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Ditto on the comments above, I did a double take when I saw the scalpel - at first I thought it was a very unique knife, I only put together the name Scalpel and the shape of the knife when I saw the pic with the ruler. Really nice Rick

Hi Randy They are all VERY nice, my favourites would have to be the Boot knife (#1) and the 2nd one!! (Love the blade shape) Rick

You're a lucky guy Scott, that's a nice Knife!

STUNNING WORK -It looks amazing,

Hi Wade I really like the blade profile, very nice knife Rick

Very nice knife and a very pretty sheath too. I like it Rick

Hi Pieter Nice knife, I have never seen a Biltong knife like that, it looks really cool, I like that you would be able to cut biltong without cutting your finger at the end of the stroke.!! Very innovative! Rick

Here's to this bright New Year, and a fond farewell to the old, here's to the things that are yet to come, and to the memories that we hold. Happy New Year KnifeDogs may 2011 be a Spectacular year for you all, may it bring you inspiration, creativity and control to produce your best work...

Sorry to hear that it got lost, hopefully it will turn up. Looks like it was going to be a very nice knife Rick

Hi Pieter This knife is very very nice. Is that one of the blanks from KMTS? I saw similar blanks at KMTS when I visited them on my last trip to JHB in October. Rick

Hi Pieter Thanks - I will have to look around for a spring supplier here, as for the drive shaft - did you make it from standard 20mm bright mild steel rod? I was up in JHB in August for work, and tried to book with Herbst to do one of their courses the same week I was there, as it would have...

Hi Pieter Thanks for the advice, I did realise that after I had written it (weird I didn't immediately think of it, considering I am an Electrical Engineer by trade). I will definitely be going for the Three Phase + VFD (when my budget allows). I have done a fair amount of searching in Cape...

Hi Everyone I took a couple more photos of the KMG today, I am busy with the tracking arm at the moment, so far I have completed the tracking arm mount, and the tracking arm pivot (I had to adapt the tracking pivot to suit the steel I had, and the construction method (Drill & tap - as opposed...

That knife is STUNNING, a real beauty. Hopefully one day I can produce something as nice. God Bless & a Happy New Year Rick

Hi Pieter I did some searching today and found a motor / VFD supplier in Pretoria (cfptech.co.za), their prices look pretty good although at the moment I don't have the budget. I was hoping to use the 1.1Kw pool pump motor I have with step pulleys. I need to find the maths to calculate the belt...

Hi Wayne After your first reply, I started to do some searching and I found a local supplier in South Africa who specialise in motors and VFD's, and combination packages for knifemakers. The price for a 1.5KW 3phase 220V motor (1440RPM) + VFD is around R3300 excl VAT, so around $500 for a motor...

Hi Pieter Thanks for the feedback, I would be interested to see your WIP. I saw a KMG on Youtube where the builder had also incorporated a disc grinder at the back on the right - basically the disc, was attached to an extension off the drive wheel. Looks nice too, I thought it might be...

Hi Wayne Thanks for the advice, I know that the motor's original speed is too fast for grinding, however there are quite a few chaps locally who have gone this route, using step pulleys. I would like a 3Phase / VFD setup, but at this stage I just don't have the budget. The 3phase motor and...

Hi Eric Thanks for the feedback and the advice about that Lustra WAX, I will have to see if I can find it locally in South Africa, else I will just order it online from USA Knifemakier as per your link. Best Regards Rick

Hi Roger Thanks for the kind feedback. Regards Rick