Stew's Works in Progress!

[Stew]

I’m hoping for a nice ‘pop’.

ive gone for two layers of black per one layer of blue at the moment so it should be fairly dark. The blue and red are quite rich then combo it in with the tapered tang so it should show the layers well.

 

[mic201m]

is that 15 layers per side??

 

[Stew]

is that 15 layers per side??

18 when you include the red.

 

[Stew]

Do you think that’s too many or not enough?

 

[mic201m]

never tried making scales, was relying on your expertise !!!!

 

[Stew]

If you’re giving it a go, just stack it up until you feel they’re thick enough and then a bit more to allow for wastage from rough surface. I might go a bit thicker on this because of the tapered tang. I’m actually going to end up losing most of the front that’s glued up because of shaping but it’s simpler to not do short layers.

 

[Stew]

Hey @Buckshot

 

[demographic]

nice knife but that wonky TLIM logo would set my CDO off big time.

Is that like OCD but the right way to order the letters because its alplabetical?

 

[Robbi]

Is that like OCD but the right way to order the letters because its alplabetical?

yep

 

[Stew]

Working on some big choppers...

 

[Stew]

A rare day in the garage making lots of dust today.

Stewart on Instagram: "One of a number of sessions on the grinders from today. This work is on eight large blades so nowhere near done on them yet. Lots of dust made and lots more to make!!"

15 likes, 2 comments - stewartjlightknives on February 3, 2021: "One of a number of sessions on the grinders from today. This work is on eight large blades so nowhere near done on them yet. Lots of dust made and lots more to make!!".

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[Stew]

Half a dozen with half a dozen handles getting prepped!

 

[Stew]

I’ve finally solved getting a clean angled bolster joint ( I hope!)

Wanting to join these nicely with an angle:

So I acquired this adjustable machinist ‘thing’ a while back. Not sure of the proper name but rotates so smoothly and reassuringly heavy.

With that one item, it becomes so easy to match angles.

Set it this way round for one end:

and then the opposite way for the other:

Perfect!

No matter what the angle of the table, each end will match as long as it doesn’t move between.

 

[Buckshot]

Hey @Buckshot

Looking good Stew

 

[Allans865]

Fantastic thread Stew!

Great work, just spent the last hour and a half reading my way through.

Looking forward to seeing more,

ATB,

Allan

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[Grebby]

Looks like and adjustable angle plate

 

[Stew]

That looks right!

Just looked them up and I think I did quite well for what I paid versus what they cost to buy. This was being thrown out and cost me nothing!

 

[Stew]

Not the best pictures (and I’m not going back out in the cold!) but spacer or no spacer between the wood and moose?

The moose will be shaped down somewhat.

 

[MrEd]

Spacer imo

 

[MrEd]

Still waiting for my sister to post the 1:1 knife drawing btw. I haven’t forgotten!