Make me a jig too if you do one Laurence! :biggrin:
Ok my wife went out in the shoo and snaped some pics for me,sorry I can't show it with a blade in it but I think you get the idea,the pic with the file guide on the blade is from my wip,You put the guide on your blade and put that in the notch and put a clamp on the tang ,the bolts in the pic are screwed all the way down but I also use some longer ones with lock nuts under them for my shallower deg sets.Hope this helps Laurence.PS if my memory is correct it's 1/4 inch thick 2 inch angle by around 6 inches long.
Laurence that's just my first bevel to take the edge down to 50 thousands then I back the deg back to 5 deg and finish to the 50 thousands edge,I will finish the grind after heat treating at 5 deg,to do a full grind on it I would go to 2 deg but I keep it at 5 due to the swedge.on that paticular blade a 5 deg bevel and a 20 deg swedge the grind lines meet perfectly in line with the point.AK,
I see you have done a Scandi grind on a blade there. Any tips on making a Full Flat Grind with your baby? I get the keep making passes part, just wondering if there is any other experiences you can bestow on us?
Here is the jig I built and 3 knives that were ground on it, both flat and hollow ground.
Man I guess I need to make me one you all have some good results. I'm just getting started and have been using the work rest but just free handing it i guess
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Pictures of the jig set-up with knife blade at the grinder, would be nice to go with this thread. I may just be dense but some of this I am just not seeing from the explanations! :confused2: Wildman, the aluminum jig with the bolts has got me scratching my head as too how it works!
I have a problem with grinding bevels because as a part timer, I don't do it all the time, so by the next time I have to grind a bevel on my next knife, my body has forgot some of what it learned!! I then have to get out the scraps and try and re-train my mind and body to do what it learned before!
I have thought of jigs but have never set down and really thought if fully through on how to with a jig that will allow for easy repeatability! The issue with being able to cool the blade is one of the obstacles that I never quite figured out how to handle!
AND you can still screw up with a jig too. Ask me how I know? :biggrin:C Craft,
A novice with a jig will beat the most experienced hand all day long, every day. Using a jig and is independent of frequency of grinding.
Jeff
AND you can still screw up with a jig too. Ask me how I know? :biggrin: