Mark Barone
Well-Known Member
HI Retro here,
Aftr a few mistakes I thought I would start over and hope folks are bored enough to follow and help me along. Don't mistake my knowledge of knife terminology for experience. I never made anything like this before. I'm starting with 1080 1/8 thick 1.25 inch wide steel. My first project is a mini cleaver neck knife. I was a butcher for many years and this seems appropriate.
So far I drew my design, scribed it metal coated with blue layout fluid. I cut the blank out on a Taurus Ring Saw. My wife does stained glass work and this saw cuts metal also. VERY SLOW. If I continue with the hobby I have to get a band saw. So I am thinking my next step is to grind to the scribe lines. I have a 1x30 belt grinder and I bought a package of knife sanding belts. What grit should I use. I only have a few mm to get to the scribe line? I also need to drill holes for the 1/8 pin and 3/16brass pipe for the lanyard. Anything else I need to do before I grind the bevel. I don't want to grind the becel
until I check in again.
Aftr a few mistakes I thought I would start over and hope folks are bored enough to follow and help me along. Don't mistake my knowledge of knife terminology for experience. I never made anything like this before. I'm starting with 1080 1/8 thick 1.25 inch wide steel. My first project is a mini cleaver neck knife. I was a butcher for many years and this seems appropriate.
So far I drew my design, scribed it metal coated with blue layout fluid. I cut the blank out on a Taurus Ring Saw. My wife does stained glass work and this saw cuts metal also. VERY SLOW. If I continue with the hobby I have to get a band saw. So I am thinking my next step is to grind to the scribe lines. I have a 1x30 belt grinder and I bought a package of knife sanding belts. What grit should I use. I only have a few mm to get to the scribe line? I also need to drill holes for the 1/8 pin and 3/16brass pipe for the lanyard. Anything else I need to do before I grind the bevel. I don't want to grind the becel
until I check in again.