Search results

That's a damn nice shop knife. I think we all are harder on ourselves than the general public viewing our work would be. That's what drives our innovation and craftsmanship. When the product doesn't match the concept in our heads it can be frustrating but that's how we develop our craft. Glad...

Ditto on the wife thing!! Mine makes strange faces when I say "what do you think of this?" I'm a total rookie to knife making but I did just made my first Tanto. Handle angle to me is a two fold question. Comfort and is it functional to the use of the knife. I tend to like the feel and...

Thanks Self Made for being the guinea pig for us again. I have been wanting to experiment with some different steels. I've been using O1 and files thus far. 1095 & 1084 was what I wanted to experiment with. I actually want to start playing with hamon lines. So to date I've only used vegetable...

I haven't worked with stabilized wood yet but was having a similar problem with my hardwoods. I recently solved the problem by getting down and tuning my guides better. I am using a 1946 Craftsman bandsaw I picked up from an estate sale. 2nd owner, can you believe it. Anyway mine has brass...

I wanted to make something I wasn't comfortable grinding. I also wanted to do some sort of hardware and a hidden tang. This is what the result was. 4 1/8 blade, 9 1/8 overall. A 2 piece wooden sheath with magnetic retention and matching grain to the handle. Blade is an old Nicholson (I'm sure...

I haven't been on the forum since I posed the question. I want to thank ya'll for the advice you've shared. I've got two knives on the bench almost ready to put the final edge on. I surly will adjust my method and see if I can get the edge I see in my mind. Depending on the knife: I have been...

I do tend to be a bit heavy handed. That's something I've been working on. Remind myself to keep it light on the home stretch. Thanks for sharing your method!

Great post fellas! I'm going on 14 months. Wow, ya'll made me think how much my shop has evolved in that short time. Like most of you I went from hand filing to a 2x42 crapsman (which I did a poor mans variable speed transformation on) to a 2x72. I bought 2 drill presses, a wood band saw, I'm...

Hey guys, I wondered if ya'll could share some of the ways you grind your final edges? I am hit or miss on getting the desired final bevel angle / height. I do all my grinding freehand and have no problem grinding the primary bevels where i want them. When working on the final edge there is so...

I got a trip back to my hometown of San Diego for Christmas. Mostly due to the company my wife works for (end of year meetings, Christmas party, ect). Brought 5 knifes I recently finished and gave them to the boys back home.

I Had that same "Duh" moment on my home made platen! Learning as we go, so keep going and we'll shake that Newbie thing soon enough! By the way, been seeing you all over the forum and I have to say, I like your style! Keep it up buddy.

I Love this place! Thanks for the tips fellas, Lots of good ideas freely shared! Great idea with the liners! Have a great day ya'll!

Oh, now that I've gotten used to seeing chevytruckin everywhere you changed it. How confusing! Just joking. Hey bro, loved your WIP on the knife vise! You are making some badass knives. keep it up Self Made and as far as that new idea you have for knives, run with it! I'd love to see it when...

Ah ha! Thanks Ed, That's similar to how I was trying to do it, but better! You guys rock!

Thanks for the rapid response. So no magic trick.... just clean it off. Too simple. Thanks guys!

I've been trying new techniques in applying epoxy so that when I clamp the handle scales to the blade it does not squish out forward into the finished blade area. The last two knives I made I did a pretty good job of it but yesterday I did one in the same manner, except I added liners (more...

I used to use bbq charcoal with a small fan to heat treat. It gets it to non magnetic and I've had success doing that way but the Atmosphere is very inconsistent I ended up perforating (small holes sides and top, no holes in the bottom or near the spine area) a piece of pipe and welded an end...

1/8" O1 8 3/4" overall 4 1/4" blade Walnut handle 3/16" Brass tube pins Thanks for checking it out. Probably my best handle to date. First time grinding 1/8" stock, less room for error. I've got a couple places on the blade I ground in too far, but overall she came out pretty good. JBH

Very nice Chev, I like the spine design. I'ts original, musta been a lot of work! Great design, great execution. beautiful blade bro! Oh, and nice beard too.

Thanks for your replies gentlemen. I'll try acetone next time. I have been washing the blades in warm water and dish soap, thoroughly dry and coat in ATP-641. Let completely dry overnight then into the kiln. I was wondering if the spots were from tiny holes in the ATP? I ground the edge to .027...