WIP: Designing and building the new Resolute with the help of CNC.

Why don't you put some kind of torque or Allen bolt with a male and female end that threads together similar to Corbys that can be recessed in the g10, then you could just throw the scales on when someone makes an order. Something like this
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This one is by Nathanthemachinist. That dude does some sick knives and I believe he uses a lot of cnc. I dunno maybe I am missing something that makes that option not viable.
 
It has been really fun and educational watching you progress here, on YouTube and Instagram. Keep up the updates and God bless!
 
NeilJBorja said:
I think another idea would be to put a flat along the sides of the handles so that you could machine the corbies flush without worrying about the curve of the handle, but I think that might be a looks/ergonomics compromise you're not willing to make.
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That would work for sure, as you guessed though I really don't want to change the look or feel of the handle!
 
Tkrocky said:
Why don't you put some kind of torque or Allen bolt with a male and female end that threads together similar to Corbys that can be recessed in the g10, then you could just throw the scales on when someone makes an order. Something like this
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This one is by Nathanthemachinist. That dude does some sick knives and I believe he uses a lot of cnc. I dunno maybe I am missing something that makes that option not viable.
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I could certainly do that... The reason I don't is that my knives were designed with the flush pins in mind, and I really like the look overall. Perhaps a future model will use torx bolts, but for the Resolute I really want to stick with flush pins.
 
I see I see. I do like the look as well, what part of Canada are you in? I lived in Vancouver for a couple years.
 
Just because this thread seems to be conducive to sketches :D here's to clarify my other idea. Handle contouring would be left until after the scale slabs are glued up. Main problem I see would be the carbide router bit having to cut the Corbies, which could maybe be mitigated by trimming them with an end mill before hitting out with the router bit.
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NeilJBorja said:
Just because this thread seems to be conducive to sketches :D here's to clarify my other idea. Handle contouring would be left until after the scale slabs are glued up. Main problem I see would be the carbide router bit having to cut the Corbies, which could maybe be mitigated by trimming them with an end mill before hitting out with the router bit.
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I'd be fine to contour the handles with a ballnose rather than the big radus cutter to avoid the issue with cutting the corby bolts...

It's definitely something I would like to pursue further!
 
Hey Aaron,
Q1. Are you zero-ing the fixture and/or workpiece? if so, is it more convenient to locate the origin at the LeftRear, or the LeftFront corner?
Thanks in advance.

Jordan in Toronto
 
jztam said:
Hey Aaron,
Q1. Are you zero-ing the fixture and/or workpiece? if so, is it more convenient to locate the origin at the LeftRear, or the LeftFront corner?
Thanks in advance.

Jordan in Toronto
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Hey Jordan!
Generally speaking I 'touch off' on the fixture rather than the workpiece (at least when I'm doing production). I generally set my zero point as the left rear of the fixture, but that's really a matter of personal preference.

-A
 
"At this point I may also look into bring on another person to work with me in the shop. I'm still not sure about this, and I definitely never want to go past the stage of 2-3 people (including me) in the shop, but I think it might be a good thing for my discipline and motivation as well as productivity. Finding the right person will of course be a challenge as I want someone that's going to really add to my capabilities and not just be a button pusher... We'll see, that particular thought is very speculative at the moment!"

Man, i wish i was closer to Toronto, i'd definitely voulinteer be your blade minion... i am where you were a few years ago and you are doing exactly what i want to be doing when i can afford to get into CNC. Unfortunately i can't make the 5 hour commute all that often.

Keep up the great work on the testing and WIPs. total wealth of knowledge for everyone that reads this or watches your youtube videos
 
rustyrazor said:
"At this point I may also look into bring on another person to work with me in the shop. I'm still not sure about this, and I definitely never want to go past the stage of 2-3 people (including me) in the shop, but I think it might be a good thing for my discipline and motivation as well as productivity. Finding the right person will of course be a challenge as I want someone that's going to really add to my capabilities and not just be a button pusher... We'll see, that particular thought is very speculative at the moment!"

Man, i wish i was closer to Toronto, i'd definitely voulinteer be your blade minion... i am where you were a few years ago and you are doing exactly what i want to be doing when i can afford to get into CNC. Unfortunately i can't make the 5 hour commute all that often.

Keep up the great work on the testing and WIPs. total wealth of knowledge for everyone that reads this or watches your youtube videos
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It is definitely a bit of a long commute Royce! Let me know next time you're in town though!

I will be doing another testing video soon showing a head-to-head test of different blade coatings, including several that I've never heard of being used on knives before. Coatings being testing will be:

- Cerakote
- WCC (Tungsten Carbide Carbon)
- Chromium Nitride
- Dual Layer PVD (CrN + WCC)
- DLC

Should be fun, and I'm interested to see what the results are!
 
aarongough said:
It is definitely a bit of a long commute Royce! Let me know next time you're in town though!

I will be doing another testing video soon showing a head-to-head test of different blade coatings, including several that I've never heard of being used on knives before. Coatings being testing will be:

- Cerakote
- WCC (Tungsten Carbide Carbon)
- Chromium Nitride
- Dual Layer PVD (CrN + WCC)
- DLC

Should be fun, and I'm interested to see what the results are!
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Really interested to see what you find! why choose Cerakote over Gun Kote? what kind of spray rig are you using?
 
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