Serratas reduced to 210 pounds.

[zackerty]

Yup, a Kydex sheath is included, as all my knives are.

 

[zackerty]

G10 in black, blue, green, orange and olive will also be offered...

 

[zackerty]

I am doing a test casting run TODAY, in three hours, using 316 stainless steel..maybe 10 to 15 knives?

I will arrange for pics to take place...

 

[Toddy]

I'm not allowed any more knifeage but I'm thoroughly enjoying the read through of the making of these

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[zackerty]

BTW...
The 316 is useless for knives, unless you serrate it...and even then...

Dive knives are sometimes made from it, but edge holding is BAD!

This is just to see that the temperatures and timing is correct.

The 316 is used for another process, and I am piggy backing onto that other process.

 

[zackerty]

10 knives cast, and tomorrow I can break the ceramic mold and clean up the blades...ye hah!
120 Pics...

 

[zackerty]

Valhalla leaning a tad
...




Likkle bit hot...

 

[zackerty]

Cool-ish... around 600° C at this moment in time...

 

[samobaggins]

That looks nuts!! 😁👍


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[zackerty]

The last pic looks like a Russian spaceship crashed into the beach sand somewhere.

 

[Leshy]

Do you ever sleep Stuart?

 

[zackerty]

You can sleep when you are dead...sleep is for wussies...

 

[Leshy]

You can sleep when you are dead...sleep is for wussies...

😵😁

It's great that you are explaining and sharing the images of the work in progress...
Thank you


I am curious to learn how a 400 grit sharpened edge, will be sharper than a edge honed on a # 6000 whetstone?

Not doubting , just curious...

 

[zackerty]

The edge is micro serrated whatever the grit or polish.
400 is the most aggressive. even more so than 200.
Some folk have mirror polished the edge and love it, but then you could buy a much cheaper knife and mirror polish that, and be just as happy.

I have gone from 120 grit right up to 1200 for my Serratas, and I prefer 400 overall.

 

[zackerty]

Today, at the beginning...







into the mold





starting to cool

 

[zackerty]

​9 out of 10 were perfect...a great yield!
The casting date for the actual 440C steel batch is two Mondays from now!


13th November...

 

[zackerty]

​The waxes to be coated in the ceramic slurry to be fired...​

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[zackerty]

A single piece of a dream come true...

 

[5teep]

I'm really enjoying following the process as you go through it.

 

[Nice65]

I'm really enjoying following the process as you go through it.

Indeed, it's not most peoples idea of knife production. It's fascinating. There's alchemy afoot.