I go 36,80, 120, 220. Sometimes skipping the 120.
I then go 80, 120, 220 on the vised upside down palm sander to remove scratches.
If the knife is going to be extra pretty I start hand sanding at this point. Otherwise I go up the progression to 2000 grit on the palm sander.
Small crescent knife of .095" 15n20 with natural G10FR4 scales this morning.
Roughly 3" of cutting edge.
No sense in making it any prettier since it is going to be sweated on and ride around in a scratchy kydex sheath. ;)
Lot of "bark" striations on this steel from where it...
I just buy a handful of whatever brass and steel rod is on hand at the local TSC and use the size I think looks best. Usually 3/16".
I've been playing with G10 rod today. Man, that stuff wants to stay put!
Kershaw (and some of the upscale italian makers) have been dancing around with grooving the primary grinds (but not necessarily serrating) the edge for a couple years now.
I think I understand the concept but it sure does look weird.
I wonder if they CNC them like that or use a wheel?
Most of the time I grind then cut the notch with a round file. There is an alternative method of drilling a hole (that becomes a notch) and and grinding the plunge through it. Mr.Ennis does it this way.
I usually grind primarys edge down so I don't have to worry about snagging a belt or grit...
It would be mighty slicey and it can be done, though I think if I was going to make a dedicated slicer close to this pattern I'd probably start with the blade square and forge in the belly then profile from the spine side.
Come to think of it, I did a shop mule that is pretty close to...
Here are a couple quick examples from my desk of how production knives handle the same issue.
Ontario's contractors just say "Screw it". :D
Look how far from the plunge the edge starts.
Kershaw uses an extended choil-to-guard on the Needs Work ( but still has a bit of thickness and...
There are a couple unusual things going on there. In general I don't like sharp plunges* so I set my grinder up so that the belt hangs off to one side of the (round edged) platen so that I can grind in a gradual sweep.
As a result of this the edge is going to be much thicker right at the...
He makes a really strong case for that blade shape in a dedicated defensive knife.
The Spyderco Ronin is one of the knives that made me start making knives.
Based on a quick profile, Noah's design is pretty good. It is feels a swole up 15OT.
I like that it gives a bit of knuckle clearance.
This one is thin enough (and quite a bit thinner than what he wants ;)) stock that it might get a scandi grind.
I'll put it up in the other thread...
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