knife making

[riohog 5,621]

think ill cut some steel and make some sharp things,   steel is bohler n690  a premium austrian stainless  

[riohog 5,621]

couple more to cut out , then grind the bevells ,and drill pin holes in the handles 

[riohog 5,621]

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[low plains drifter 9,457]

16 hours ago, riohog said:

couple more to cut out , then grind the bevells ,and drill pin holes in the handles 

I heard a knife maker mentioning about damaging the temper of a knife blade by using a grinder once the knife is finished when sharpening, how does it differ during the making process, do you put the edge on before the blades are put through the hardening process?

[riohog 5,621]

3 hours ago, low plains drifter said:

I heard a knife maker mentioning about damaging the temper of a knife blade by using a grinder once the knife is finished when sharpening, how does it differ during the making process, do you put the edge on before the blades are put through the hardening process?

thats why i prefer to grind the bevells before heat treatement ,i put the edge on when the knife is finished with wet stone so it wouldnt get hot  ..

[riohog 5,621]

first grind  done , now to clean up the grinds  and drill pin holes

[riohog 5,621]

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[low plains drifter 9,457]

Do you ever use wood to make the scales, or is the synthetic stuff more suitable, and what are these blades Skinners?

[riohog 5,621]

1 hour ago, low plains drifter said:

Do you ever use wood to make the scales, or is the synthetic stuff more suitable, and what are these blades Skinners?

i do use wood occasionally but g10 synthetic is more durable and easy to wipe clean   no maintinance , ,most of my blades go to hunters and deerstslkers  so easy to wipe blood off  ,

[riohog 5,621]

ready for its new owner     in sheffield

[Bangersanmash 2,361]

3 hours ago, riohog said:

ready for its new owner     in sheffield

Great photo aswell as the blade  

[riohog 5,621]

stopped the boredom over cristmas!!  AEB;L  stainless  ready for heat treatement

[riohog 5,621]

think i must have made these about 6months ago and forgot about them   all chefs knives   aeb;l  and bohler  n690   stainless    need to get them off for heat treatement  .

[riohog 5,621]

skinner  from bohler n690  stainless'   anciant fenland bog oak  handle  

[jok 3,035]

Nice one Rio. I particularly like the idea of bog oak simply because I found it difficult to get hold of when I was doing the wood turning. It certainly makes a nice hand. Jok.