Kith WIP (maybe)

Ty Adams

Ty Adams

KNIFE MAKER
I want to participate in the Kith but as always work has me working more hours then I want. So I'm going to pull out a knife that was started some time ago. If it can go wrong it went wrong on this knife. So I'm going to try and save it for the Kith. This may work! It also might be a big flop, the benefit will be pass or fail, new things will be learned.
To start I'll point out what needs to be fixed. While post heat treat grinding a 120 grit belt tore and left a gouge in the plunge line on the left side.
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The right hand side of the knife had a much worse fate... I sneezed while grinding. This left a gouge that went passed the spine. While trying to fix the mistake there is a spot in the belly of the blade is slightly thinner the rest of the blade.
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Fixing the grind that went all the passed the spine made it so that I had to thin the blade out some, and the plunge lines, and grind lines don't match.
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These are all things that can be over come with some elbow grease and patients. As I get time I'll update the thread and hopefully have a knife to contribute to the Kith.
 
Von Gruff said:
I wonder how may will start a knife and get right through to presenting it to its new owner WITHOUT having to fix one or two little issues along the way. I know I dont fall into that category very often.
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If I ever make a knife start to finish without having to fix a mistake, I'll throw in the towel. It will mean quality doesn't matter anymore. This knife was going to be my personal knife, so it was put on the back burner for a later date. I have to admit that I don't have a knife that I made.... everyone that I make someone wants.
 
This knife won't be finished for the Kith. But for the sake of the knife I decided to keep the WIP going. This was a last minute decision so the fix at the grinder will be missing.

Working on flattening the tang and ricoso on a piece of granite. This usually takes 30 minutes or so, and 5 or six sheets of paper.
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Rough sanding to 320 complete.
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Full disclosure there is still a spot in the plunge line on the non show side. I'm confident that by the time it's sanded to 800 it will not be visible.
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Well I finally got around to getting the 800 grit finish on the blade.
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There is not much for me to share about my hand sanding process that has not already been covered by someone else. The sanding stick that I use for finish work has 3 layers of sandpaper glued to it. The face is tapered with a 90 degree face for getting into the tight radius of the plunge. I only use about a 32nd of an inch of the paper on the face of the stick, and make straight even pulls 4 or 5 times and then slide the paper back.
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