What's going on in your shop?

[Randy Lucius]

Those are really cool scales, Randy. Where didja gettum?

Here's a link to the EBay store where I got them. Purchased a lot of stuff from this seller. Very pleased with this vendor. JUMA

 

[Bruce McLeish]

Here's a link to the EBay store where I got them. Purchased a lot of stuff from this seller. Very pleased with this vendor. JUMA

Wow that's some very interesting stuff. Expensive too! I'll just stick with wood for now as I'm not good enough for that fancy stuff.! Thanks for the link, though.

 

[Nick Riggi]

Have 4 of these on the bench. Working on the grinds for the first one.

 

[Randy Lucius]

Have 4 of these on the bench. Working on the grinds for the first one.

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Looking good Nick!! I like that a lot. Nice work.

 

[Dennis Morland]

Nick - hollow grind??

 

[Nick Riggi]

Looking good Nick!! I like that a lot. Nice work.

A huge compliment coming from you Randy!

 

[Nick Riggi]

Nick - hollow grind??

Yes- first grind on a new 10 inch smooth contact wheel. With a 60 grit Blaze belt- it removes metal from that hardened Nitro-V with ease!
Bowie video- IG

 

[Heikki]

Just finishing up a couple of chef knives. On these I tried a plunge less grind. Overall I like the clean look and will probably use it on all the kitchen knives I do.

 

[SS369]

I like those a bunch Tim.
What steel and dimensions, etc.?
How do you get the plungeless grind so smooth?
Scott

 

[Heikki]

I like those a bunch Tim.
What steel and dimensions, etc.?
How do you get the plungeless grind so smooth?
Scott

Thanks. They're about 8 inch blades out of 1084 stock. The grind looks smooth from that angle, but you can see a slight transition when you turn it in the light. Probably be less pronounced on thinner stock (these are around .125", which is thick for a chef knife).

 

[mike miller]

Just finished these. First I ever made Cross draws went to New Mexico. The orange and black set went Mississippi.

 

[Gene Kimmi]

I've been gathering parts to build a new forge. Tonight I got the burner put together.



Now to get the forge built.

 

[Grouser]

got the etching done,,,,,,on to the handle,,,

 

[chrisstaniar]

Been fiddling with this one for awhile, finally got it done. The pinecone is 14" long to give you scale. The cleaver is 11.5"

 

[Heikki]

Been fiddling with this one for awhile, finally got it done. The pinecone is 14" long to give you scale. The cleaver is 11.5"

Nice. How did you go about etching the knot in the blade?

 

[Randy Lucius]

Just finishing up a couple of chef knives. On these I tried a plunge less grind. Overall I like the clean look and will probably use it on all the kitchen knives I do.

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Really nice work Tim! Plunge less grinds give me trouble. The few I've done anyway.

 

[chrisstaniar]

Nice. How did you go about etching the knot in the blade?

I printed it with a vinyl printer as a "sticker". Depending on the effect you want the knot could be the etched part or the non-etched part and show up as shiny.

 

[Sean Jones]

Been fiddling with this one for awhile, finally got it done. The pinecone is 14" long to give you scale. The cleaver is 11.5"

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Very nice! I like a lot!

 

[soundmind]

Insulated workspace, found some clean sheetrock, built a solid little bench... Grinder is up and going.

Mini santuku out of a file for practice.

 

[soundmind]

another shot of that santuku.I might change it - I think I made a mistake by grinding in the top shoulder.


That's my first hollow grind with a 2x72. My practice on the bench grinder was helpful, but this is like driving a Cadillac.