was in the shop and took a old file and made 2 blades tomorrw i,ll attach them to some
birdseye maple handles. i must admit it was really fun. thanks so much for the pics you posted kyratshooter.
you as wellas others inspired me thanks so much.
just made my 1st knives today
was in the shop and took a old file and made 2 blades tomorrw i,ll attach them to some
birdseye maple handles. i must admit it was really fun. thanks so much for the pics you posted kyratshooter.
you as wellas others inspired me thanks so much.
Congrats, hayshaker.
Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice - Grey's Law.
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You have started down a path that will take you to many interesting places hayshaker.
Congratulations on your 1st!
When all else fails, read the directions, and beware the Chihuahuacabra!
well today i,m giong to start a full tang 9in o/a bushcraft knife1,1/4 high blade.and if i can do it with buffalo bone scales.
the first 2 all things considering turned out not too bad and boy how can these files take an edge.
i,ve dusted off a book i bought some time ago called, how to make knives, by richard,w,barney& robert,w,loveless.
i dont have all the fancy belt sanders and stuff just a 48in belt sander w.side wheel and a couple of orbital sanders.
so far so good any how.ohw how do i do the brass pins? do i have to pound them on each end or what?
I don't have a belt sander anymore myself. The antique I had finally gave up the ghost...Originally Posted by hayshaker
As far as pins, I do peen both sides slightly. I countersink the holes just a tiny bit, insert my pins, file them down till they stick out about 1/64" on either side.
Then peen them down.
I finish by sanding the pins smooth on both sides.
When all else fails, read the directions, and beware the Chihuahuacabra!
Hey wud I do?
I can't remember posing pics of a knife build and if I did I was out of my head at the time and not responsible for my actions.
Don't blame me for this I'm only the piano player!
If you didn't bring jerky what did I just eat?
You get blamed for everything. Which is good 'cause it gives me a rest.
Congrats. For your pins on your handle material I would not peen them (may crack the handle material). I use the same adhesive (Devcon 2 part epoxy lately) for the handle slabs and the pins.
Back 100 years ago my Mom caught me and the brothers in a mass execution style sweep and I got a slap on the butt along with everyone else.
I protested that I had done nothing wrong.
She informed me that the swat was for all the crap I did that she did not find out about!
If you didn't bring jerky what did I just eat?
I was the oldest.....so took the blame for everything....if I didn't do it, I was supposed to stop the younger one's for getting into trouble....So ya I hear ya.
I have posted my first knives before, and they were crude,....LOL...but still use them a lot.
Everyone should know the basics, and have the knowlage to build what you need and want.....the pretty comes with practice, and skill...
Lately I have chosen to enjoy the work and art of others....
Hang in there, Hay........they will come along.
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crash dive thanks for the heads up. would i be better served using those screw type brass deals on the handles.
oh and while i,m at it why is it so darned hard to grind a edge on the file blade using 80grit belt? gosh it,s taking forever
allready honest to goodness.
A nicholson type file is very hard and rather tough steel. You can put it into an oven at 400f for a couple of 30-60 min cycles to temper it back just a bit but to keep most of the hardness - that is to say, to avoid having to completely heat treat it again when you are done - you want to go slow. If you grind it too fast and let it get too hot it will temper more than you want it to in that area and will not hold a good edge any more. If you leave it fully as hard as it came from the factory though it will be extremely hard and rather brittle.
More temper (within the range that still makes for a good blade) will give you quicker grinding and wear out belts less quickly, but it will never be as fast and easy as grinding annealed stock. It's benefit is that you already have your piece heat treated. The total time in the oven - after the blade has reached the oven's temperature, which takes nearly the 30 minutes of the lower timeframe I mentioned - will determine how completely the temper is distribted throughout the steel. An impatiently or unevenly tempered blade will have the sacrifice of edge durability of the temper but not all of the toughness or ease of grinding.
Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice - Grey's Law.
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Yep - files are hard.
I have not used Chicago screws or corby bolts.
Old pic, was rebuilding some knives....bottom was a Nicolson, made in our shop 1980's tangs are heat treated.
Scales secured with pewer.
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Geezer Squad....Charter Member #1
Evoking the 50 year old rule...
First 50 years...worried about the small stuff...second 50 years....Not so much
Member Wahoo Killer knives club....#27
One thing I learnt here, its ok to blame Kyratshooter for everything. whatever Rick does , is always when he is wearing thongs, and everything Crashdive says can be ignored....hahahahahaha..good morning to you guys.
I'm a Gramp who is not computer savvy, give me a slab and the rock ages tablet..I will do fine!
I'm rally wondering who is that guy waving his finger..is he someone famous?
I'm a Gramp who is not computer savvy, give me a slab and the rock ages tablet..I will do fine!
He the last guy you see before you can no longer log on here. More like, infamous.
I've never had a problem with handles cracking during the peening process. (Not saying that it can't happen)
Maybe the wood I use is stronger or tighter grained?
I use red oak, dogwood, hickory and occasionally pecan.
Any ideas crash?
When all else fails, read the directions, and beware the Chihuahuacabra!
i have a bunnch of blackc walnut,some kind of deep red hardwood very heavy almost like ebony someone gave me.
i also have deer antler and bufflo leg.
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