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Wood
Category: Workshop/How to make knives
... also a good idea to let it stand for a month or two in its final shape to allow the color to set before finishing. African Blackwood Often mistaken for ebony but harder and finishes to a higher gloss. ... Friday, 14 January 2011 -
Tsuba
Category: Knives/History of Knives
... at that. No further finishing was required as a pleasing design could be achieved with skillfull forging alone. Decoration if any was simple and generally confined to a ... Friday, 14 January 2011 -
Dawson Journal
Category: People/Knives News
... a garden, I had unearthed some nice pieces of steel from an old plow. I had already built a blacksmith's furnace and a kiln, so all I really needed was something to put the finishing touches on the knife ... Tuesday, 23 November 2010 -
Bob Engnath and the twelve steps
Category: Workshop/How to make knives
... flat grinding, the sharp edge of the steel platen will very often catch the very corner of the belts' joint and force the joint to fail, especially with finishing belts. Try cutting the platen about an ... Thursday, 12 October 2006 -
Making the blade
Category: Workshop/How to make knives
... about 1/32", on the edge for finishing. You should do this anyway because the heatreat tends to decarburise the surface of the steel, so its no harm to leave a little meat on the blade until after the ... Wednesday, 11 October 2006 -
Edge Angles
Category: Workshop/How to make knives
... 15" +/-5 Fillet Knives 18" -5 As thin as possible Meat slicers 18" +/-2 Skinners 20" +/-5 Paring Knives 20" +/-2 Finishing ... Wednesday, 11 October 2006 -
Bob Engnath on Grinders
Category: Workshop/How to make knives
... Some fellows have been using a platen faced with high strength glass in an attempt to get better flat finishing. Results are mixed, but promising. Always be sure the top of the platen has a gentle ... Wednesday, 11 October 2006 -
Bob Engnath on "Steel"
Category: Workshop/How to make knives
... has darn little to do with knives, but allows you to really cook the blade in finishing after heat treat without annealing it. M-2 is perhaps a bit better in edge holding than D-2. It is also rather brittle ... Wednesday, 11 October 2006 -
Bob Engnath on "Hand Finishing"
Category: Workshop/How to make knives
... with white or green compound will heighten the luster -- but it is not necessary for a working type knife. Finishing paper is now available in 1,000, 1,200, 1,500, and 2,000 grit, for a super, hand rubbed ... Monday, 09 October 2006 -
Bob Engnath on Knife Handles
Category: Workshop/How to make knives
... type, and will often end up with a slightly porous finish that catches buffing compound. When finishing paper base micarta, get to your last hand rubbing step, and then coat the handle with super glue. ... Monday, 09 October 2006 -
Bob Engnath on "Soldering"
Category: Workshop/How to make knives
... When finishing paper base micarta, get to your last hand rubbing step, and then coat the handle with super glue. Use one of those photographers lint free wipers to apply it. Put on a thin layer, let ... Friday, 20 August 2004 -
Folding Knives
Category: Knives/History of Knives
... interference fit. In other instances the pin is domed with a light hammer so that the dome is left proud of the surface. A snap set is the traditional tool for finishing pins this way. Each part of the ... Wednesday, 07 July 2004 -
Bob Engnath on "Yakiba Finishing"
Category: Workshop/How to make knives
***YAKIBA POLISHING*** The temper line will seem to disappear as soon as you begin using any sort of abrasive on the blade. It's still there, simply not visible. A mild acid etching will reveal it again. ... Wednesday, 07 July 2004