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The Folding Knife (& Switchblade) Forum The materials, techniques and the designing of folding knives.

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Old 01-17-2001, 05:29 PM
eadus
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I've had a number of emails regarding my surface grinder so I decided to add a picture of mine. As I mentioned I bought it second-hand so it ain't new, I estimate that it was made in the late 1930's or 40's, and it's pretty basic but it has a good 6"x12" magnetic chuck and it does the job, even if is slow. I use a Norton wheel made for stainless and I take small cuts (.001") and finish with .0005" cuts. I dress the wheel regularly so I can get a nice finish.


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And as a item of interest thefollowing is a picture of 3 O1 templates of the same basic folder enlarged useing a photo-copier. The middle one is the size used in this project and at present I'm building a folder using the small one.


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Regards from Australia.

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Old 03-01-2002, 08:09 AM
JC7057
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Neil,

Thanks for the great tutorial. I can now appreciate the effort and skill it takes to build a folder (no wonder they are more expensive than fixed blades). All in all, how many hours/days does it take to build one (minus engraving)?

I've been to your table once (about 8-10 years ago) at a small knife show in Melbourne when I was still a student at Monash. Couldn't afford anything then but it was educational to see all the nice cutlery.
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Old 03-04-2002, 11:00 PM
neil charity
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It normally takes me about 24 working hours to build a folder but that can vary substantially according to the materials used.

Regards from Australia.

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