Joshua States 1,722 Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 Nice chef's knives guys! Gilbert, how are you grinding the integral? I also had some shop time this weekend, but nothing quite so fancy as those guys. So I sanded/ground down an anvil face and built a fuller tool for an upcoming revisit to another project. I still have to break the corners off the round bars. Link to post Share on other sites
Garry Keown 948 Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 A little further on this project today 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Dougherty 1,175 Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 That one is looking good @Gilbert McCann! Link to post Share on other sites
Gilbert McCann 70 Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 @Joshua States Solid fuller tool. Here's my integral jig the steel is just what I had around. I try to have the bolster area close before it goes on the jig. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Garry Keown 948 Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Started the sheath for the bowie and the pair of kabars. First inlayed sheath so a couple of retreats and re-dos but hope to finish it today. Link to post Share on other sites
John N 265 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 (edited) [img]https://i.imgur.com/j3dZJtQ.jpg[/img] couple finished recently! Edited September 30, 2020 by John N image problems from imgur 6 Link to post Share on other sites
John N 265 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 And this is the 'hipster special' I could not get pics to post properly a couple of weeks ago! Stabalised OSB and 4000 year old bog oak handle 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Longmire 2,749 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Ooh, nice! Even if the juxtaposition of bog oak and OSB gives me the heebiejeebies... Link to post Share on other sites
John N 265 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, Alan Longmire said: Ooh, nice! Even if the juxtaposition of bog oak and OSB gives me the heebiejeebies... They are both made of carbon, which is really really old, probably made in the same big bang 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Gilbert McCann 70 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Here's an integral Chef from someone who loves the shape of a Bowie. Low layer Damascus is15n20,1095 and 26c3 core and just a little wrought showing on the bolster and a coffee finish. Handle is spalted maple and a bronze spacer. 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Joshua States 1,722 Posted October 1, 2020 Author Share Posted October 1, 2020 I'm really digging that cleaver John. That chef knife is beautiful Gilbert. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
billyO 222 Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 19 hours ago, Joshua States said: That chef knife is beautiful Gilbert. Agreed! But a little bit scary... Link to post Share on other sites
Gilbert McCann 70 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Thank you Joshua funny BillyO Link to post Share on other sites
Conner Michaux 271 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Leather awl and a few copper bracelets 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Conner Michaux 271 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Some more of this weeks work 2 Link to post Share on other sites
dragoncutlery 49 Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 On 9/30/2020 at 4:32 PM, Alan Longmire said: Ooh, nice! Even if the juxtaposition of bog oak and OSB gives me the heebiejeebies... you imagining digging it up in a few hundred years and explaining the handle? Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Longmire 2,749 Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 1 hour ago, dragoncutlery said: you imagining digging it up in a few hundred years and explaining the handle? . Nah, more the 4,000 year old expensive fancy wood attached to the cheapest new wood product. But it looks cool, and is an appropriately hipster send-up on a seriously nice blade. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bill Schmalhofer 111 Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 "Corporate Office" sanctioned the capital expenditure for the purchase a surface grinder specifically for my Ameribrade 2x72. 4-6 weeks wait due to various issues but very psyched. https://www.ameribrade.com/kit-products/surface-grinder 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Longmire 2,749 Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 I am officially jealous, sir. Harrumph, and all that. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Gilbert McCann 70 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Well yesterday did some grinding on this little hunter 52100 and 1084 with meteorite,and a twist guard. Link to post Share on other sites
Garry Keown 948 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Ground and handsanded a 7 1/2 in chef I HT last week and prepped a HT and ground field scalpel getting the handle on both of them. Heard today that the sheet of NitroV I had pre-ordered and payed for has finally arrived at the NZ distributor and put on the courier this afternoon. Have had thee slicers on the books for a while now so it will be good to finally get to them and use the LN quench for the first time.Will definately do a few extras for the ready drawer while I am doing it to make the best use of the LN. Link to post Share on other sites
AJ Chalifoux 57 Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 (edited) Last week I finished drawing out and cutting a 190-layer billet of 1084, 15N20, and 1075 into four separate pieces that were 1/2" x 1/4" x 21" each. I then sandwiched a piece of .156" 15N20 between two of the pieces to make two san-mai bars and welded them together. After that, I welded them to the sides of the mosaic bar I'm using as a core and cut a fish mouth into the end of the bar. Tonight, I welded the fish mouth shut and this is where it's at right now. Unfortunately I forgot to grab a pic of the fish mouth itself. The next step is lots and lots of drawing out. Edited October 7, 2020 by AJ Chalifoux Link to post Share on other sites
Chadd S. 10 Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Not bladesmithing related but something I've been working on. Curly and Birdseye redwood with a few clear gloss coats. Looks nicer than my crappy picture shows. Going to be a coat hanger for my grandma when I get around to forging the hooks. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
billyO 222 Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 12 hours ago, Chadd S. said: Looks nicer than my crappy picture shows. I bet, and it looks really good in the pic. Is that a nautrual find or purchase? Link to post Share on other sites
billyO 222 Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 (edited) Had a minor mishap during forging yesterday. While forging my heel notch (I'll accept any better terms for this) on a nakiri, I heard a heart-sinking sound not unlike the dreaded 'tink' that happens after quenching, but much lower in tone, followed by the sound of metal landing on the concrete floor. I didn't realize what happened until the next whack with the hammer, when I noticed my post vice bounce around unusually.... Good thing there's a spare hiding somewhere in the shed....but that ended the forging for the day. Edited October 7, 2020 by billyO Link to post Share on other sites
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