Had a lot of fun making this knife, can't wait for the next one!
@droopydawg8 ай бұрын
Use your 1×30 , I use mine for inside curve blades , karambit, hawkbill pruners, tracker styles, the narrow belts are awesome for that , affix it to a jig with the two high points even & then "hug" the outside edges of platen a bit.
@HoneyEDC8 ай бұрын
What 1x30 belt grinder do you use? And also what's the price?
@droopydawg8 ай бұрын
@HoneyEDC The WEN was a gift , the harbor freight runs between 50-75 depending on sales
@HoneyEDC8 ай бұрын
@@droopydawg alright, thank you.
@willw75958 ай бұрын
The Claw, good build.
@Simplelittlelife8 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@trainwon56998 ай бұрын
Awesome video as always my friend and yes that is a challenging curve to grind for sure.
@Simplelittlelife8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! I appreciate that. 👍
@fredb78148 ай бұрын
Cool knife.....I Like Neil Kamimuras Kukri build....He explains how to Grind curved Blades pretty Well...
@Simplelittlelife8 ай бұрын
Thanks. I’ll have to check that video out.
@bartblack80548 ай бұрын
I wasn't able to get my knife finished. As of today, I have everything ground, shaped, hand sanded up to 320, holes punched. I'm hoping I will be able to normalize and heat treat tomorrow night or on Friday night, and start working on the grips. Hope to be finished by Sunday. I did everything mostly by hand, had family in town, and waited forever to get all my materials delivered. But I'm close. I'll send in some pics when I'm done, although you'll probably have released the video. Looking fwd to seeing other people's submissions, but not until I finish mine....haha. Will try again in March, or whenever the next one is.
@ForgedIntheHills8 ай бұрын
I used my Palmgren 2x42 with the flat platen. As I pulled the blade across the belt, I followed the curvature, bringing it upwards towards the tip. It made it feel more natural for the bevel grinding. I tried using the bottom wheel as a contact wheel like you, but I had the same problems you were.
@Simplelittlelife8 ай бұрын
Great tip! Thanks!
@ForgedIntheHills8 ай бұрын
@@Simplelittlelife no problem. I was talking to you while watching this like you could hear me 😂.
@sudo_nym8 ай бұрын
Great shout out to James!
@MASI_forging8 ай бұрын
Great work dude 😘😘
@Unclelarry766abc8 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video. I did submit my blade, but messed up the subject line (it was the orange paracord blade) and the tag in instagram. Hope I still made the cut
@RedBeardOps8 ай бұрын
Heck yeah sir! Glad to be of service. 🫡 - I’m not sure I’ll make the deadlines for the build along due to some family commitments; but this knife will be on my list for sure 👍… I'll need to try some gator piss!
@bartblack80548 ай бұрын
Recently came across your channel a few week ago. Great content. I subscribed. Been watching a lot of your content now too. Thanks!
@lifeonroad44128 ай бұрын
As per Neil Kamimura's Kukri build video you need to use the edge of the contact wheel rather than the full surface of the belt.
@timallen45118 ай бұрын
So when you were lasering your logo you said you didn’t like it and switched to a different laser. What laser was the first one and what do you change it to?
@billyicon28068 ай бұрын
Should do a butchers breaking knife for the next build
@richardbranton1908 ай бұрын
I just etched 2 Damascus blades in gator piss and I wasn't happy with the finish. It says you don't have to coffee darken but I did it anyway and they turned out great. I kinda like that little knife 👍
@juanboyd28952 ай бұрын
what is the oven called and place to check it out
@NixcsOutdoors8 ай бұрын
First💪
@Simplelittlelife8 ай бұрын
woohoo!!! 👍
@nurs.zumabaev8 ай бұрын
It turned out well, but it seems to me that if the handle were made of wood, it would be better.