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I have a hypothesis I had not encounter before, it might have some merits, it might be nothing, appreciate input from the pro's. I totally agree that Natural Vs Synthetic is a major difference in the contrast due to the different scratch patterns (Synthetics being much more 'V' shaped grooves.)...

I use a self build 2 inch belt grinder, and the girding is done against a horizontal flat plate. As for how to reach consistency, a few parameters: 1. Practice, practice, practice. I would recommend getting a cheap 5mm steel plate, cut out a knife shape and grind wide bevels, then try on a 4mm...

Matus, Had put a lot of effort into the topic a few month back...the conclusion for me was, learn how to do it freehand, its painful, but worth it at the end. Ill try to explain my reasons: 1. Each bevel is different, the width, distal taper, outline, length all affect the rate the angle of the...

Dan, Spot on ! Now I get it, and I guess its time to start the forge and see what comes out. love this site thanks

New project, new research... Decided to try and build a carbon skillet, just spent quite a few hours researching, but still missing some crucial data: 1. Steel: Which steel is appropriate for a carbon skillet? I would assume the 'simple' ones, 1070, 1095... any one knows? 2. Thickness: saw some...

If its relevant the full story and pics of my initial forge build: https://www.kitchenknifeforums.com/threads/a-first-forge-story-congratulations-it%C2%92s-a-nikiri-110-pic-heavy.32431/ Thats how a really cheap forge looks....and it works great!

Matus, Totally agree that the list above doesn't make sense in general, but I already had a grinder and belt sander, so pretty much the only thing I bought was the Anvil. I preferred to buy a really good one to last or to easily sell if I dont get hooked. Besides, the whole process from the...

Obliviously initial price range may vary pending on your personality and ability, the sky is the limit, and it is easy to reach $20K easily, however, I started by targeting the low part of the expense range, my cost were: Post forging tools (Stock removal) : $200 1. Angle Grinder: $80 2. Belt...

my 2c, grinding a knife Vs forging, cost and romanticizing: first of all which one will come out better...probably grinding a blank :-( the forging process is quite 'dangerous' you could burn the steel, create stress points and a S*** load of other mistakes. BUT ! the following is mostly a...

Benuser, thanks for the answer, it is clear you know what you are talking about ! few questions if I may. 1. what is 'facetting' 2. I never thought of using a soft backing, always used granite, what is the purpose of soft backing? Creating convexity? would you use a soft backing for a chisel...

Wow, Dave has a few miles under his belt, really hope Dave will share his experience

Have been seeing a lot of discussions on Coarse stones lately, but no mention of using high quality sand paper, for example: https://www.lie-nielsen.com/product/3M-gold-sandpaper-220-grit I've been using 120, 220, 400 progressions using 3M gold sandpaper, as a hobbyist knife forger, I use them...

Bare hands will help a lot avoiding burning the tips! but it really f****s the fingers in so many ways...some of us really like the 'battle' marks :-) thanks for the process description above, I guess thats about what I usually do, grinding that last 20% of the taper at the end helps clean...

Thanks for the assistance, just finished a new blade yesterday, got the Shinogi quite well, my temp solution, elbow grease. It took forever, but got the results I was looking for, now I just need to learn how to do it on the grinder and save me lots of blisters, raw fingers and a **** load of time.

If I analyze the diagram Kip shared above, my conclusion is that the only way to make a Shinogi parallel to the edge in a strongly distal taper knife, is to do it free hand and slowly raise the angle the closer I get to the tip

Kip, had a blast reading the thread you shared! And, ya man, your knives are amazing + your knowledge sharing is, for me, what this community is all about ! However...if was quite challenging for me to reach a conclusion... so followup question:

I'm a small time knife enthusiast, my particular favorite is Wrought Iron San Mai with strong distal taper and crisp Chisel grind...but after building about 7 knives I still haven't been able to get that crisp shinogi all the way to the tip. no problem with 70% of the knife, just the tip when...

PalmRoyale - Love that Ohira, You mentioned in your post that you got some good advice as for 'who to buy from', since this is THE Question, I was hoping you might share. One more question, I've seen so much 'Motoyama' on the various sites, actually have one on the way...what is it? a mine...

Xenif, thank you so much for this thread, I really hope the senior stoners come out. I've been down the rabbit hole now for four lovely years, and I can say that still I understand nothing. The little contributions I can share is buying from MetalMaster a $50 Aoto, saw at the time so many...

Been seeing these stones a lot lately, is it a mine? strata? appreciate your help, and feedback on these stones