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A Knife Project (Ah.. Knives?)
- BrokenolMarine
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Re: A Knife Project (Ah.. Knives?)
Shop time this morning. Waxed and Buffed the skinner twice, then installed the screws. They are as much for looks as anything else. I think the epoxy would hold the scales on until the next Century. Next up for the Skinner? Sheath... Oh, and clean that blade.
Started on the Chef's Knife. I have begun the shaping, and the 80 grit has done it's work. I have the general shape. I'll let Miss T check the feel of this in her hand when she gets home from her errands. If she likes it, I'll move up thru the grits and get it smoothed out... then apply some finish. Either the Golden Oak, a Natural, or... Medium Walnut. I'll have to test them.
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- BrokenolMarine
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Re: A Knife Project (Ah.. Knives?)
clovishound wrote:I hope not!BrokenolMarine wrote:clovishound wrote:
My wife must have made them.
I'm just guessin'
She doesn't read this forum, right?
This brings up the following issue, If she were to follow the pattern of screen names, with mine being Clovishound, my daughter is Clovispup, then her screen name would be unfortunate.
I had to clean coffee off my desk...
That is too funny.
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Kitchen Knife Done... almost
Miss Tina's kitchen knife is done, except for waxing.
Got back in the shop today and went up thru 80, 120 and 220 and did the final sanding and shaping. I carried the knife in and got the boss's approval, and she was very pleased with the size and shape of the handle and was fine with the 220 grit, no need to go to 400. I went back out and wiped it down with mineral oil, and while it dried, I created a test plate with Natural watco as well as Golden Oak and Medium Walnut. The medium really popped the grain but was a little dark, so... ... I wiped it with the medium walnut, then immediately with the golden oak, which left the grain darkened a bit but brought it lighter a tad.
As you can see, I also set the rivets... a pain in the patootie.
I needed three or four hands and the vises weren't set up to handle that.
I made it work. I'll put three or four coats of the wax on 'er, and we'll be done.
Don't know what's next.
A box? I am going to knock out a rack for the Brad point bit set but that is an hour long job at most...
Got back in the shop today and went up thru 80, 120 and 220 and did the final sanding and shaping. I carried the knife in and got the boss's approval, and she was very pleased with the size and shape of the handle and was fine with the 220 grit, no need to go to 400. I went back out and wiped it down with mineral oil, and while it dried, I created a test plate with Natural watco as well as Golden Oak and Medium Walnut. The medium really popped the grain but was a little dark, so... ... I wiped it with the medium walnut, then immediately with the golden oak, which left the grain darkened a bit but brought it lighter a tad.
As you can see, I also set the rivets... a pain in the patootie.
I needed three or four hands and the vises weren't set up to handle that.
I made it work. I'll put three or four coats of the wax on 'er, and we'll be done.
Don't know what's next.
A box? I am going to knock out a rack for the Brad point bit set but that is an hour long job at most...
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Re: A Knife Project (Ah.. Knives?)
Love the Damascus blade, look forward to the shined up finish.
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- BrokenolMarine
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Re: A Knife Project (Ah.. Knives?)
I have a friend who is a welder, I might get him to weld a couple small rods on the faces of an extra c clamp. Tah dah, controlled knife rivet tool.
OR...
I could jb weld a piece of an 1/8" bolt between the faces, then once the jb sets, cut the bolt in half and square up the faces. perfectly aligned homemade tool. That should work... right?
OR...
I could jb weld a piece of an 1/8" bolt between the faces, then once the jb sets, cut the bolt in half and square up the faces. perfectly aligned homemade tool. That should work... right?
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Done and Done
Went out to wax that bad boy, and discovered that the holes with the recessed rivets collected the excess wax. That would be a bad thing in any knife, but a kitchen knife... ... that could be deadly, collecting and incubating something nasty. I used the rat tail whisk broom to collect a mixture of curly cherry and walnut sawdust, and put a drop of THIN Hot Stuff CT Glue into each rivet hole, packed in the sawdust mixture then another drop of the glue on top. The Thin CT glue wicks. I then sprayed each hole with the fixer/accelerator as I completed it. In four or five seconds, the glue was cured.
