D. Martell Forgecraft Thinning

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Dave Martell

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I just finished up this one....

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nice work Dave....I keep thinking about getting one of these...
 
How much thinning do you end up doing by and large?

and how do you bring out the top part so well?

Great work on classic american knives, hard to believe they once sold for a couple of $ at Woolworths!
 
gic said:
How much thinning do you end up doing by and large?

and how do you bring out the top part so well?

Great work on classic american knives, hard to believe they once sold for a couple of $ at Woolworths!
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I never measured the thickness but I'd have to guess it's more than 50% thinner along the bevel, maybe even more than that at the tip.

The top section is re-blued and then hand sanded.

Thanks! :)
 
That looks really nice Dave. I measured one of mine and along the spine it's 2.06 mm above the heel, 2.03 mm mid way and .069 mm just before the grind at the tip. Not a lot of taper, but thins out nice at the tip.
 
Looks great. For a project like this, do you thin by hand on plates/stones or take it to a belt sander or wheel?

I'm finally getting comfortable thinning, but the time required often makes it feel like a chore. A necessary one, however.
 
29palms said:
That looks really nice Dave. I measured one of mine and along the spine it's 2.06 mm above the heel, 2.03 mm mid way and .069 mm just before the grind at the tip. Not a lot of taper, but thins out nice at the tip.
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Thanks!
 
johnstoc said:
Looks great. For a project like this, do you thin by hand on plates/stones or take it to a belt sander or wheel?

I'm finally getting comfortable thinning, but the time required often makes it feel like a chore. A necessary one, however.
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I use a belt sander platen. These bevels are flat enough starting out to use a stone or diamond plate but you'd spend an eternity to take off this much steel using stones.
 
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