McLeish KITH 2020

[Bruce McLeish]

Its not dementia...because you still remember who the knife if for...

I do? I mean, I do!

 

[Bruce McLeish]

blades are both done to my satisfaction (Rolling Stones, anyone?)Now comes the scary part....I've got to drill those beautifuf handles to accept the tangs without screwing it up. Maybe later, Gotta work up some nerve.

 

[soundmind]

This is the part I was waiting for. Seriously, I'm wondering what you'll do. I had a hard time getting thin hidden tang knives into a wood bolster. I tried drilling and burning neither worked well for me.

Looks good Bruce.

 

[Bruce McLeish]

This is the part I was waiting for. Seriously, I'm wondering what you'll do. I had a hard time getting thin hidden tang knives into a wood bolster. I tried drilling and burning neither worked well for me.

Looks good Bruce.

Thanks , Ted. Here's my thinking so far: find center with calipers. Start small (1/16) screw hole with a gimlet. Keep straight with 1-2-3 block. Drill to tang depth. Repeat on each side of original hole. Make a broach just under size of tang Clear tang hole with broach. Finish fit with needle files. Fill hole with epoxy. Sink tang.
Well? A little help guys.

 

[soundmind]

I'll definitely be watching! Didn't know what a gimlet was and never used a 1-2-3 block. I know my equaling file is .050 and my file knife is .04 at its 'edge' and .06 at the spine - my needle files.
I know you said you used to make pens so I'm interested to see what you do. Good luck!

 

[Bruce McLeish]

I'll definitely be watching! Didn't know what a gimlet was and never used a 1-2-3 block. I know my equaling file is .050 and my file knife is .04 at its 'edge' and .06 at the spine - my needle files.
I know you said you used to make pens so I'm interested to see what you do. Good luck!

Thanks. I'll try to make it interesting and somewhat informative

 

[Sean Jones]

I'll definitely be watching! Didn't know what a gimlet was and never used a 1-2-3 block. I know my equaling file is .050 and my file knife is .04 at its 'edge' and .06 at the spine - my needle files.
I know you said you used to make pens so I'm interested to see what you do. Good luck!

I didn't know what a gimlet was either; at least not in woodworking. I thought he was fixing himself a Vodka Gimlet. But I'm not sure his holes would be straight if he did.

 

[Bruce McLeish]

I didn't know what a gimlet was either; at least not in woodworking. I thought he was fixing himself a Vodka Gimlet. But I'm not sure his holes would be straight if he did.

Do you now know what it is? If not, I'll post pics tomorrow. Let me know.

 

[Sean Jones]

Do you now know what it is? If not, I'll post pics tomorrow. Let me know.

Yep...I looked it up. Looks like a corkscrew but tinier

 

[Bruce McLeish]

Yep...I looked it up. Looks like a corkscrew but tinier

Yup

 

[Bruce McLeish]

Did it!!! The Petty is complete.Now, on to the santoku

 

[Sean Jones]

Did it!!! The Petty is complete.View attachment 75030View attachment 75031Now, on to the santoku

Nice!

 

[Nick Schreiber]

Very nice work Sir!

 

[Bruce McLeish]

Nice!

Thanks, Sean. Wasn sure it would come together.

 

[Bruce McLeish]

Very nice work Sir!

Thanks , Nick. I'm still learning .And don't call me sir. I was enlisted!!

 

[JeremyBartlett]

Looks great!

 

[Bruce McLeish]

Looks great!

Thanks, Jeremy.....more to come!

 

[Mark Barone]

Wow that is beautiful. Nice close up photo also.

 

[Randy Lucius]

Nice work old man.

 

[Bruce McLeish]

Thanks guys.