Work in Progress............heavy on pics.

[RogerP]

We haven't seen too many stock removal w-i-p threads here and more's the pity. I sure am enjoying the heck out of this one. Many thanks.

Roger

 

[thombrogan]

Thanks for the cool pics, Mrs. Begg!

I really hope youse guys are able to license some of Todd's designs to a company able to reproduce them (KAI/Kershaw comes to mind) so more people can own his knives and neither of you have to fight over an exploding surface grinder.

 

[peterinct]

I love this kind of thread. Great pics and you have some impressive machinery.

Thanks for taking time to post it.

Peter

 

[dylan_d]

Thanks a ton Tanya and Todd for sharing this with us. Does Todd use CAM software for his programming or does he do it by hand?

 

[Gunman742]

That is Beautiful!!!!

 

[tntbegg]

Starting day three.

Using the edge finder to find the location for the blade notch in the mid blade.

putting the Math to it.

milling the notches in the mid blade where the blades will fit into.

first side done.

 

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After inserting the blade into the milled notches, drilling through the blade into handle scales for fasteners.

 

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grinding the lead in bevels before ht.

one done, one to go.

preparing the foil wrap for the blade.

adding paper to consume the oxygen.

 

[tntbegg]

I forgot to put these pics of the counterboring...they are out of sequence, but this step happens BEFORE heat treat.

 

[tntbegg]

While the blades are in the oven, Todd works on the handles and mid blade.

polishing the finger grooves.

radiusing the spine on the mid blade.

setting up the slack belt for more radius work.

 

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using a 400grit belt to remove the 60grit belt marks.

shoe shining the spine.

 

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grinding the edge on the mid blade.

satin finishing the bevels on the mid blade.

blades are coming out of the oven.

putting them between quench plates.

putting extra weight on the quench plates.

polishing the spine on the buffer.

That concludes the work for day three.

 

[RogerP]

Really nice, clear pics by the way. I feel like I'm looking over his shoulder. Cool. :thumbup:

Roger

 

[tntbegg]

Really nice, clear pics by the way. I feel like I'm looking over his shoulder. Cool. :thumbup:

Roger

Terrific, thats my goal!

 

[bob7]

Mr. and Mrs. TNT,
Thank you very much for posting these WIP pictures. What an incredible imagination and execution. Hope you all do this type of thread in the future w/ similiar projects.
bob7

 

[Joss]

Nice Avatar Bob7. I have to say I like him even better as Admiral Odama though.

 

[bob7]

Mr. Joss,
I enjoy him more as Castillo; I guess that shows my age. I thought he was a real bad a** growing up and still do. I'm going to have to check out his new show more closely.
bob7

 

[tntbegg]

Ok, here we are with day four.....a shorter work day as it fell on Sunday during the buildoff and most of the day is taken up with church.

shaping the handle frames.

cooling off after the final tempering.

handles with inlays, still pretty rough.

counter boring the inlays

 

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shaping the inlays.

inlays are starting to look better.

handle attached to the mid blade.

grinding down the tang.

 

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satin finishing the swedge.

Thats it for day four.