What's going on in your shop?
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tkroenlein
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Ooooo I like that....
Randy Lucius
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My brother is expecting his first grandson soon and wanted a knife for him. He went to Bladeshow with me this year and picked out some materials. AEB-L and some hybrid wood scales. Overall length is just 6.25 inches. He plans to give it to him on the day he is born. A true "birthday" present.
Owl
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I like the profile....should make a good camp knife.
What are the holes for?
Jesse Latham
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They might make it a pain to clean. I'd probably think about filling them with brass or something. Other than that it's something I've been thinking about making.
Eric Brinkerhoff
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Just tryed out my new 12" contact wheel on some 3-v! I could get used to this!
Johan Nel
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I finished this knife. I found out just how difficult it is to etch 15N20. Due to it's high nickel content, the photo positive technique does not work well for etching your logo. It took multiple failures and a final etch period of over an hour to get a decent etch. Then the logo happened to be ever so slightly skew....
This knife is a prototype, so now on to testing it.
This knife is a prototype, so now on to testing it.
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Johan Nel
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Next up is this 'knife'.
It's a bit tongue in the cheek and meant as a knife to be used on the barbecue (braai). It is one of two pieces of an old sheep shear. The two pieces had separated and is quite old and well used. Not the best material for a full fledged knife, but it takes a good edge and works well for its intended purpose. It is also an interesting conversation piece.
I need to attach one of those palm tree blocks for the handle.
It's a bit tongue in the cheek and meant as a knife to be used on the barbecue (braai). It is one of two pieces of an old sheep shear. The two pieces had separated and is quite old and well used. Not the best material for a full fledged knife, but it takes a good edge and works well for its intended purpose. It is also an interesting conversation piece.
I need to attach one of those palm tree blocks for the handle.
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Eric Brinkerhoff
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Got this one all cleaned up and sent out to Peter's!
Smallshop
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That is a lovely knife!
tkroenlein
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So I found out that I must be living right today.
I had the female half of a corby bolt sand through. It was drilled a bit extra deep and I set it a bit shallow. So it popped through a hole. If I ever thought this was gonna work, I woulda took pics of the hole process. Short version is, I was able to drill that bad boy out, drop the counter bore back into it a bit deeper, and put in a new one. I figure the Good Lord threw me a bone cuz I've been a bit behind on the book.
I had the female half of a corby bolt sand through. It was drilled a bit extra deep and I set it a bit shallow. So it popped through a hole. If I ever thought this was gonna work, I woulda took pics of the hole process. Short version is, I was able to drill that bad boy out, drop the counter bore back into it a bit deeper, and put in a new one. I figure the Good Lord threw me a bone cuz I've been a bit behind on the book.
Stang Bladeworks
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Quick shop update. Let me know what you think.
Randy Lucius
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New hunting season new knife. Alabama Damascus with giraffe bone. White and black liners with nickel silver pins.
I see Opaul hasn't responded to your question about the steep roof pitch. While I'm not sure about Opaul's reasoning, here on the Gulf Coast houses have a steep pitch for hurricane winds. A low angle roof acts like an airplane wing with the high wind flowing over the top causes a low pressure on top of roof, causing a lot of lift on the shingles. A steep pitch has the wind actually pressing down on the shingles helping prevent shingles from blowing off.