my first knife!!! (two actually)
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rhinoknives
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Very cool!
They look better than my first that had so many issues that I threw it away! LOL.
Laurence
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They look better than my first that had so many issues that I threw it away! LOL.
Laurence
www.rhinoknives.com
Travis Fry
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Looks like you've been paying attention to what you've been reading here. Nice work!
Josh Dabney
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Those two look GREAT ! Way to overcome some difficulties along the way too.
FWIW I've only ever seen a couple knives without ANY flaws I could see with my eyes. And I've been fotunate to handle ALOT of knives. Stiving for perfection as you see it is the name of the game but they all fall short for one reason or another.
Mark your calender for a year from now and see the progress you've made. Keep at it like you have been and your gonna be AMAZED at the progress you make in that time.
Excited to see what you come up with !!!
-Josh
FWIW I've only ever seen a couple knives without ANY flaws I could see with my eyes. And I've been fotunate to handle ALOT of knives. Stiving for perfection as you see it is the name of the game but they all fall short for one reason or another.
Mark your calender for a year from now and see the progress you've made. Keep at it like you have been and your gonna be AMAZED at the progress you make in that time.
Excited to see what you come up with !!!
-Josh
Doug Lester
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I wish my first knives looked half that good. That small one really looks well thought out. The design makes sense seeing it in the hand.
Doug
Doug
Josh Dabney
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Explain what you did with your edge starting at thickness pre-sharpening until finished and what exactly you suspect is a problem with your final edge and we'll be able to give accurate suggestions based on your methods.
Lotsa ways to skin this cat but none of them are really easy. Welcome to knifemaking !
I didn't bother posting on FB because a lot of sound advice was given by others IMHO.
FWIW, your spring steel will most likely get crazy sharp with good technique.
-Josh
Lotsa ways to skin this cat but none of them are really easy. Welcome to knifemaking !
I didn't bother posting on FB because a lot of sound advice was given by others IMHO.
FWIW, your spring steel will most likely get crazy sharp with good technique.
-Josh
SHOKR
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hey Josh, sorry for the late reply, just needed internet access from my laptop
that was the first one i worked on, one of the sides was ruined as you can see
thats the second
thats my platen set up
at first i didnt even know how to hold the edge against the belt, i held the edge upwards (against the motion of the belt) but then i remembered i saw video with it held downwards, i dont remember exactly how the steps went but i remember trying above the top wheel, but the belt kept flexing so much, then tried between the top wheel and the platen bit didnt feel right for me, the settled above the top wheel but very close to it so tension is bit high. i also had great deal of trouble deciding or settling on an angle, you'll see the effect of course on the first knife.
one of the blades was thin, slightly over 0.5mm i think so i went right ahead for the 400grit
the other needed bit of work so started with the 220 then went too 400grit
the product was the small one is sharp at parts but the edge is no longer a straight line (concave at the middle)
the hunter does look good but its not sharp! i was planning on regridning the edge slightly and then sharpening, just wanted to learn bit about it more. after the 400 grit belt i went to 600 by hand (since i have no polishing compound or sharpening stones so far) but it still of course wasnt sharp in the end
also got blunt knives from my parents house to practice on muahahaha
that was the first one i worked on, one of the sides was ruined as you can see
thats the second
thats my platen set up
at first i didnt even know how to hold the edge against the belt, i held the edge upwards (against the motion of the belt) but then i remembered i saw video with it held downwards, i dont remember exactly how the steps went but i remember trying above the top wheel, but the belt kept flexing so much, then tried between the top wheel and the platen bit didnt feel right for me, the settled above the top wheel but very close to it so tension is bit high. i also had great deal of trouble deciding or settling on an angle, you'll see the effect of course on the first knife.
one of the blades was thin, slightly over 0.5mm i think so i went right ahead for the 400grit
the other needed bit of work so started with the 220 then went too 400grit
the product was the small one is sharp at parts but the edge is no longer a straight line (concave at the middle)
the hunter does look good but its not sharp! i was planning on regridning the edge slightly and then sharpening, just wanted to learn bit about it more. after the 400 grit belt i went to 600 by hand (since i have no polishing compound or sharpening stones so far) but it still of course wasnt sharp in the end
also got blunt knives from my parents house to practice on muahahaha
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