After a last minute join to the knife in the hat I finally got started today and so far so good other than the lack of heat in the shop...lol!!! Brrrrrr!!! For this project I chose to use 154CM stainless. Anyway progress so far.
Hmmm...strange. The pics are good on my computer but funny enough upside down on the IPad? Too weird!!!
Looks like a good start. And I'm having the same issue with your pictures; they're upside down on my iPad.
Well, did some basic work to the spine of the handle and also trimmed up the back of the handle a little, it just wasn't doing it for me...lol!! Now it's off to heat treat for this little guy!
Looking very good so far. I am on attempt number two as my scandi grind skills have proven to be lacking. Freehand bevels that short have been fighting me and i now have one side perfect and one side that got a bit too high, so it will become a full flat for myself and i will start over for this KITH build. From the looks of this you clearly dont have the same problem getting even grinds that i do haha.
Grazer, don't be fooled...lol! These short grinds also wielded some interesting vocabulary throughout the process for me as well. nearing the the end of the grinding process I went to a finer grit so I didn't have a catastrophic whoops on the grind lines...lol! I had to go to the 1X30 for this tricky little guy, I also think that your full flat might prove to be a slicing machine!!!
I have always had good luck with FFG blades, getting them nice and even, and not busting the shoulder, but these half height grinds really seem to kill me. I thought about continuing this one, but IMO the whole point of the scandi is the grind, so i will just keep at it until i get it right. Good thing i still have 3 feet of CPM154, three feet of 154CM, and about 4 feet of 1084 left lol.
Excellent Grayzer, you'll getter done, I found it hard to keep a steady hand while I was freezing my butt off in the shop, I believe that maybe justification for a heater...lol!
I just wish i had a shop. Currently operating out of a corner of my unfinished basement, walled off with poly. Its nice and warm, but the other half doesnt care too much for the noise and dust i make. She is actually really good about it, provided i shut down by midnight, and i leave the dusty clothes downstairs. Hopefully by next fall i will have a shop, as my dad is planning to build a large shop, roughly 48x76 is the plan, and said for a knife a year as rent i can wall off a decent sized corner and move all my gear in there. It would be a whole lot nicer to work in, but the basement sure does make getting to work for short periods easy. Never used CPM before so it will be a new experience for me all together.
Right on, I have 4 other projects on the go and a week of vacation in a couple weeks so I'm trying to make up for the time crunch, I also wish I didn't have to walk the garbage out it usually takes me about an hour ...lol!!
Grayzer, ill trade you shops k! Ill take the corner in the basement over my kitchen table any day! there are four of us in this tiny 2 bedroom appartment.... Kinda cramped without the knife shop lol. I just sent three knives to BC for an order so now I can really giver on the kith.
I know it's only been two days since I sent the blade for heat treat but come on waiting is boring...lol!!! Might have to purchase a kiln!!!
Rob, I usually get them back in a week or less here but the amount in shipping over multiple blades I believe the justification is becoming clear now...lol!!! On a positive note it keeps me out of the shop in this 30 below weather.
