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

[FredyCro]

Had a really good day in the shop yesterday. My grinding game on the kitchen knifes is improving a lot. I am really happy of the geometry I put on the gyuto, I also did 95% on the grind on a 40 grit ceramic which put a more pronounced convex and made everything a lot quicker. Everything at a dirty 220 finish, going to etch the mark and finish them all with scotchbrite belts. 1 WA handle, 1 western frame style handle and on full tang. Two of the knives are for my best friends 30th bdays, running late a lot

 

[Michael Black]

Those look great! Are you doing a full S-grind on the middle one?

 

[FredyCro]

Those look great! Are you doing a full S-grind on the middle one?

Thanks. The hollows are done, I don't know how much they will help with food release. These are just 5" wheel hollows, a full S-grind is usually done on much bigger diameters. It is a bit of an experiment since I lost couple of inches of the blade and wanted to try something new.

 

[Cushing H.]

I finally got to finish this one (in the works since last autumn). A western style chef's knife .... actually patterned after my old, old, Sabatier chefs knife. Blade profile modified a little though to more resemble a japanese profile (ok, I guess some might call this a Gyuto .. S35VN at 62 HRC. blue dyed spalted maple (courtesey of WEO. I did take the time to hand sand this blade .... not perfect, but you can definitely tell the difference.....

 

[weo]

That blue maple turned out pretty good, Cush. Nice job!

 

[Cushing H.]

That blue maple turned out pretty good, Cush. Nice job!

thank you William. I do like the dyed spalted maple - I have used it on several knives

 

[FredyCro]

I get more consistant finish on scotchbrite belts when finishing perpendiculary instead of vertically. Ready for handles.

Also, pulled an inner bike tire over the small wheel, is that a thing? I hope to get smoother finish

 

[ChristoDart]

FredyCro I’ve used a couple layers of heat shrink tubing but never bike tubing.

 

[Forrest Taylor]

I curious as to the thickness of the edge prior to heat treat. How thick are you leaving it?

 

[FredyCro]

I curious as to the thickness of the edge prior to heat treat. How thick are you leaving it?

I think you are going to have to specify how and what you are HT before you get a dedicated answer.

 

[Colby L.]

Recently finished a utility kitchen knife for a friend who gave me a nice hunk of wenge. Naturally that is what she got for a handle. This is the second of two utility knives that were my first knives ground freehand. Lets just say the amount of hand sanding I did on them may have been more than all my previous knives combined...

 

[Scaniaman]

This one almost got both barrels behind the barn, because I wasn't paying attention along the way. Finished it with some e/g-carta just at 240 grit. Small edc or gardening knife perhaps.

 

[FredyCro]

I am unemployed since monday last week, so I have been having a blast in the shop.

Managed to get the cleaver mostly straight, finished grinding today and tested quickly, all good. It kept bowing and I kept peening it straight, a bit nerving, but it went quickly.

 

[Rose and Thistle Custom]

How about some maple (on some D2 blades from jantz)

 

[FredyCro]

How about some maple (on some D2 blades from jantz)
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Nice looking piece of wood, is it dyed or it took this shade after stabilizing?

 

[fitzo]

FredyCro Sorry to read about your loss of employment. Hope you find a replacement gig soon.

Nice work...

 

[FredyCro]

FredyCro Sorry to read about your loss of employment. Hope you find a replacement gig soon.

Nice work...

Thanks for the kind words, it was kind of expected and wanted, I will use the free time to up my knife game and take a summer break

 

[fitzo]

Thanks for the kind words, it was kind of expected and wanted, I will use the free time to up my knife game and take a summer break

In that case, have a great Summer!

 

[Rose and Thistle Custom]

Nice looking piece of wood, is it dyed or it took this shade after stabilizing?

Just stabilized, sanded and Renaissance wax.

 

[John Cahoon]

Well I finally finished another small chopper, 80CRV2 and Mesquite/copper. Only about 9.5" OAL so it's easy to carry yet it will still get the job done. I haven't carved my Egyptian Lion in a while either.