Daniel Macina
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Little handle polishing and oiling today.
What's going on in your shop?
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Sean Jones
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Since my wife's various illnesses we've hardly used our trailer at all. So I've moved my leather work out to the trailer. Our cats make it almost impossible to do leather work in the house. And the garage where my shop is, is simply too dirty and dusty. Thus the trailer.
My wife says this is my next move in my plan to take over the world. First the garage, now the trailer
My wife says this is my next move in my plan to take over the world. First the garage, now the trailer
mike miller
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That is 3/32 154cm. Sometimes wish it was a little thinner.
mike miller
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Maybe you won't have to put everything up now.Since my wife's various illnesses we've hardly used our trailer at all. So I've moved my leather work out to the trailer. Our cats make it almost impossible to do leather work in the house. And the garage where my shop is, is simply too dirty and dusty. Thus the trailer.
My wife says this is my next move in my plan to take over the world. First the garage, now the trailer
mike miller
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Drop point and skinner with Glenn Roaches clothes!
Sean Jones
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Exactly. My leather work has been kind of scattered all over. So every time I needed to do leather work I'd have to gather it all up. Now it's all in one place
Randy Lucius
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Made a sheath for the neck knife.
Finished this one with shredded carbon fiber scales and made a sheath for it too. My first “taco” style sheath.
Finished this one with shredded carbon fiber scales and made a sheath for it too. My first “taco” style sheath.
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Heikki
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This is the "antiquing" finish I learned from John Cohea's video. Ferric chloride followed by a dip in bleach. Repeat as necessary. I thought it needed to be a bit darker, so I touched it up with some Super Blue. Now I have to wait for a bandsaw blade to show up so I can start the handle work.
Bruce McLeish
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this is the latest from my shop.
still trying to crack the code on a dual action.
I finally stopped messing with the round piano wire. It flexed sideways when pushing over the sear pin leaving it hanging or not engaging.
I had high hopes for the piano wire as that would have saved me a lot of time heat treating and testing traditional flat springs.
I was hoping to avoid making a flat spring with all that goes with that. Oh well.
so... I made a flat spring to fit up. I think it will work better and more consistently. I am using 8670 which is pretty tough and hopefully will handle the flexing better than a high carbon spring like 1095. We'll see.
I'll make several variations and get them into heat treat.
I also need to make another sear pin switch to minimize side play.
I feel like I am making progress but it's slow and tedious.
Here it is in the charged position.
I finally stopped messing with the round piano wire. It flexed sideways when pushing over the sear pin leaving it hanging or not engaging.
I had high hopes for the piano wire as that would have saved me a lot of time heat treating and testing traditional flat springs.
I was hoping to avoid making a flat spring with all that goes with that. Oh well.
so... I made a flat spring to fit up. I think it will work better and more consistently. I am using 8670 which is pretty tough and hopefully will handle the flexing better than a high carbon spring like 1095. We'll see.
I'll make several variations and get them into heat treat.
I also need to make another sear pin switch to minimize side play.
I feel like I am making progress but it's slow and tedious.
Here it is in the charged position.
John Wilson
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Sean Jones
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Very nice! What's the wood you are using?
bladegrinder
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Awesome looking folder build there John !
John Wilson
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I am making all eight with Desert Ironwood Burl. I got a great deal from Deane (Old Knife) recently, here on the forum, and I'm super happy with it.
John Wilson
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Thanks Steve! The bolsters are only at 220 grit. After I peen the pins I'll shine those up to a nice satin.
Randy Lucius
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I was in Harbor Freight yesterday and almost bought the fireman's ax to give this a try but I have some orders to get out so no time to play. Yours is looking awesome!!
Heikki
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Make sure you get the hatchet when you do. The eye is a better shape proportionally IMHO for adding a handle.
Randy Lucius
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Sorry. The hatchet was what I was looking at not the Ax. Might have to go back by there today.
Chris Railey
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I think I may have to try this as well. If you do not mind, would open another thread and explain how you did the wolf thingy, that is really cool.