What's going on in your shop? Show us whats going on, and talk a bit about your work!

[deerrockknives]

 

[DanF]

Preliminary pin peening going on today

 

[REK Knives]

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Nice work!! Is that salted mango burl on the right? Love how the black veins pop

 

[deerrockknives]

Nice work!! Is that salted mango burl on the right? Love how the black veins pop

It’s actually a nice piece of spalted maple. I’m a sucker for domestic hardwoods especially with character

 

[SwissHeritageCo]

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Those are some mean looking handles!

 

[Lorien]

 

[DeadboxHero]

 

[DeadboxHero]

 

[Scaniaman]

Finished up this Hunter. Convex RWL-34. Micarta with G10 liners.

 

[SwissHeritageCo]

Finished up this Hunter. Convex RWL-34. Micarta with G10 liners.

Super clean as always. What's going on with that relief in the kydex (that little square shape)? Is that something you just used as a placeholder so you could get that little retention spot down just below it... or is it just to add clearance for the handle?

 

[Scaniaman]

Super clean as always. What's going on with that relief in the kydex (that little square shape)? Is that something you just used as a placeholder so you could get that little retention spot down just below it... or is it just to add clearance for the handle?

Thank you!

The top relief is roughly the width of the knife's total thickness. It is to make insertion of the knife smooth. Without the relief the front of the scales would catch on the kydex edges, a common but avoidable problem.
Below it is another relief that is a bit wider than the blade's thickness to prevent catching and scratching.
And yes, the difference in width of the two reliefs is where I get the retention/locking the knife in.

 

[SwissHeritageCo]

Thank you!

The top relief is roughly the width of the knife's total thickness. It is to make insertion of the knife smooth. Without the relief the front of the scales would catch on the kydex edges, a common but avoidable problem.
Below it is another relief that is a bit wider than the blade's thickness to prevent catching and scratching.
And yes, the difference in width of the two reliefs is where I get the retention/locking the knife in.

As per usual, clever stuff

 

[PEU]

Made a new tempering oven, bigger than my previous one, preserved the controls, so now I have a 90min timer and optional blower, also lined it on the outside, so If I want to make a pizza I can LOL. I got it for free because it had the glass broken, replaced it with a piece of steel. After the video I replaced the handle with a wooden one because it was getting too hot.

Pablo

https://imgur.com/UqitETo

 

[Scaniaman]

Finished this up. 220 mm OAL, blade 106. Tang tapering from 3.1 to just over 1 mm. 133 grams. Flat-to-convex with microbevel.

 

[FredyCro]

Finished this up. 220 mm OAL, blade 106. Tang tapering from 3.1 to just over 1 mm. 133 grams. Flat-to-convex with microbevel.

Wheres the microbevel
Show us the choil shot! How does the geometry hold up?

 

[Scaniaman]

Wheres the microbevel
Show us the choil shot! How does the geometry hold up?

I tried squeezing my mobile into the choil, no success!

 

[ScarFoot]

This knife does not want to be made…

 

[J Lensmire]

Just finished this set up. Need to put on the edge, then they’re ready to slice and dice.
Steel is 14C28N, HT by Paul Bos @ ~62 Rc.
Handles are Richlite Maple Valley, epoxied and pinned w/ brass. Finish is Scotch Brite, then green compound on non-abrasive belt.
Chef - 7” : .130” thickness : 2” wide at heel
Carving/Utility- 7” : .10” thickness: 1.25” wide
Parer - 3.5” : .10” thickness : .75” wide

 

[Alex Topfer]

Forging a cleaver. Still needs some more finessing

 

[The_Iron_Joe]

I finally completed an order going out to a retail store in the UK! This was my largest single batch to date (20!), I'm super excited to get these all sent out... along with the other orders I've had to make in the meantime!