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

[TILLER]

I find Windex works the best for me.

Have you had any corrosion issues with windex? I had leaned oil because I often end up coming and going from hand sanding and did not want to come back a couple days later to rust.

 

[AVigil]

Have you had any corrosion issues with windex? I had leaned oil because I often end up coming and going from hand sanding and did not want to come back a couple days later to rust.

When done for the day, I always coat the blade with WD40 Corrosion Inhibitor. That will end all corrosion problems

 

[Lorien]

last time I mounted a handle, I got ahead of myself and started contouring before I finished the perimeter of the tang. There was enough of a flat surface left that time to get to good enough, but it really helps to have one continuous plane to slide around on the toolrest in order to make sure all my nooks and crannies are clean and square

 

[eric brinkerhoff]

Another one in 3-V! I've got about three hours into this one, thanks to my Red Label Abrasives flexible ceramic belts! It's a real game changer to have a 400 grit belt that actually REMOVES metal!

 

[Richard338]

Another one in 3-V! I've got about three hours into this one, thanks to my Red Label Abrasives flexible ceramic belts! It's a real game changer to have a 400 grit belt that actually REMOVES metal!View attachment 1661650View attachment 1661651

Convinced me, I just ordered a pack.
I'm still setting up my new grinder, but hopefully I'll get to try them fairly soon...

 

[eric brinkerhoff]

Yeah I was pretty dumbfounded when I could actually see a little pile of metal dust adding up while using a 400 grit belt!

 

[Lorien]

speaking of piles of dust

 

[AVigil]

speaking of piles of dust

You need some 1" scalloped belts. They make easy work of contour work when using slack belt

 

[Lorien]

You need some 1" scalloped belts. They make easy work of contour work when using slack belt

 

[Scaniaman]

I use the 2" scalloped belts even more than 1". Great product

 

[Forrest Taylor]

Playing around.
A 9" blade of firsts for me; first time making a knife from a file, first time freehand grinding, and first time heat treating.
Clayed the spine with furnace cement, heated with a torch, quenched in canola oil. The photo is after the second temper in the kitchen. The spine is still soft, the blue edge skates files.
Can't see it here but there is a hamon.
Just because I've never done it before, I may try a stacked leather handle.

 

[Savaga]

Stainless, 12 layers, elmax on center.

 

[DustinY]

Another one in 3-V! I've got about three hours into this one, thanks to my Red Label Abrasives flexible ceramic belts! It's a real game changer to have a 400 grit belt that actually REMOVES metal!View attachment 1661650View attachment 1661651

Super clean grinds.

 

[eric brinkerhoff]

I can't believe it I must have friends in this world after all I was just given this piece of magna cut what am I going to do with it I'm so excited!

 

[FredyCro]

Some of the projects keeping me away from the knives. Had a trial run with the cargo bike today, shot the ski bow and worked some more on restoring a small hatchet for a friend. The ski limbs in the pic I will try do do a one piece recurve with some carbon and wood-fiberglass laminations.

 

[Scaniaman]

I can't believe it I must have friends in this world after all I was just given this piece of magna cut what am I going to do with it I'm so excited!View attachment 1662063

Spatula?

 

[eric brinkerhoff]

Spatula?

I was thinking maybe a pearl handled putty knife!

 

[Lorien]

Some of the projects keeping me away from the knives. Had a trial run with the cargo bike today, shot the ski bow and worked some more on restoring a small hatchet for a friend. The ski limbs in the pic I will try do do a one piece recurve with some carbon and wood-fiberglass laminations.

cool bike!

 

[TheEdge01]

Here’s a drop point I’m finishing up. This one has a 1095 carbon steel blade with mahogany scales.

 

[Nick-D]

Here’s a drop point I’m finishing up. This one has a 1095 carbon steel blade with mahogany scales.

That's an awesome blade profile for a hunter man. The way a drop point should be imo