Kieran Klein knives and shop.

[Valkman]

Sweet!

 

[kieranklein]

New knife finished tonight

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[Valkman]

How long are the handles on your knives? I like a full 5" handle.

Oh, and I like that very much!

 

[kieranklein]

Thanks Valkman I like how this one came out. Especially because it is my first leather sheath. I think it came pretty good for a first one.

I make handle lengths on different sizes. Typically they are 4.5" like this one. Though its easy enough to make handles bigger.

 

[Valkman]

That's your first sheath? VERY well done.

 

[kieranklein]

Yep first one ever. The leather finally came in the mail today. Thanks again for the compliment. I am pretty hard on myself so its good to know that I am on the right track.

 

[stan rose]

I would be very interested in buying one, or probably two of your knives. Very nice work.

 

[kieranklein]

Thank you very much. Pm sent

 

[kieranklein]

Same profile as the last one but with more character.

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[Sam Cade]

Looking good.
Burl?

I like that the edges of the scales are softened.

 

[kieranklein]

I rounded the edges way more than usual for a more comfortable feel. I used redwood burl and black paper micarta.

 

[Xfire68]

Fantastic work!

 

[kieranklein]

Thank you. I am proud of this one.

 

[SuperNaut]

That is stunning.

 

[kieranklein]

New profile I am trying out. Inspiration comes from different knives I have seen floating aroud the web.

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[Valkman]

Looks very nice!

 

[kieranklein]

All ground out and ready for clay for tomorrows heat treat.

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[Sam Cade]

What grit do you take it down to before HT?

 

[kieranklein]

I take it to 80 usually. Most people take it to a higher grit but since I will need to thin it up alot post heat treat it would take forever to do at say 320-400.

So to take the edge down faster I just take it from 80 on up to 220 once the edge is at the thickness I want. Then hand sand.

 

[hso]

I'd guess thats somewhere around 80 grit +20.

 

[kieranklein]

You are correct!

 

[Sam Cade]

I take it to 80 usually. Most people take it to a higher grit but since I will need to thin it up alot post heat treat it would take forever to do at say 320-400.

I go to 600 usually now. My high thin asymetric grinds in particular don't respond well to stress risers from coarse finishes.

I go:
36 to 80 on the grinder.

80 grit on a vised palm sander to set Pre-HT edge thickness and get out scratches.
Then 80-120-320-600 on the palm sander.

Then hand sand.

I haven't hand sanded a blade since June 6. It is marvelous.

 

[kieranklein]

Since I have a hamon on most every blade hand sanding is mandatory.

 

[hso]

You are correct!

Kieran,

Don't be too impressed. I just spent 3 days with 18 kids, 14 bladesmiths and their forges, anvils, and various hammers, tongs and files, and a KMG and TW 90 grinder looking at a lot of forged, ground to HT, ground to finish knives (~3x18~75 knives) that I deburred and final sharpened by hand.

 

[kieranklein]

I love my kmg, but would like to see a tw 90. They look nice