Thread: Show me your knives

Originally Posted by viper

A jig of sorts but very crude, slowly working on free hand but not easy on a tiny grinder with a platen about the size of two postage stamps ( literally ).
Working hard to get a nice grind as it sets the knife up for the rest of the build , once the steel is treated and hard my little 1 x 30 hobby grinder is working it's arse off to remove much more steel so lots of attention at the early stages helps.

Hi @viper
Is it the platen or the tool rest that is too small on your 1x30?

Clearing out the garage turned up a box of 15 or so knives, few good memories in there


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Originally Posted by MSL

Clearing out the garage turned up a box of 15 or so knives, few good memories in there


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Clean them up. It’ll be rewarding to give them a spruce up.

Originally Posted by MSL

Clearing out the garage turned up a box of 15 or so knives, few good memories in there


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mate even lookinat the photos theres some history there.

Originally Posted by kotuku

mate even lookinat the photos theres some history there.

Exactly. Does anyone remember a brand called Koh-hi-noor or something like that? And Blue Jean, they were very cool.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Exactly. Does anyone remember a brand called Koh-hi-noor or something like that? And Blue Jean, they were very cool.

I have a kohinor, the guy made it and gifted it to my father. It’s an antler handled dagger for pig sticking. I got Hamish to make a nice sheath for it. It’s a little impractical for hunting but still cool. My cousin also has a kohinor, his is a clip point of about five inches, much more practical.


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Originally Posted by MSL

I have a kohinor, the guy made it and gifted it to my father. It’s an antler handled dagger for pig sticking. I got Hamish to make a nice sheath for it. It’s a little impractical for hunting but still cool. My cousin also has a kohinor, his is a clip point of about five inches, much more practical.


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I had a skinner back in the day. Soft steel but came up very sharp. In the end I think that my file completely ate it 50 odd years ears ago.

Isolation has got the creative juices flowing. Plenty to work and refine but not bad.

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Crack up, yours looks well used


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Yep, had as long as I can remember, think it was my grandfathers.

@hotbarrels , both really but the tool rest has a piece of steel clamped on so that problem / modification has been sorted. The Platen measures a grand area of 25 mm x 55 mm so it's a small area to maintain an even contact with.
However it does get the job done and I have grown quite fond of what another knife maker calls my " Pencil Sharpener"

gee i wonder who that is

Ok guys, lockdown has afforded me time for knife making. Here is knife 01.
I have had help from Shelley who sold me his old punishing machine and gave pointers on how to rebirth it back to good working order.
He also kindly did the heat treatment on it and I took it home and tempered in the oven.
Thanks a lot.
3mm 01 tool steel, full flat grind, shaving Sharp with a forced patina.
Scales are Totara with g1 liners.uG