RickA
Well-Known Member
Hi Fellow KnifeDogs
After my first attempt , I spent a few months building a KMG grinder to make things easier. After finishing the grinder, I did cut out a few blades and tried some hollow grinding, however other projects - making grinder attachments, taking time to design my workshop space and then the time to build it up (still not 100% complete) etc, not to mention my day job, which got very busy last year with lots of business travel and time away from home, all prevented me from even spending time in the workshop, let alone completing any knives (with the exception of one lone folder kit).
Luckily I finally got to spend some time in the workshop towards the end of last year, and managed to finish two of them, with sheathes, and almost finish a third - a kitchen knife project which I was supposed to finish for a knife club competition in November, unfortunately business & travel interfered again, and the project was put on hold till late January this year (I have yet to grind the blade edge - already hardened O1) I am busy making a Jig to attempt to ensure a clean grind - I would hate all the work on the bolsters / handle to go to waste.
So these are my second, third and fourth knives, and my first attempts at hollow grinding.
Unfortunately I wasn't able to take any photos to upload until this past week, I'm also happy to say I sold my first Knife - the one below with African Blackwood handle scales & filework
Small Skinner / Caping Knife: (N690 steel / Red Liners / Wild Olive scales) [120mm overall length)]
Medium Hunter / Skinning Knife: (N690 steel / African Blackwood scales) [165mm overall length]
Japanese Kitchen Knife (O1 Steel / Copper Bolsters (Hidden Stainless Pins) / African Blackwood Scales) [310mm overall length] - Blade still to be ground- Japanese single sided grind
After my first attempt , I spent a few months building a KMG grinder to make things easier. After finishing the grinder, I did cut out a few blades and tried some hollow grinding, however other projects - making grinder attachments, taking time to design my workshop space and then the time to build it up (still not 100% complete) etc, not to mention my day job, which got very busy last year with lots of business travel and time away from home, all prevented me from even spending time in the workshop, let alone completing any knives (with the exception of one lone folder kit).
Luckily I finally got to spend some time in the workshop towards the end of last year, and managed to finish two of them, with sheathes, and almost finish a third - a kitchen knife project which I was supposed to finish for a knife club competition in November, unfortunately business & travel interfered again, and the project was put on hold till late January this year (I have yet to grind the blade edge - already hardened O1) I am busy making a Jig to attempt to ensure a clean grind - I would hate all the work on the bolsters / handle to go to waste.
So these are my second, third and fourth knives, and my first attempts at hollow grinding.
Unfortunately I wasn't able to take any photos to upload until this past week, I'm also happy to say I sold my first Knife - the one below with African Blackwood handle scales & filework
Small Skinner / Caping Knife: (N690 steel / Red Liners / Wild Olive scales) [120mm overall length)]
Medium Hunter / Skinning Knife: (N690 steel / African Blackwood scales) [165mm overall length]
Japanese Kitchen Knife (O1 Steel / Copper Bolsters (Hidden Stainless Pins) / African Blackwood Scales) [310mm overall length] - Blade still to be ground- Japanese single sided grind
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