, but I can say that it feels 100x more comfortable in the hand and looks much better than where I started off at. I have about 10% more work left with this knife, which includes rounding the spine and choil and finally sharpening.

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Just finished this one up for a buddy on the police force. He wanted something to match his uniform. Was thinking black handles with blue liners, but decided to try a first for me and using two colors for handles. Still has the blue liner running the full tang. Added a swedge as well. I kinda want to keep this one. But I say that about all of them.

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Been lurking in the knifemaking section for 6 months or so, here's a 1084 skinner I'm trying to complete, I've been on bladeforums for years, but am a noob at making knives, but am totally going to pursue it. This is the 5th knife I'm working on completing. It's got some obvious flaws, but I'm trying to get it all worked out. Really enjoy this forum an the wealth of info here, better than any book I've read on the subject, I guess my front porch counts as a shop, it's were I've been doing my work.

 
Hell yeah, the porch counts as a shop... so does the lawn, basement, garage and my couch (I use the couch to fondle knives while watching tv... I tell her it's to ponder how it feels in the hand so I can fix it if required, but I just like playing with knives, lol) I've got blanks and half finished pieces all over the place. why limit the shop to one space?
 
drilling and milling a large hunk of Ti for butterfly knife handles. should be fun milling a 3/16 slot in a bar of 6l4v
 
butcher_block said:
drilling and milling a large hunk of Ti for butterfly knife handles. should be fun milling a 3/16 slot in a bar of 6l4v
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well, you know, not really...

Shallow depth of cut, low sfm, moderate chip load per tooth. 3/16" ~3000 RPM & 8 IPM?

Tends to get hot, keep it wet.
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
well, you know, not really...

Shallow depth of cut, low sfm, moderate chip load per tooth. 3/16" ~3000 RPM & 8 IPM?

Tends to get hot, keep it wet.
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thanks nate those numbers frighten me due to heat but i ll give it a shot with some cool tool i ll look and see what i have since i have both 2 and 4 flute and a 4 flute carbide. picked up a bunch of endmills from a guy gettign out of the work so i am not sure what all i have in there. i know more then afew are reground so i ll have ot check them all
 
whetrock said:
Been lurking in the knifemaking section for 6 months or so, here's a 1084 skinner I'm trying to complete, I've been on bladeforums for years, but am a noob at making knives, but am totally going to pursue it. This is the 5th knife I'm working on completing. It's got some obvious flaws, but I'm trying to get it all worked out. Really enjoy this forum an the wealth of info here, better than any book I've read on the subject, I guess my front porch counts as a shop, it's were I've been doing my work.

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If I may? I suggest you make the start of the handle at the Riccaso thicker on the next one and ether give it an index finger cut out or make a longer area there for the index finger since it appears to be a 3 3 1/2 finger handle. It's important for indexing to have more from for that first finger.

Yes, The Porch, The Lawn, the garage, Bus Stop Bench, the Hallway, the John LOL wherever you can work and get inspiration besides the Kitchen.

We I started back in 96 I was so broke I was using the Bus to get around and would have a profiled billet with me to fondle inside of my pack on the bus bench to dream up designs while I waited for my next bus.

It was a great use of time. LOL.

Keep at it.
 
Heat treated 4 fillet knife prototypes on friday! Will be finish grinding a couple of them this morning before heading out for some testing :D on the Fraser river this afternoon!


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