I take the intended purpose of the knife in account. I just finished two chef knives that were at .003" before sharpening. The Camp Chopper I just did was .025" before sharpening. Sometimes I will leave the big knives a little thicker and dress a tall blended convex edge on them. Most...
I use Gorilla Glue to put liners to scales and when I am doing bolsters. This lets me pre-assemble everything. After the Gorilla Glue set I drill some holes through the liner to the scales so the epoxy can adhere to the scales as well, kinda like small hidden pins of epoxy. All my attaching...
I used a Craftsman as well for about a year and never had that problem. Late last year I bought a Grizzly and never looked back at the Craftsman. I was amazed at the difference and the belt selection to boot.
Glad you got it running.
These are two knives I finished over the weekend. I would appreciate you guys thoughts on them.
This is a 9.5" chef from CPM 154 HT'ed to 61 Rc. Desert Ironwood scales with a very nice (I think) Scotchbrite finish.
This is a new design for me I call my Practical Tactical Camp Knife...
My name is Chris Berry I am a machinist for my day job, and part time maker on nights and weekends. I have been in a life long love affair with knives. I drive my wife and coworkers crazy talking about knives constantly. I have been making knives for a little over a year, and started because...
If you are farming out the heat treat yoou could also consider M4 for your high carbon and S90V for your stainless. I had my M4 treated by Peters to 64 Rc and the edge holding is absolutely amazing. I have yet to grind any S90V but it is on order. Another carbon steel to look at is CPM 3V. I...