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Quoted: My block of koa came in. Think will look good when fitted. [email=http://www.flickr.com/photos/32137474@N05/6085407927/]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6088/6085407927_264d155566.jpg[/email] Also learned a lesson about this wood it is super hard and my table saw does not like it. [email=http://www.flickr.com/photos/32137474@N05/6085408601/]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6065/6085408601_c9c6dbde77.jpg[/email] So now I had to cut and expand an old miter box. [email=http://www.flickr.com/photos/32137474@N05/6085956156/]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6072/6085956156_a1ffcdce72.jpg[/email] In the future I will let the supplier cut them into scales since he offers to do it for free. Free, and you graciously decide to do it yourself? I remember when I was like that.  |
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How'd you shape it? Anneal it first then sand or did you just sand the tempered steel to shape? Annealed then alot of hacksaw and file work. If you're thinking about it. Use nicholson files as they have a know metal content. If you want to do it right get some high carbon 1080 1084 from Aldo at nj steel baron. He is geared towards knife makers. From what I understand he is a great guy to deal with. My next knife will be made from some of his metal. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Edited for correct metal number. |
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How did I miss this? Looking good so far. You were busy playing with that new sander. Thanks for the kind words. Since you set the bar kinda high for first time knives. Done some beveling last night. Which has started making it look alot different. I'll get those pics up when I quit playing super trucker for the week. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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How did I miss this? Looking good so far. You were busy playing with that new sander. Thanks for the kind words. Since you set the bar kinda high for first time knives. Done some beveling last night. Which has started making it look alot different. I'll get those pics up when I quit playing super trucker for the week. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Thanks for the compliment! |
| Well guys I went ahead and drilled my holes for my fasteners, heated and quenched it. The edge is about as thick as a dime. Now I've got a question. How should I go about putting on an edge. Do it like a machete? Single cut bastard than emery cloth on a block than coarse side of diamond sharpener than fine. Hell I might have answered my own question. |
| The first one I made, I used a Lansky and a coarse stone to set the angle, then medium, then fine. Was a lot of work. I used a belt sander grinder on the last one. I had to be careful not to get the edge overheated and ruin the temper as my grinder is single speed and fast. |
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