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My first project......
I've ordered my first knife blank ,scales and pins from Jantz, but they won't be here till next week sometime.
So yesterday I decided to take one of my old kitchen knives and repurpose it, here's what I started with. I found a pattern on the internet that I liked so I printed it and traced it onto the old blade. I figure this free blade will cost me about $300, I bought a grinder yesterday, and I'm going to get a small drill press today...... The bright side is........ I'm getting a dremel for Christmas. |
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Yup, you're hooked. Nice job so far on that one ...
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Good start. Appears to be stainless, have fun punching the holes.
Merry Christmas! __________________ Carl Rechsteiner, Bladesmith Georgia Custom Knifemakers Guild, Charter Member Knifemakers Guild, voting member Registered Master Artist - GA Council for the Arts C Rex Custom Knives Blade Show Table 6-H |
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I finally got through after ruining 4 bits. I has some red oak laying around so I used it for the scales. Keep in mind, I'm just practicing but I'm liking it so far. |
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That stainless is going to be really difficult to drill (and create bevels, etc) since it is likely heat-treated and pretty hard. I learned this the hard way awhile back. The kit will be an excellent learning tool!! Merry Christmas! __________________ Stay away from fast women and slow horses |
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Good job so far, I see several problems you are about to run in to, But You will definitely learn from the project and that will be fun.
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What other problems do you think I will encounter? |
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Drilling the holes in the handle slabs so there won't be a gap from the steel being beveled the entire length. Its doable, but will take a bit more finagling than if the tang was flat.
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