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Cheers. Didn't use anything special just a dremel cut off disk mounted in the milling machine spindle.

764 for me please

Another one finished up this weekend. This was originally the one I started last year for the CK&G forum build off. Finished off with a lot more understated finish compared to its sibling. I love how both of them came out in the end. I really need to stop making so many knives I wish I could...

The bolsters were finished to 600 then blasted with glass bead media

Here is a quick preview of the finished knife until I can get some better photos taken. This one turned out great. Thanks for following the WIP everyone. Alistair

Spent the afternoon in the shed. Doing a bunch of little things to the knife. Cleaned up the spine of the blade and tang etc before the grinding happens. Then planned out my grind. Here is it afterwards. I started the hand sanding process it is at 400 at the moment. I also decided that I...

So got stuck into the handle finally. First up was to profile the bolsters. I do this without the handle scales on so they don't get too hot from the titanium. Starting to look a lot nicer with the profile tidied up So then it was profile the rest of it. I started with 60 grit and...

Well tonight I was back at it. Got started on the handles. There was a bit of mucking around fitting the bolster to the handle scales so it took longer than I was hoping :( After that there was a lot of matched hole drilling, re drilling with clearance holes, counter-boring for the screw heads...

So while the blade is in the oven getting heat treated I got started on the handle. First up was cutting out the bolsters. I traced around the liners onto the titanium leaving a bit to grind off for alignment. Then I started the process of matching the holes up on the liners to the bolsters...

Ok. The inlaws have been staying but they went out to dinner tonight so I got the chance to duck into the shed and get the final things done for the pre HT blade. First up was the final lock up fitting. I scribe the lock face onto the liner and using a trick I learn from the Allen Elishewitz...

So started off by doing some design work on the flipper tab. Looks pretty good I thought so I started grinding it out onto the steel Once that was done it was laying out the lockbar. I moved the hole on the lock end up and towards the pivot so that it makes it easier to put the detent...

Good idea. I might have to run with this and do some sketches

Ok with the countersink issue solved I could get going again. That let me screw the liners together so I could drill the stop pin hole in place and then spot the position of the stop pin in the blade in the open and closed position. Then I could open up the tang to let the blade rotate...

Well I was planning on getting a bunch done tonight as well but I was foiled by my countersink bit. I have a really nice one for deburring but it is 90 degrees. I have a cheapo one for countersinking which is 82 degrees to match the US screws I use and it finally died. I am going to have to try...

So I got started on this one today. I adjusted the design slightly to ensure the path the detent travels on will be covers as that part won't be etched. Also you can ignore the poll. When I was laying out the parts there was only enough room for 1 blade on the damascus so that solved the dilemma...

G'Day everyone, I have been doing a build off on the Aussie knife forum and thought I might post it here too. One of the members there rslt designed the knife and put it on the forum to get some opinions on the design and we all loved it enough that we ended up get a few knifemakers to take...

Ringed Gidgee is fantastic to work with.

Finished this one a little while ago and have been meaning to post some pictures of it. I would have to say I am super happy with how this one came out both in fit and finish as well as the walk and talk. I am sure the new owner is enjoying it. CPM S35VN blade and spring 410/416 stainless...

There are a bunch of us knife makers Down Under building this knife for a casual build off on the Australian Blade Forums. Come have a look at all the builds everyone is doing http://www.australianbladeforums.com/vb4/forumdisplay.php?96-Knife-Build-Offs. It started when one of the members there...

DraftSight or Inkscape