Recent content by 1SG-Retired

Are you kidding? Pictures are great and the knife is an absolute beauty!! If I ever build anything remotely close to that I think I'll hang it up at that point. I don't see how it could get any better than that! Nice job!!

Very sharp! Nicely done.

I'm a fellow new guy, welcome! I've yet to complete knife (5 in progress) but a lot of people on here have been very helpful and willing to share experience.

Ed and Walt, Thanks for weighing in. I cut and profiled my first two blanks today. I can totally see what you mean about getting a feel for it and hand/knife positioning on the grinder and belts.

I think I made my first of many errors and ordered a grinding jig that is too steep. The "pre-made" jigs offered were set at 25 deg angles, which seemed to lie-up with some of the things I was reading, but I'm now not sure if that is 25 total from one side to the other. The jig looks...

@Brandon - I'm using 3/16 and that about the look I'm going for, so I think what you suggested will work as a good starting point. Thanks!

I'm sure there are endless answers to this question, but in general, what would be a good bevel degree to be on a flat grind knife - intended for hunting/field dressing?

Good luck partner. I too am brand new and looking forward to making some blades.

Again, great info guys! @BR, well stated and very true of the situation I find myself in. I'll dip my toes in (figuratively and financially) and see where the madness takes me! Thanks for sharing!

Great advice guys, I really appreciate so many weighing in. It will certainly help the process.

@Rosa- thanks, I appreciate the feedback and will take that into consideration.

Need help from you knife vets, I'm going to purchase a belt sander, but am not sure if one or two inch belts would be better for starting out? In my pea sized brain I feel like 2IN would make it less likely for me to mess up the bevel, but that's not based on experience. Anyone care to weigh in...

Thanks Wall e. I need a few more items and I think I'll be ready to give it a go. My biggest struggle right now is deciding if I want to set up a little more of a fixed shop space, or keep it mobile - so I can do some inside work on bad weather days. I may even go with a third idea and roll it...

I don't have FaceBook. What's the best way to contact you and do you have a day or two you generally do knife work on?

@Franklin - I met you this past weekend at the Janesville show. I tried sending you a text to see if you were still willing to let me have a sit-in while you grind a bevel at your shop, but I'm not sure if you have texting on your phone. I'm around most evenings and would jump at the chance to...