Show off and talk about your Flat/convex grinds here!
- Thread starter N.D.
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DLBrothers
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YES they sure do!I only do flat grinds. I don't have a wheel on my grinder yet. I may get one in the future.
Flat grinds seem to work just fine.
Nice and smooth. . .
Looks to me like you are doing great at flat grinding, so going by the KISS principal if it ain't broke, don't fix it! lol
2thumbscool 1Thanks for posting those pics!
Thank you for posting those, they all looked good but I liked the first 1 the best.
BTW I like the Quote in your Sig. line!
HHH Knives
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I gota say, Flat grinds ROCK, but I really like a convex grind.. Because I dont have a flat platon, Im sorta bias! lol
All the knives posted look amazing, There are some real talented makers on this forum!
Keep your edge sharp and the sparks flyin!
All the knives posted look amazing, There are some real talented makers on this forum!
Keep your edge sharp and the sparks flyin!
I prefer them both, Flat & convex grinds are great in my book!
hello there
Ah . . BTW . . HHH, do you just Happen to know any 1 whom you (could Con-VEX, *cough* er . . ahem . . ah . . I mean) could maybe convince to do a How to do Convex grinds/WIP Combo Tutorial for the Noo B's over in the Tutorial section HMMMMM . . pretty please ? winner2
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Salem Straub
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Allright fellas, here's one in W1, full height flat grind:
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all my japanese style knives get flat grinds. this is my BullGod XL with a full flat grind. i haven't done a hollow grind in years actually.
liontribe
Well! . . Lo and behold!
The point is straight forward on this piece . . .
as in straight to the point!
Nice job I like it can you give us the spec.'s on this 1, and tell us about the patina you put on there?
Thank you for posting!
Allright fellas, here's one in W1, full height flat grind:
Me likey!cool 1
Thank you for posting!
Nice hand rubbed finish on that 1, can you share the spec.'s W us?
liontribe
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glad you like it N.D., i made a batch of four and that was my last one. it is 1095 and 3/16" at the ricasso. the finish is an acid pattern that is fast becoming my signature finish, you might say. it gets requested much more often than any other. it is puttied ferric and white vinegar. i use solid ferric chloride and soften it to a paste with white vinegar. i get the blade super clean and just apply with my finger. simple and it comes out well. when i use W2 it is very striking. it is almost 3D when the light plays on it. i love W2!! the handle is black wrap over burgundy alligator leather. my wife actually came up with the handle combo. and it is available in the For Sale area, hint, hint. i am really digging the japanese style designs right now. here is the prototype i made in W2.
liontribe
i am really digging the japanese style designs right now. here is the prototype i made in W2.
liontribe
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Re: Thanks/missing pics/my absence
Great job liontribe,very handsome knife, thanks lots!
On another note has anyone else noticed the pics liontribe posted missing, I can't see them for some reason?
Also I have not abandoned this site nor my threads although I have been absent for a while, due to some technical difficulties, beyond my control hopefully they are solved for a while but if not, you'll know the reason for my absence.
luvsite1
Great job liontribe,very handsome knife, thanks lots!
On another note has anyone else noticed the pics liontribe posted missing, I can't see them for some reason?
Also I have not abandoned this site nor my threads although I have been absent for a while, due to some technical difficulties, beyond my control hopefully they are solved for a while but if not, you'll know the reason for my absence.
luvsite1
HHH Knives
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maxcutter03
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Here is a little nessie I make a while back. 5160, convex, tapered tang.
I have moved to Texas now. I made this when I lived in Washington. I need to make some more.
I have moved to Texas now. I made this when I lived in Washington. I need to make some more.
maxcutter03
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Ground from bar stock.
2thumbs
can you tell us, "what if anything" out of the ordinary you did on the blade spine, it looks to me like it might have a sharpened or wedged area, on it, sorry but I couldn't quite make it out in the photo.
maxcutter03
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I just leaned into the belt really heavy kinda flat with the blade so that the grind went all the way up. If you look at the picture of the blank you can see that it makes that rounded effect, sometimes you get a shark tooth effect depending on belt tention and pressure. When I tappered the tang it took on a rounded look at the beginning of the handle.
