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

doing a little etching while my little girl does her homework.

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Now I just have to wait for my 1500 SC grit to come in....

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Maelstrom78,
I also use Apple Vinegar for Damascus & etching carbon steels.
Like your picture shows. You can do it inside no problem and dump it down the sink and you don't have to worry about your little angel being around a caustic acid. It just takes longer to get your etch.
 
Thanks Rhinoknives. She is the world's best kid.

I had kid patrol last night (wife at a meeting) and I was washing out the refried bean can and thought, " Hey, this is about as deep as that knife blade that I want to etch." So I heated up some vinegar in the microwave (should speed up the reaction) and gave it a splash of lemon juice as well.

I'll see how this one turns out. I can see if there is a difference between vinegar, lemon and Apple Vinegar.

Does that look like an etch should before the blade should be polished? I'm not sure how much I should do before I quit. I would suppose it depends on how much contrast you would want in the final product.
 
Maelstrom78 said:
Thanks Rhinoknives. She is the world's best kid.

I had kid patrol last night (wife at a meeting) and I was washing out the refried bean can and thought, " Hey, this is about as deep as that knife blade that I want to etch." So I heated up some vinegar in the microwave (should speed up the reaction) and gave it a splash of lemon juice as well.

I'll see how this one turns out. I can see if there is a difference between vinegar, lemon and Apple Vinegar.

Does that look like an etch should before the blade should be polished? I'm not sure how much I should do before I quit. I would suppose it depends on how much contrast you would want in the final product.
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There are no real rules here. If I want a deep etch on some carbon steel Damascus sometimes I leave it over night. The heat as you mentioned plays a part in it. I etch till I like it, then spray it with windex to stop the process. Then sand with 1000-2000 grit paper. If I want more etch? Back in the Vinegar it goes. Experiment with it and you should have an increase of strength with the added Lemon juice.

I had a Syrian born man tell me that they use Coca-cola to etch there Damascus blades.
I haven't tried it but I'm sure it would work if you left in it long enough. Think of that next time you drink a cola! LOL this stuff will eat steel.:eek:
 
North Arm Knives said:
That sounds interesting! where did you find such a fine grit/ what are you using it for? Would be interested to hear how it works once you've got it
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I ordered it from ebay. I'm just starting to work on getting hamons/quench lines and some great makers are using it to polish following etching.
 
stereo.pete said:
Beautiful work Hawk!
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LARRYZ10 said:
Hawk45, Those are beautiful knives. I have never put any jimping on a blade and I wonder if you used a checkering file to start the jimping or just filed each slot. I would like to try it. Can you give me any advice? Thanks, Larry Lehman, Bakersfield, Ca
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Thanks for the kind words guys. Larry, I did use a checkering file. It's a Grobet 20 LPI.
 
North Arm Knives said:
That sounds interesting! where did you find such a fine grit/ what are you using it for? Would be interested to hear how it works once you've got it
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Walmart has up to 3k grit sand paper
ebay is another option, but IMHO Walmart is cheaper alternative.
 
North Arm Knives said:
That sounds interesting! where did you find such a fine grit/ what are you using it for? Would be interested to hear how it works once you've got it
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Hey Man... You've got a Lee valley within driving distance of you correct? if not you can order from them too, and they carry 4000 grit for sure and a variety of Norton (up to 2000 if memory serves) absolutley love the Norton. it's consistency and feel is great working on hand sanding and i just bought the 4000 grit stuff on the weekend. half of it with a sticky back so i can just put it on my sanding sticks without using tape or clamps... pretty excited about that, lol
 
Hi !! How are you over here? My name is Paul and I live in Argentina, I'm a reader forum a year ago. I am also a knife maker and leave you some pictures of what q step in my workshop a few months ago. It is the first time I show something here, excuse me if it is not here where I have q do. Greetings to all!



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Hey all, haven't posted here on BF in a long time but now I'm back and will soon be making knives again.
Last october (almost exactly a year ago) my grinder, a 2"x10" cone-loc sanding drum with a 1 hp motor, flew apart at full speed and destroyed itself. Luckily the wheel was the only casuality. It could have been a bad situation. Since then I have slowly been plugging away with files and sand paper. Yesterday on kijiji (Canada's version of Craig's list) I found a baldor 2x48 with a 1.5 hp motor for $500 with a big box full of various new belts. I will be picking it up this weekend and hope to be flinging sparks again soon after. I'm a very happy guy right now.
StaySharp
Jason
 
Working on four new knives from new design :)

SK "Sphinx" :)

Blade 96mm, Steel: Bohler M390 4,3mm , for now, I need to grind bevels, tapp holes, drill bigger holes, etc :P
Scales mounted with M5 screws :)

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Welcome pablobugy ! Gorgeous knife, and some fine pattern welding. I honestly dont think I've ever though of using a shaper to square up the edges of a twist billet before welding before! I love old machine tools, but I dont have a shaper in my shop, maybe I should get one now =)

Thank you for sharing with us!
 
Hi Justin! Thank you x your words ! The Shaper Machine is one of my favorites. I devastated bars for not forging , that way I do not deform in the drawing . Also I must confess that a lot use the shaper . Q I hope you understand me because my English is very basic . Greetings !!!
 
Wow Pablobugy!!!
Super knife, and beautiful images on top of that!! That shaper is a big monster ;)
I hope to see more from your shop soon

Ste
 
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