Very nice
Kelly W's Axe & Knife Adventures
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A good axe head on a truly nice handle.
It's so cute.
Can't wait to so what you do with it.
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Haven’t been any axe/knife work the last couple weeks. Been doing a bunch of outdoor/lawn chores and getting the garden put in.
Do have a bit of exciting shop upgrade news!
Some a/c for the summer!
Do have a bit of exciting shop upgrade news!
Some a/c for the summer!
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That’s going to be a nice upgrade.
COOL!
Mighty fine work
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Thank you!!
I’m also getting my tubes setup for some etching and stone washing.
I’m doing a set of 6 knives for a gentleman’s wedding party and he wants them loosely based on his favorite knife.
Looking good brother, always enjoy seeing what you're coming up with.
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Thank you! ...slow and steady :4:
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They turned out great!! Glad to see you getting back after it!
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Two beauty’s! The knife and scales. Beautiful work!!
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I'd say you both deserve a shoutout! Well done.
That looks awesome my friend! Thank you for tagging me, I love seeing wood I couldn't use being put to good use.
The camp knife looks awesome as well!
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So here is a little project my buddy Paul aka @BoBo56 sent to me. It's a 3v Architect. Thought Id share a few photos of my process. I use a jig as I'm a shaky old man. Ya need to mount the blade in a fashion so as you can duplicate the mounting for the other side. Then get the angle right against the platen. You also need to mark and measure the blade height on the jig. This is another important detail when you flip it to grind the other side. I used two locations on this one.
Then you go for it! I wet grind with a water mister so as not to overheat the blade as I grind. I was happy how this worked out. Should be useable now!
This one was way thick behind the edge. I took it from .035 to .010.
Then you go for it! I wet grind with a water mister so as not to overheat the blade as I grind. I was happy how this worked out. Should be useable now!
This one was way thick behind the edge. I took it from .035 to .010.
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Beautiful work Tim!! Now I’ll actually be able to use it as a knife! Pretty impressive process as well! Thank you very much!
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Not so much
I dont mind doing them but especially on these high grinds a little mistake can really screw it up. Realistically you're only taking off about .012 per side so if you gouge it... game over. Thank you! :dblthumb: