Knife making competition

[HillBill]

I think as long as every angle is covered with the pics then it should be good. No hiding anything

I think the closing date for entries is december. No rush

 

[Angst]

yup groovy.......now doing a bit of work on the symmetry....once again i gotta say it.....*u** i wish i had a belt sander lol!!! would take hours of wasted time off it....next purchase is a bandsaw....just that would take a coupla hours off by reducing the amount of grinding needed....my poor old oap grinder came so close to meltdown at one point....i was totally absorbed in what i was doing and when i touched the case it was burning lol

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[HillBill]

Use a rasp to take the excess off and smooth off with a file. Doesnt take long.

 

[Angst]

ah........and theres me been licking it off....no wonder me tongues so sore lol

Use a rasp to take the excess off and smooth off with a file. Doesnt take long.

 

[belabear]

i´m in with a scandi build.

gives me the excuse to build one again

greetings from austria

belabear



Amateur

Made own blade

1, abominable_scouse_monster
2, Belabear
3,
4,
5,
6,
7,
8,

Bought or modified blade

1, angst
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
7,
8,

Pro

1, Brancho
2, HillBill
3, Lannyman8
4, Gill
5, Stew
6,
7,
8,

 

[Imagedude]

Where's the best place to buy corby bolts from?

 

[Angst]

http://woodandknifesupply.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=

Where's the best place to buy corby bolts from?

 

[HillBill]

Lol. I heard you mention files before but not rasps.

ah........and theres me been licking it off....no wonder me tongues so sore lol

 

[brancho]

ah........and theres me been licking it off....no wonder me tongues so sore lol

I suggest a dreadnaught file I love mine

 

[brancho]

i´m in with a scandi build.

gives me the excuse to build one again

Good to see you join in mate.

 

[Angst]

yo...yup granted i do need to get meself a loada decent files/rasps etc....i've been trying to get by with what i've got for too long...as you know i've had a few probs....mine are knackered now....and again being a newbie i'm not exactly sure what i should be getting....richards pointed me out a couple on axminster which have got me name on....and thanks for that link brancho....i am actually gonna buy one of those right now...but please what does 9tpi mean and so on....i'm a leatherworker!!!!!!! i'm stupid!!!!!!!!!! i see it says curved....i'm presuming thats diff from half-round????? and length?.....any major reason why i should buy 14inch as opposed to 8? and whats the diff between rasp and dreadnought?

and another thing....if you start giving it real welly with a really rough rasp and its a knife thats only held on with glue/pins as opposed to corbys/loveless is it possible to actually weaken the glue bond? or am i being even more of a newbie thinking that? i'm a real welly kinda guy....

Lol. I heard you mention files before but not rasps.

 

[HillBill]

TPI = Teeth per inch.

I don't use a rasp, but i'd have it clamped up if i was using one.

 

[Angst]

.....ok....and the diff between flat and hand?.....they both look same to me apart from thickness....

my head hurts

 

[Stew]

I can see my knifemaking abilities have been promoted. :yikes:

If I'm a pro, you're definitely a pro. The title suits your work.

 

[mountainm]

To make the pro category more interesting it could be split into hand forged and stock removal?

 

[Stew]

To make the pro category more interesting it could be split into hand forged and stock removal?

With only five in there at the mo, would just make it too small if split in two, in my opinion.

 

[richardww]

and another thing....if you start giving it real welly with a really rough rasp and its a knife thats only held on with glue/pins as opposed to corbys/loveless is it possible to actually weaken the glue bond? or am i being even more of a newbie thinking that? i'm a real welly kinda guy....

Angst
get some files and rasp, fret saw, and learn how to use them proberly,yep you need other stuff, and praictis is what you need, it takes more then 5mins,
Leave the machines untill you learnt the bascis with hand tools,
your asking for advise, being given advise then your doing your own thing, YOU DONT NEED ELECTRIC TOOLS, it would just mean you can mess up your work quicker.and with less effort,
dont mean to upset you, but a lot of guys who realy know there stuff are advising you, listion and learn
richard

reackon we should have a section just on helping you,

 

[DaveBromley]

Amateur

Made own blade

1, abominable_scouse_monster
2, Belabear
3, DaveBromley
4,
5,
6,
7,
8,

Bought or modified blade

1, angst
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
7,
8,

Pro

1, Brancho
2, HillBill
3, Lannyman8
4, Gill
5, Stew
6,
7,
8,

 

[bilmo-p5]

Amateur

Made own blade

1, abominable_scouse_monster
2, Belabear
3, DaveBromley
4, Bilmo
5,
6,
7,
8,

Bought or modified blade

1, angst
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
7,
8,

Pro

1, Brancho
2, HillBill
3, Lannyman8
4, Gill
5, Stew
6,
7,
8,

 

[mountainm]

Amateur

Made own blade

1, abominable_scouse_monster
2, Belabear
3, DaveBromley
4, Bilmo
5,
6,
7,
8,

Bought or modified blade

1, angst
2, mountainm
3,
4,
5,
6,
7,
8,

Pro

1, Brancho
2, HillBill
3, Lannyman8
4, Gill
5, Stew
6,
7,
8,