merlijny2k
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I don't get the problem with the hardened tangs. They came pre-drilled so what's the diamond file supposed to be for?
I don't get the problem with the hardened tangs. They came pre-drilled so what's the diamond file supposed to be for?
So that you can file the tang and handle flush.
But you don't need to do that. You can just file the wood flush with the steel. You will get a little bit of damage to the file bit nothing much to worry about and then you polish them both together with sandpaper. No need to file the metal.
I've actually seen Tanner grinding a cleaver on his parking lot's pavement a few months ago lol.
Agree that smaller blades would be good to offer.Dave, you should offer some smaller blades too. I think 210s and 240s would sell, and would be a little less work to finish. Probably very little less but still...
Great work guys, I wish I had the skill to attempt something like this.
Sorry I didn't have a chance to post a description. I ground it whisper thin. Dave gave me one directive before I started: You know what you like. Go make it. So that's what I did. I got a good bit of advice and encouragement from him and Trey from Comet Knives. I had the blade done before the Holidays but had to wait for the time to make a handle. I felt obligated to make my own handle for it and located some bocote and buffalo horn locally.
So far it's really nice. Ive been testing it on various veg. Release is pretty good. Time will tell as to how well it holds up. But honestly, I expect it will take a couple sharpening sessions before it settles into it's true sweet spot. Since I'm the one using it, I'm not too worried about it. I don't think I'd make anything this thin for anyone else. The balance point is where you would want it to be and I'm happy with the handle. I modeled it on the handles on the Suisin IH series. It feels exactly as I had hoped it would.
my progress. 220 vertical scratches. s ground with ferric chloride.
I left it pretty much full thickness at the spine, or fairly close to it and ran it down to very thin behind the edge. That's my guess.Anything in particular you think contributes to its good food release?
Looks like Tasmanian Blackwood to me.
In that case it is probably one of the arid region acacias. You have a lot of really dense woods there in the acacia family. Probably one of the acacias in the mulga family. It looks like there will be some nice curly figure when you sand and finish the wood.Thanks BS. I've made a few things and have some furniture of Tasmanian Blackwood - I actually always bring home blackwood and Huon pine when I go to Tassie - and this is much much heavier and denser... Also the colour may not be clear in the picture, but it is redder.
In that case it is probably one of the arid region acacias. You have a lot of really dense woods there in the acacia family. Probably one of the acacias in the mulga family. It looks like there will be some nice curly figure when you sand and finish the wood.
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