WIP Pictures for January Batch... Merged the threads.

Welp... time to start the drooling.

Here is the batch that got profiled today. It has 3 new models in it, The High Plains Drifter, High Plains Jr., and the new and awesome Bush Operator XL.

 

Yep. Yours is in there. I covered up everyone's name on the blades, but every one of those has a name written on it.

 

I didn't end up with any extra steel of mine. All of mine got scribed and profiled. The extra bars you see on the table in this picture is Andy's

 

Ahhhh. Now I got ya. Actually, I'm saving all those leftover pieces. I have something in mind for all of them. Not telling yet though.

Nope. KMG. I can do a mid/large size knife every 6 minutes, and a big big chopper every 8 minutes. I think my record is like 45 blades in one afternoon.

 

Thanks Ban. Earlier today, I profiled 16 knives. I averaged 5 minutes 45 seconds per knife.

I set the KMG to full speed and use a 10" wheel and work rest with a 36 grit Blaze belt. It took me a little while to get that fast. I've only completed something like 70 knives, but I've literally profiled probably closer to 1000. Andy started me out profiling knives when he started teaching me.
Even now, every time I profile a batch of my knives, I do a Giant batch of profiling for both of us and sometimes profile a batch for him in between. He finishes batches faster than I do. That dude can put together some damn knives. This year at Blade Show, my only purchase goal so far is a 14" wheel and riser block. I ABSOLUTELY HAVE to get one. I think that will actually cut my profiling time down a whole lot more.

 

According to the scales this morning, I'm down 15.7 lb. In 10 days, that's not too shabby at all. Aint gunna slow me down though. If anything, I'll be able to move faster since I won't be running into table corners and stuff with my big ole' gut. lol