Make It Flat! Knife Making Tips

[@DanGoodShotHD]

This is a flat-out great video! 😉

[@bootlegblades6276]

DanGoodShot pewpew no pun intended? Lol

[@bloimlala42]

Today I was grinding a hunter knife At one side the bevel is verry nice At the other side the bevel was absolutely discusting As I looked at the steel it was not perferctly flat! Thank you for the video

[@e.t.preppin7084]

I attached magnets to a cabinet handle for planing vertically on the platent but like your wooden gizmo better. Thanks for the video. I always learn something new!!!

[@dr.froghopper6711]

As a dedicated and devout nerd, I’ve become aware during my 67 years, that the devil is in the details. Square and flat means a lot in construction work too! Enjoying your content sir!

[@Dreweldeenknives]

Walter is the man

[@webneko9842]

Thank you Walter. I learn a lot from your videos.

[@DocSorok]

I learn a lot from this channel, and I really dig the new video topics you come up with consistently. Great video. Thanks for everything you do Mr. Sorrels!

[@ljk8059]

The shirt.... It's gone *dark* blue!!! Excellent video (instructive, interesting, engrossing, funny) as always. Thank you Walter. Peace

[@phanorkner]

The old one probably finally disintegrated!

[@ljk8059]

@@phanorkner Noooooo!!!

[@johnrisher3007]

Great tips. Thanks

[@michaelandersen5453]

love the vid. since I got my mill I flatten my material removal knife steel and scales with a face milling tool. I do both sides of the scales because the finish is so good.

[@ryanpenir8253]

Where is the best place to order the different types of knife making steel? From the mill and precision ground? Thanks for another great video!

[@ashleytroxel5994]

Jantz knife making supply, Admiral steel.

[@UncleBeardsMayhem]

NJ steel baron, Mcmaster-carr, also

[@ethandonohoe]

🤔 so maybe I just make a few knife billets and take them to a machine shop for a true flat. Having flat stock seems to be the difference in quality. Honestly I don’t want to waste time on something that is half way. Forging and finishing I can do. Great info in this video, thanks for your effort on putting out great content!

[@JoshSmithsOverallForge]

Great video as usual Walter!

[@danlawson7633]

Awesome video. Thank you for all you pass along.

[@BeamCrash89]

Thanks for this! Not many blade makers here in Australia willing to help on the subject. Well done

[@DanGoodShotHD]

How about a quickie little video showing us how you made that pretty spiffy magnet Jiggy holder thingamabob you got there Walter.

[@L96A1BM]

Hey Walter love your videos, but can you explain how someone were to grind a Urasuki on japanese style single bevel knives without power tools. I've been thinking of working on a small project and this has been on my mind for quite a while now.

[@gregorym9591]

Great explanation , thanks.

[@trainwon5699]

Good job thanks

[@griseobarba7989]

I like learning. Thanks for the videos sir.

[@g.w.3816]

hello ive just started out making stock removal knifes using 1084 should i hand sand before or after heat treatment?

[@hankatmaggies8819]

Most of times both, as long as youre not going full flat grind, for you still have that dime thick edge to grind down after HT. But in majority of knives where you'll have a flat on the sides, some initial sanding before HT must be done as thats gonna be hard to do on a hardened blade, then follow it up with the rest of the hand sand after HT to clean the scale. Hope it helps.

[@Aardrijk1]

Always good info! Thank you.

[@Lapeerphoto]

Thanks Walter. - Not sure what the thumbs down from ppl are about?? (I never get it.) Thanks for the great content. You do great work, and an excellent job explaining knife building techniques! Someday when I'm rich and famous, I'm going to buy one of our great knives!

[@shonaoneill5151]

Rich and famous? You can buy one of his blades for less than $300!

[@ericlummus7856]

Is it as important to make sure that your grinder is level as well? Or is having a perfectly level grinder/grinding table not a big deal?

[@patrickhance7211]

Good expl.walter thanks.pat from Belgium 🔪

[@Jordan_C_Wilde]

Perfect timing, i just cut some handle scales and there's a extremely small step in the surface where the saw screwed up, it was driving me nuts !

[@christopherbenavidez9624]

Always good videos

[@OriginalMudSlinger]

very good

[@MrNcmatt]

Can you please make a video using a circular saw blade to make a knife. It’s how I source metal to make my super rudimentary knives for friends and family. Would love to see what your thought process is.

[@akshooter271]

Saw blades dont make good knives. They usually are very low carbon content.

[@samchapple6363]

Thanks!

[@BrunoWiebelt]

very useful

[@joshuacooper473]

I am really struggling with drill bits. What is your choice for bits for drilling through steel?

[@shonaoneill5151]

8% Cobalt bud, dewalt make some called "extreme". They are well priced for how good they are, they cut through very hard steels like D2, 154-CM no problem. But, if like me you have taken to knife making in a big way, then I suggest you bite the bullet and buy carbide, it lasts longer, cuts better, there is no substitute for carbide, and when you are milling your expensive pieces of steel. Especially when using the very expensive stuff like CPM-10CV, CPM-M4, CTS-XHP you definitely want to be using carbide. High initial outlay but the results speak for themselves. It really is that simple.

[@shonaoneill5151]

Joshua, are you using a hand drill, a drill press, or a milling machine......I should have asked you this first 😀

[@cwf1138]

video on making a hoogivsadamness gauge?

[@johnpapa8554]

great video!! time isnt polite on you take care of yourself

[@PapaJohnsWorld]

You won’t go wrong watching Walter

[@akshooter271]

I like how this video comes out the same day i get a granite surface plate.

[@1travis2]

I actually use a piece of glass to see if my knives are flat. That way I can see every area

[@Lee_B_Futures]

Where'd you get the long magnet you use to hold the piece while flattening on the flat platen? Every magnet I've tried thus far won't hold against the force of the belt and the piece ends up coming off the magnet.

[@jollyjiggler]

Some hardware stores sell fairly strong magnets

[@Yonatan24]

eBay

[@jollyjiggler]

You can also get decent magnets from a microwave. But its some what dangerous so look it before attemping

[@Yonatan24]

@@jollyjiggler Those are pretty weak. I'd go for speaker magnets or neodymium magnets from eBay...

[@exodustwelve2044]

Flat out the best flatten

[@scottbates9040]

Only watch your videos for your voice Mr Sorrells.

[@MrZetor]

This video was sponsored by Flat Eric.

[@newzerozeroone]

Real knives have curves!

[@Yonatan24]

That's up to the buyer...

[@shaunseagrave729]

The earth is flat :)

[@delwilliams3058]

….and for Stainless steel that,s not magnetic

[@sudo_nym]

Patreon is poisonous nowadays.

[@petebusch9069]

This video was a little flat.

[@thegrindizreal4401]

00, i'd marry you if i was a woman

[@ГеоргийСавин-в9н]

George Bush ? ))

[@MrZetor]

@10:54 "Disc grinders are pretty cheap, and flattening is what they do..." @11:11 "...be aware that they [disc grinders] grind harder on the outside of the hweel than the inside..." => In other words, removing material with a disc grinder is relatively fast and cheap, but you will NEVER get a flat surface with this POS contraption!

[@04gtno]

It looks like if you have a very large disc grinder it can work. But I've been using a 5 and 6 in for flattening some rather large knives and it easily creates low spots in several areas