Josh A Weston 38 Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Excellent thread! Very nice work. Link to post Share on other sites
Mason Simonet 54 Posted May 18, 2018 Author Share Posted May 18, 2018 Thanks josh. Link to post Share on other sites
Wes Detrick 488 Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 That really was an excellent WIP Mason. Cheers to you man. Great work on the knife and sheath. Link to post Share on other sites
Mason Simonet 54 Posted May 18, 2018 Author Share Posted May 18, 2018 Thanks again Wes. Ill still be posting up some pics of the sharpening process. So, stay tuned! Link to post Share on other sites
t cudworth 39 Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 we all appreciate the time it takes to do that! what a great learning experience. Thanks for the hard work, looks beautiful!! Link to post Share on other sites
Mason Simonet 54 Posted May 18, 2018 Author Share Posted May 18, 2018 2 hours ago, t cudworth said: we all appreciate the time it takes to do that! what a great learning experience. Thanks for the hard work, looks beautiful!! Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites
Mason Simonet 54 Posted May 18, 2018 Author Share Posted May 18, 2018 (edited) I just finished up sharpening it. I’m using king water stones. I have the 220–800 stone and the 1000–6000 stone. I start by sharpening the first side with 220 until there is a burr on the other side. then I sharpen the other side until not just a burr forms but until it looks even with the first side. Now I move up to 800, I sharpen each side until a burr forms. then I repeat with 2000. now I repeat with 6000. After I have a burr form on each side, I finish it by passing it over the stone rotating once on each side. I do this about 10 times per side. now it has a shaving sharp edge, I would show some proof but I’m running out of hair on my legs I’ll post some better pics maybe tomorrow if it’s not raining. thanks for looking! Edited May 18, 2018 by Mason Simonet 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Mason Simonet 54 Posted May 19, 2018 Author Share Posted May 19, 2018 Here’s a better picture. thanks to everyone for the kind words. Mason 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Rich Bostiga 4 Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Thanks so much for taking the time to share this. This is great for us newbies. Link to post Share on other sites
Charles dP 497 Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Yes. A well deserved pin. Thanks Mason Link to post Share on other sites
Mason Simonet 54 Posted May 21, 2018 Author Share Posted May 21, 2018 Thanks guys! Glad I could help. Link to post Share on other sites
HAP SMITH JR 0 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Beautiful work on the knife and on the leather as well. Link to post Share on other sites
Mason Simonet 54 Posted June 11, 2018 Author Share Posted June 11, 2018 2 hours ago, HAP SMITH JR said: Beautiful work on the knife and on the leather as well. Thank you! Link to post Share on other sites
RobertMunford 10 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 wow sure like the way you did it from start to finish. thanks for all the pics and directions. gave me lots of ideas on how to make the sheath for the big camp knife that I am making. long ways away from the sheath though. keep it up the great work mason Robert aka bob Link to post Share on other sites
dcbcaaron 0 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Great work, thanks for doing this so step by step, gave me some great ideas on how to improve my own technique. Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Jesensky 4 Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Good job on this,its tough to make a WIP,I never finished one. I don't post much ,but come to get tips often, and for me there is no better "tips" than WIPs! .I will be coming back to look back as I want to make a similar sheath soon.Thanks Good job on this,its tough to make a WIP,I never finished one. I don't post much ,but come to get tips often, and for me there is no better "tips" than WIPs! .I will be coming back to look back as I want to make a similar sheath soon.Thanks Link to post Share on other sites
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