Grinding Blade Bevels Perfectly - Knife Maker's Friday Five #55

In this video blade smith Walter Sorrells shows techniques of measurement, scribing and marking used to grind perfect knife bevels on the belt grinder.
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[@RedBeardOps]

Awesome watch as always sir! I feel like I need a set of opti-visors that I could use on the grinder... hard to see what's going on sometimes with edge scribe lines.

[@TheVimtoKid]

I’ve struggled with the edge thickness for a while now. I’ve always left it too thick because I was scared of overheating, especially the tip. I’ve sorted that bit out, but the way Walt explains the edge thickness really helped me. It used to take me ages going through the grits on my sharpening jig. Can’t wait to get stuck in to another one now 👍🏿

[@brysonalden5414]

Oh, and practice! Freehanding bevels, which you do with great facility, is a muscle memory which I find takes time to perfect. I haven't yet, of course, but every blade I do gets a bit better.

[@Killbilly31]

Keep going man! I've only been doing it about 9 months. I've already impressed myself and others too 😆. It's such a fulfilling craft

[@daveh777]

Thanks for the part about edge thickness.

[@josephrhoades2464]

Freedom Units! Perfect

[@leonbarker1235]

Walter, you're awesome! I loved your comment that you personally didn't choose the measuring system we use here in the U.S. ! You inspire me, and I've learned much from you over the years. Thank You, and keep it up, my friend!

[@RatelLaw]

Thank you for sharing your expertise

[@swamp.stomper]

Thanks Walter

[@allenglishknives6823]

Can’t beat a good tutorial 💪🏻 thanks 👍🏻

[@darrenfalconer3267]

He needs to join the Facebook groups. The knife community here in Australia is small but really helpful.

[@daveh777]

Some of us detest Fakebook. I wouldnt buy anything from anybody that uses Facebook.

[@MrBrokenwrenches]

@@daveh777 Walter has videos on Facebook.

[@darrenfalconer3267]

@@daveh777 yeah facebook is shit but the Australian knife groups are great to chat with people in, so many offered me to come to their work shops and teach me basics. Many will offer equipment to beginners. Your comment doesn't really reflect the people but more the platform

[@jackspradt1562]

australians don't seem to be very "discerning" or having a sense of "healthy skepticism" when it comes to full blown totalitarian or extremely oppressive entities. I'm surprised they haven't given all their kitchen knives, screwdrivers etc. to the gov't under some goofy "mandate orders"... for the greater good of course. good luck down under, you're gonna need it.

[@reddogknives]

Walter has been making helpful videos for years. If you go back into his video files, he answers just about any question ever asked about knife making. As they say on Knife Talk podcast, "you know what you need to do?", when you say someone "needs" to do something, it comes off a little abrasive, like he's never done that before. My suggestion for you would be take up the advice of the local makers near you, and have them teach you the basics for free Sheila, and stop telling people what they "need" to do.

[@abrunson9022]

happy fathers day sir

[@stahinjakrackovic2087]

Every video of Yours is so helpful and blessed! Thank You sir for every bit of information. Today i was thinking about bevels and its angles, just to see You dropped another video about it. I'm almost done with making my forge burner(oh, its powerful), just made an anvil from а rail, and soon I'll start with making some knives. What do you think about covering blade, like utility knife, with patina by cooking it in sodium hydroxide (aka lye) and potassium nitrate (rifle barrel bluing method)?

[@paulsto6516]

I need a dust filter for a Hoover Max extract pressure pro model 60.

[@charlesfrechette8755]

How do you keep from burning the edge or tip?

[@Garage4Life]

great tips , thanks , was usefull

[@WalterSorrellsBlades]

Appreciate that!

[@michaelg1352]

Very informative as always. I’d say the only part you skipped is the edge up vs edge down debate when grinding in bevels. I’m an edge up guy myself.

[@reddogknives]

He obviously shows grinding a primary bevel with a jig and free hand. No controversy here, he showed you grinding the bevel cutting edge up. Damn, some people don't even watch and just have to pick it apart. And, if you want to troll me, have at it.

[@michaelg1352]

@@reddogknives No trolling here. It’s actually a very important part of grinding in bevels. And, I knew someone would probably end up bringing it up.

[@glenscustomknivesfordging8144]

Mr. Saw roseglen here in Arizona I haven't reached out to you in a long time my grandson just got a chef knife and he wants to be a chef he wants me to put a handle on it and it's way out of my comfort zone but I've always done fixed blade knives there's not enough room on a Tang to drill a hole for a mechanical lock can you please help me with what kind of glue do you use

[@andrewengstrom1516]

I'm not a master - but most 2-part epoxies are made equal, the 5min hardening ones are quick, the longer ones are stronger. By far knife makers prefer epoxy.

[@TdSharp]

Gave you a like just for freedom units!😂

[@shotout74]

You mean it wasn't your idea that we use Imperial VS Metric in the US? Someone lied to me! 😉 Appreciate this video. I have a hard time with freehand grinding. I've burned a lot of belts and mild steel practicing and have fallen back to using a grinding jig on knives.

[@WalterSorrellsBlades]

Thanks, and yep, always a few ways to get things done.

[@ThatOneOddGuy]

I use trig to find bevel angles

[@VW999]

I often find myself using a combination of metric and imperial. In the same measurement 😂

[@ThatOneOddGuy]

Ah its nice now

[@gregorymiyata]

Hi, Walter...do you sell your products and do you take requests? What would you charge to make a knife?

[@reddogknives]

Did he not say go to his website and buy something sharp and pointy? As in any internet store the prices are right there in front of you, wow.

[@larrymarsico4059]

🤙🏻👊🏻🇺🇲

[@norcalbowhunter3264]

Fun fact, they teach the metric system in public schools in the US, they really do. We just don't use them outside of schools. So it's not a matter of "You American's are dumb." It's more of a, we don't care about your kings units, we will stick to our freedom units :)

[@philochristos]

It helps to be ambidextrous.

[@DeeegerD]

America is the only country that still uses a measuring system established by the royalty they rejected ;)

[@murphymmc]

Oddly enough, when you get smart enough to understand and use Imperial, it's every bit as accurate as the simpler, not quite as small increments of metric. I use both, I enjoy both, but a 64th of an inch is a smaller increment than I've ever found on a 30cm rule. For your reference, 1/64 = less than .5mm, so a bit more precise. All that doesn't matter if you're only shooting for +/- .5mm, which in any atmosphere of precision is fairly crude.

[@mrkiky]

@@murphymmc When do you measure so precisely with a 30cm rule though? It's not that precise by nature, even if it has the increments on it. That's already in the realm of calipers.

[@Friedbrain11]

If it isn't at least 1/8th inch thick at the spine then i don't need it.

[@reddogknives]

So you don't use any culinary knives, I get it, some people can't cook.

[@jackspradt1562]

"circle back" @ 1:35 got you a thumbs down bud. circle back guy LOL. what a joke.

[@mrkiky]

Yea that's really the most important part of the video 🙄

[@ryankrise6595]

American here. Metric system is way better and you have the option to not use the stupid imperial system. Thank you.