After all six holes were done, I started over with the 80 grit and resanded the scales to make sure the holes were flush and the grips were again smooth as satin. 80, 120, 220... and done. This time, I used the Watco Natural, as there was still a residue of the Medium Walnut and the Golden Oak deep in the wood. Boom... looking good. The holes that were a problem, were now an accent. After the watco oil had time to cure, I waxed and buffed the knife three times and called 'er done for the second time.
She has taken her rightful place in the kitchen, on the magnetic rack above the sink. After careful consideration... I removed several of the excess knives we rarely used, and stored them away.
After all six holes were done, I started over with the 80 grit and resanded the scales to make sure the holes were flush and the grips were again smooth as satin. 80, 120, 220... and done. This time, I used the Watco Natural, as there was still a residue of the Medium Walnut and the Golden Oak deep in the wood. Boom... looking good. The holes that were a problem, were now an accent. After the watco oil had time to cure, I waxed and buffed the knife three times and called 'er done for the second time.
She has taken her rightful place in the kitchen, on the magnetic rack above the sink. After careful consideration... I removed several of the excess knives we rarely used, and stored them away.
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Re: A Knife Project (Ah.. Knives?)
looks great, I was wondering what you were going to do with the recessed rivets.
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- BrokenolMarine
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sheath for the skinner
Quick inside project when it dropped back into the 20s.
Decided to knock out a sheath for the Skinning Knife, just in case.
Just a quick one, nothing too fancy. Cut out the sheath and went out and drilled the holes for the lacing. After that, I stamped out a basic design so it wouldn't be plain... a running W border and something in the middle. Stained it dark brown, then laced it up, after burnishing the single ply edges. After the lacing was done, I burnished all the edges and rubbed in the mink oil, then antiqued it, then applied more mink oil. Not too bad for a working sheath. If it was a gift, I would have remade the dang thing. I wasn't satisfied with the stamped pattern or the lines of the edges. But it's a working sheath for me... So...
"It'll do donkeh, it'll do."
I am putting tung oil on the knife handle, so a picture of the knife in the sheath will come later.
Decided to knock out a sheath for the Skinning Knife, just in case.
Just a quick one, nothing too fancy. Cut out the sheath and went out and drilled the holes for the lacing. After that, I stamped out a basic design so it wouldn't be plain... a running W border and something in the middle. Stained it dark brown, then laced it up, after burnishing the single ply edges. After the lacing was done, I burnished all the edges and rubbed in the mink oil, then antiqued it, then applied more mink oil. Not too bad for a working sheath. If it was a gift, I would have remade the dang thing. I wasn't satisfied with the stamped pattern or the lines of the edges. But it's a working sheath for me... So...
"It'll do donkeh, it'll do."
I am putting tung oil on the knife handle, so a picture of the knife in the sheath will come later.
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You can tell a lot about the character of a man...
by the way he treats those who can do nothing for him.
by the way he treats those who can do nothing for him.
Re: A Knife Project (Ah.. Knives?)
Looking good!
I really enjoy reading about your projects.
I really enjoy reading about your projects.
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- BrokenolMarine
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Still playing with the Sheaths
Ice on the ground outside... ramp is very slick to the workshop.. so working inside.
Practicing leather work, so another shot at the sheath, just for the fun of it.
Cut out another to get started. The running W pattern looks a lot better, and ... the interior design is much more intricate, involving carving.
Ah.. just guessing, but I'd say this is a sheath that would GO TO Miss T?
Practicing leather work, so another shot at the sheath, just for the fun of it.
Cut out another to get started. The running W pattern looks a lot better, and ... the interior design is much more intricate, involving carving.
Ah.. just guessing, but I'd say this is a sheath that would GO TO Miss T?
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You can tell a lot about the character of a man...
by the way he treats those who can do nothing for him.
by the way he treats those who can do nothing for him.